The global politics course with Monika Agarwal was one of my favourite classes due to its engaging nature. The discussion-based style of learning environment enabled me to openly share my thoughts on many global political issues and let me debate upon the agendas of today’s world. This kind of course experience encouraged me to learn many topics beforehand and made the learning much more engaging, likable, and effective. With Monika, global politics was more than a class, and I’m very happy that I was a part of it!

Learning under Monica ma’am was a really fun and enriching experience! My concepts of global affairs are very strong and her teaching methods are the reason for it. The classroom felt like a forum to create opinions rather than a place where they were imposed.

Global politics class was a truly eye-opening experience that has taught me a lot about the systems that drive politics around the world and in my own country as well. From the power dynamics of IGO's such as the AU to learning about the different perspectives on development, the glopo class has truly exposed me to a lot of knowledge from all corners of the globe. The well-facilitated discussions in class were priceless, where there was a convergence of different views on a matter from each of our contexts being the keyword, as what was truly inspiring is students from all around the globe could discuss a matter with the different biases from our countries, our previous education or our traditions. Glopo also had a very exciting element that I enjoyed with the occasional presentations and group activities that were truly invaluable. A very mesmerizing experience indeed.

Global Politics was the most fun class because it enriched my UWC experience. It gave me the lenses to empathize with the student body better and understand the intersections of the different worldviews on campus. Monika as your guide on the global politics journey is an accommodating teacher who takes into account the learning styles and backgrounds of each of her students. She made Global Politics the best class to understand the UWC mission statement wholeheartedly. It was the highlight of my IB experience!

Keep reading the points shared about how amazing class becomes, topics are and Monica ji is. They'll also give you insights on how amazing it is to discuss politics about a crisis when you've got a representative from the country in a discussion present in class.

Glopo is love and glopo is life because it'll equip you with the right words to have discussions regarding countries and politics, formally and/or informally too. 

Moreover, GloPo knowledge will give y'all wings to take on unimaginable heights that will make you sound smarter, give you perspectives that'll make you think deeper, and mold you into a critical thinker. 

GloPo has given me the opportunity and freedom to explore and understand sociopolitical issues that I am passionate about. I have learned how to examine and understand issues from many different perspectives, which helps me connect local challenges to a global context. GloPo has allowed me to question political issues that connect with me, and in turn, I have been able to connect them with other people's struggles all over the world. There is hardly ever a clear-cut "correct" way to view things in GloPo. I love that everyone's point of view is valid and that there are many different ways to go about solving the issues that affect us on small and large scales. Thanks, Monika Ji for giving such enriching experiences. 

GloPo, undoubtedly, is my favorite subject at MUWCI, and there are countless reasons for that!

For starters, you get to explore the world of politics alongside your classmates from all around the globe, which helps to get a better understanding of the issue: you not only read articles from the Internet but can actually ask for a crash-course on Taliban from your Afghani classmate or get an insider perspective on Jair Bolsonaro's style of ruling from your Brazilian friend!

The class is very discussion-based and will help you improve your public speaking skills, and also teach you to listen to perspectives different from your own and analyze everything critically. This class exposed me to opinions which I used to avoid and viewed as invalid before and made me reconsider how I see the world.

And how can I not mention that you will be under the guidance of an amazing teacher! Monika-Ji is incredibly caring, kind, and helpful (I had very few teachers who respond to my questions almost momentarily on a summer weekend morning 😂). I feel like I have improved my analysis a lot with the help of her feedback, and she very successfully manages to create an atmosphere of a safe zone in the classroom where you can say what you think and not be afraid to be judged.

GloPo is by far my favorite subject in school. Whether you pick current issues as your case studies or dip into interesting political theories, if you like discussions and global affairs, it's the class for you! In school, we've got a sunny conference room, an atmosphere of free discussion, and classmates from around the world to give their first-hand views on the issues in their own countries: whether it’s Middle Eastern conflicts or South American extrajudicial corruption.
Nicole, Peru

At first, I was reluctant to take global politics because It was a subject that I was not familiar with. I was not in an IB program prior to MUWCI so I thought I would have to catch up on a lot. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try. I felt lost during the first two classes but the teaching method helped me to catch up and stay motivated. The classes were mainly discussions, watching videos, or reading articles on current events and analyzing them, also the units were gathered in a slide presentation, that is shared with the student so if there was something I couldn’t quite understand I could go back to it after class. So I would say as long as you follow the news, you are already done with half of it. The other half is based on your ability to write long essays.