“When we think of Nelson Mandela, we remember him as a man who went through a struggle and came out the other side. When I think of one of our founders (of the international educational movement United World Colleges, UWC), Ruben Vardanyan, I take a look at the life of Nelson Mandela and say that there are people who go through the fire of life. By God’s will, they come out of that fire and have an even greater impact for change. I have witnessed that during my life”.