Rektor’s Greeting

One of eighteen United World Colleges, supported by 155 National Committees and an International Office located in London and Berlin, Red Cross Nordic is an exceptional and unexpected community of deliberately diverse individuals waiting to welcome you on the shores of the fjord of Flekke in Western Norway.

Far from the global challenges which our students will inherit, we celebrate our Nordic context, we respect and take action to protect our natural environment and we explore the complexity of humanity through our association with the Red Cross. These three pillars form the basis of understanding our World which is more challenging and more complex than ever before.

The Red Cross Nordic United World College exists because of the financial support of the government of Norway and other Nordic countries, the Red Cross and private donations. It is not a private school. At UWC RCN we aim to:

– Offer places to students from more than 90 countries, regardless of their financial circumstances.
– Empower students through experiential education through living and learning together from deliberately diverse contexts, facing physical adventure and intellectual challenges, sharing and shaping perspectives, forming extraordinary relationships and joining a supportive network that will last a lifetime.
– Provide academic skills through the two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma, offering a range of subjects, promoting project and enquiry based approaches to learning, and challenging our students to ask their own questions, learning to learn and to contribute to the learning of others.
– Share our mission and purpose, through UWC Connect (currently to almost 3,000 visitors a year.)

“Tears, laughs, chats about existential issues, global warming, incessant rain, blue sky, sunshine, climbing, sleeping, swimming, sailing, running and academics merge.”

At UWC Red Cross Nordic we think about the future and seek to shape it with a unique educational model aiming to empower our students with the knowledge, skills and competencies they need to make our world more sustainable and more peaceful for everyone and everything.

Pelham Lindfield Roberts

Rektor

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About Us

Opened in 1995 by Queen Sonja of Norway, UWC Red Cross Nordic is the UWC in the Nordic region. Sponsored by Nordic governments and the Red Cross, the College focuses on the promotion of humanitarian and environmental concerns and Nordic values. The College is located in the beautiful fjord region of western Norway and we have 206 students, aged 16-19, all selected on demonstrated potential from over 85 countries.

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Learning

We offer a challenging two-year programme of studies; a deliberate compromise between the specialisation required in some national systems and the breadth provided in others.
The Mission statement of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is, “to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect”.

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Living

Residential life at the College provides a challenging and rewarding learning environment for the students. All aspects of life at the College are guided by the simple principle: consideration for others. For friendships and international understanding to develop it is important for students to have an open mind, show respect for each other, be ready to cooperate and compromise, and act with integrity and responsibility.

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There is always a lot happening at the College. To receive the monthly RCN Newsletter to stay informed about recent and upcoming events,  please click here.

Publications

As well as our monthly newsletter we have other publications that describe the College and its activities including our Annual Report and Student Handbook. Click here to see them.