People of RCN

This summer sees the retirement of Arne Ophaug (Head of Services) and Vidar Jensen (Head of Maintenance) at UWC Red Cross Nordic. Both have served the College for 22 years since it was opened back in 1995 – with Vidar in fact working at Haugland for the past 30 years, from the times before the College and the Rehabilitation Centre were opened. Both have made an extraordinary contribution to the development [...]

I first met Reidun in April 2007 during the art exhibition in the Høegh. Her energy, creative influence and her firm yet gentle handling of the students made an immediate impact. Fast forward to August 2008 . I was a member of Reidun’s advisor team as Finland house mentor. As the Senior House Mentor, Reidun was welcoming, helpful, friendly, organized, and an excellent leader. She was firm and fair in [...]

Sara, from Iraq, is one of our students on the Foundation Programme. She was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) - brittle bone disease. She has a fragile body and significantly reduced stamina, but her character is strong, her mind is sharp and inquisitive, and she possesses a well-developed sense of humour. In Iraq, she explained, children are supposed to go to school at the age of 6. However, at the time when children [...]

Tove Veierød has been the Chair of the UWC Red Cross Nordic Board for six years. Last weekend's Council Meeting was her last as Chair, although she will be at the College for Graduation, and in future years she will return as an honorary member of the Council. Here is Rektor Richard Lamont's tribute to Tove which he delivered at the dinner for Council members on Friday 22nd, April. I first met Tove [...]

The Chair of the UWC Red Cross Nordic Council and Vice Chair of the UWC International Council has been profiled on the UWC website. Click here to read what he has to say about Politics, Youth and Global Reach.  

I never liked doing “seat of the pants” stuff, as Tony Macoun would put it, but that’s how it was being an administrator with a full-time teaching job. I ended up in administration because I was good at making lists. This isn’t really true, I was good at using a computer to make lists. It’s not that difficult really but don’t tell anyone. A few basic ideas about how things [...]