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Germany, Freiburg
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RBC is a boarding school for students aged 16–19. The boarding facilities are located directly next to the school and house 200 residents with eight house tutors. Students live in houses with 24–26 residents per house, sharing a common room, kitchen, balcony and two bathrooms. Houses meet weekly for a house meeting, and students cook together with their house tutors.
The school cafeteria provides meals in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening, included in the scholarship package. The cafeteria is run by Dreisamwerke, part of the Heidehof Foundation; vegetarian and vegan dishes are on the menu every day, and evenings and twice-weekly lunches are vegetarian/vegan.
Living together in house communities is central. 24–26 students share a house with a common room, kitchen, balcony and two bathrooms. Students are responsible for tidying the houses with their house tutors. The house community meets weekly for a house meeting, where rules and improvements are discussed and meals are cooked together.
Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH and UWC Germany founded the non-profit Robert Bosch College UWC GmbH; Three committees govern RBC: shareholders' meeting, the board, and the management. The RBC Board is chaired by Lukas Bosch and includes members such as Daniel Kuhagen, Dr. Christof Bosch, Anna Maria Braun, Dr. Bernhard Straub, Helmut Rau, Dr. Christian Hodeige and Dr. Franz Decker. UWC Germany and the Robert Bosch Foundation are partners; the Foundation provides support and scholarship funding.
UWC Robert Bosch College is a two‑year, English‑taught IB Diploma Programme boarding school in Freiburg, Germany. Opened in 2014 as a project of UWC Germany and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, it sits on the Kartäuser grounds, with a 19‑hectare forest and a monastery garden shaping its learning approach. The curriculum follows the IB DP for students aged 16 to 18, requiring six subjects (three HL, three SL), the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and at least 150 hours of Creativity, Activity and Service. Instruction is English, with diploma options in English, Spanish or French; language and literature studies run across multiple languages, and Mathematics and Natural Sciences include a sustainability focus and Liveable Cities Project Week. The campus features the Weickart Library, 12 resident cubes, and extracurriculars including outdoor education, project weeks and a CAS program. The school emphasizes experiential learning, service partnerships, and community life within the UWC movement.
