21 September marked UWC Day, the annual global celebration of the UWC mission and values, held each year to coincide with the UN International Day of Peace.

On 28 May, UWC Changshu China hosted the award ceremony for the UWC Changshu × StarCharge Zero-Carbon Future Design Competition. Representatives from both organisations, including Di Wang, Vice President of StarCharge, and Dr Mark Jiapeng Wang, Founder and Chair of the Board of UWC Changshu China, joined participating students and teachers to celebrate the achievements of young innovators.

On 23 May 2026, UWC Changshu China held its Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2026.

At the end of August, more than 300 new students arrived at UWC Changshu China. They joined a community of more than 670 students from 98 countries, including students from 22 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across China.

"If I return to Poland, I can attend a top medical school and become a surgeon on a stable path. If I go to the United States, I can study Linguistics, which I love, but that path is full of uncertainty and financial concerns. I do not know whether I can persevere."

As the new university year begins, UWC Changshu China Class of 2026 graduate Calla Yifan Zhang is starting a new chapter in her education.A Shanghai native with a dream of becoming a doctor, Calla joined UWC Changshu three years ago from a local bilingual school. Looking back on her time at UWC, she says the classroom gave her a strong academic foundation, but many of the experiences that truly shaped her happened beyond it.