The results of the second round of the Abel Maths Competition (Abelkonkurransen) were announced on Monday 9th February. Twelve students from UWC Red Cross Nordic were invited to compete in the second round and were awarded diplomas by the organisers of the Abel Competition. MuxuanYan (a first year from China) came joint first in the second round with perfect scores on both papers. Muxuan and two other RCN [...]

First year student Daphnie Knoll writes: Life at UWC Red Cross Nordic can sometimes be very intense and stressful. So for Inga and me - it is 'Lucky us!', as we have the opportunity to go to a local host family for some weekends during the year. Our host family live on the island of Atløy, which is about an hour away from the College. In the family [...]

Twelve players of varying experience represented the College at the Masfjorden tournament over the Valentine's Day Weekend. Sleeping in classrooms of the primary school where the games were played was part of it, as was chowing down with the other participants. When Pietro realised that there was a prize for the most ridiculous move of the tournament he had found his calling! We encountered mixed fortunes, collecting [...]

After a day-long visit to the county archives, First year student Valery Vakhitova writes, On Tuesday 10th February, first years students (studying IB Group 3 subjects) were given the opportunity to visit the Archives of Sogn og Fjordane. We were met with a very warm welcome and it was lovely to speak to all those people who make so many efforts to preserve information and save the history [...]

Second year student, and dedicated First-aider Bob Okello writes: This year’s edition of the Annual First Aid Course was noteworthy for its high levels of energy  and enthusiasm. The three-day training course for our first years took place from Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th January under the keen leadership of the well-trained and dedicated group of second year students who collectively made up the First Aid team, [...]

Starting on 11th February, HIFUS and the companies at Haugland hosted a two-day seminar with a focus on health and human resourcefulness, with participants from many sectors. The theme of the seminar was: "The Sound of the Human Being". The seminar opened with a lecture by Cato Zahl Pedersen in English in front of a packed auditorium. Cato told his own story ("Unarmed to the South Pole") [...]