ENOVA in Trondheim
On the 2nd of February, a non-Norwegian-speaking team of five students and one staff member set off to Trondheim to participate in a Norwegian-conducted national competition on energy innovation held by the Norwegian organisation Ungt Entreprenorskap. Flying off to Trondheim in a small aeroplane, we were buzzing with anticipation as we contemplated meeting our Norwegian peers and engaging in meaningful debates about the state of the global [...]
Eirik Fismen
Today Eirik Fismen, long-serving doctor at the Haugland Rehabilitation Centre, came to the College Meeting to receive our grateful thanks on the occasion of his retirement. Larry offered the following address: It is a great pleasure to welcome Dr Eirik Fismen here today. Eirik has been the senior doctor at the Rehabilitation Centre for over twenty years and has been a committed, strong and loyal supporter of [...]
Tedx at UWC Costa Rica
It was a privilege to join our sister College, UWC Costa Rica, during their second TEDx UWCCR event. TEDx events are independently organized talks created in the spirit of “ideas worth spreading”. The event was streamed live in Flekke thanks to the incredible efforts of staff and student volunteers who dedicated time and energy to coordinate the event with their Costa Rican counterparts. This year’s edition of [...]
Vacancy – UWC Connect
This spring UWC Connect opens a new Centre for visitors at Haugland in Fjaler, Western Norway. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious person to lead the development of an international centre for the region. The company will run camps and outreach activities on behalf of its owner UWC Red Cross Nordic. See here for further information, and here for our Vacancies page. For further details concerning the position, contact the [...]
Peace Conference
Over the past weekend, we had the privilege of attending the International Peace Conference hosted by UWC Maastricht in the Netherlands. Two students, one from Israel and one from Palestine, who realized the importance of peace through their experiences with each other after arriving at a UWC, originally put the conference into motion. After the original initiative, many other students were eager to join, ending with an [...]
Friluftsliv
2015 is the year of 'Friluftsliv' in Norway. The year will be packed with events that will give opportunities for experiences in the great outdoors. For our diverse group of students we always emphasize gaining an appreciation of the beautiful nature around them, by getting out and enjoying it - experiential learning. Here is an article from a national magazine about first year Melvin Gomez from El [...]