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New Board and Council Members

2018-10-16T09:32:41+01:00April 18th, 2016|

We are delighted to announce the election of the following individuals to:

UWC Red Cross Nordic’s Board:

Jan BjörkmanJan Björkman is a social democratic politician from Sweden. He was Member of the Swedish Parliament from 1988 to 2010, representing the County of Blekinge. For most of these years, Jan was a central member of the Education Committee. From 2006 to 2010, he was First Vice Speaker of the Swedish Parliament. He has been a member of the UWC RCN’s Council from 2012 to 2016 and now takes up the position of Swedish representative on the College’s Board. With his deep knowledge of education politcs in Sweden and the Nordic region, Jan has much to offer our College.

 

Laila Bokhari Laila Bokhari has been State Secretary for the Prime Minister of Norway since October 2013.  Her portfolio includes foreign and security policy, justice and emergency preparedness. Laila is a political scientist and a researcher on political violence, terrorism and radicalization; she was a member of the 22 July Commission of Norway.  She has held a diplomatic posting at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Born in the UK of a Norwegian mother and Pakistani father, her childhood was spent between Norway, Pakistan and the UK. Laila and her brother also oversee the running of a school for girls in Pakistan – this school is something she cares deeply about and provides a strong link with one of her most valued causes, the global right to education.

 

UWC Red Cross Nordic’s Council:

Teresita Alvares BjellandTeresita Alvares Bjelland: having been the President of the Harvard Alumni Association, Teresita has a unique experience when it comes to networking and alumni fundraising, a new strategic area for UWC RCN. Teresita has taken interest in our alumni at occasions such as Partnership for Change and knows the College well through interviewing our students who have applied to Harvard. She is currently a member of the Harvard Global Advisory Council. She has an international background (Cuba born and a naturalized US citizen) and has been based in Norway for 25 years – she has lived and worked in Spain, Denmark and England in addition to Norway and the US. She will bring much relevant competence and experience for our Council.

 

Zhe Wang Gresvig Zhe Wang Gresvig is an alumna  of UWC RCN and was raised in a SOS Children’s Village in China. She currently lives in London, working for Save the Children. Her husband Haakon is the son of Tom Gresvig, one of the founders of UWC RCN. With her skills, affinity to the College and the Gresvig heritage, Zhe will be a definite asset to our Council.

 

 

Arne Osland / Larry Lamont
18th April 2016

The Council of UWC RCN

2018-10-16T09:32:41+01:00April 18th, 2016|

It was a pleasure to welcome the members of Council and other guests from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th April for the annual UWC RCN Council meeting here on campus. Our Council members continue to act as our supporters, our bridge-builders, and our voice across the Nordic region.

The Council gathers once a year on campus and the Board twice a term, alternating between College visits and other locations throughout the Nordic region.

On Friday morning, the UWC RCN Annual Report – a printed encapsulation of our work and reflection on the year gone by – was released to coincide with the annual Council meeting. Please see here for access to an electronic copy.

A workshop led by Council MembersBeyond the formal Council meeting, we designed this year’s programme in a way that provided members with concrete opportunities to engage with students and staff, through careers workshops and focus groups on areas of strategic importance. For the latter, we set up some Action Plan Focus Groups (Academic, Extra-Academic, Pastoral, Management, Stewardship and Impact) on Friday afternoon – open to Council members, education and support staff and both the outgoing and the newly elected Student Councils – for discussion of certain areas identified by the Board.

During the course of the Council Meeting, we were also able to confirm the election of new members of both the College’s Council and Board. Please see here for details of our new members.

The Council Meeting was followed by a themed dinner, ‘Snow in Springtime’, which truly captured the time of the year, coordinated by our Events students and staff team, in the Høegh – with a set of performance by students performers for after dinner entertainment.

Thank you to all those who contributed to the programme for our Council members and guests.

Larry
Rektor
UWC Red Cross Nordic

Here are some pictures of our visitors – in meetings, and leading workshops for the students.
And here, with students, at the evening dinner in the Høegh Centre.

Student Council Transition Weekend

2018-10-16T09:32:42+01:00April 14th, 2016|

The old team - gazing off into their responsibility-free futures...

The outgoing Student Council members – gazing off into their responsibility-free futures…

Last weekend, the outgoing RCN Student invited the incoming Student Council to a handover / training weekend on the island of Værlandet. This has become an excellent tradition in recent years at RCN – at this time last year, a highly successful ‘retreat’ was held at Heggnes (on the side of the Dalsfjord). Both Councils will be actively involved later this week in hosting our UWC RCN Council members and attending and participating in various workshops on careers beyond RCN and on the College’s strategic action plan. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Student Council for their invaluable contribution over the course of the last academic year and to welcome the incoming team.

(Photos by Balder Morsund … he should have been in the pictures too!)

The week of Ridderrennet 2016

2018-10-16T09:32:42+01:00April 14th, 2016|

Sina Tenold, a member of the ‘Knights’ Extra-academic commitment which enables participating students to have amazing experiences in the local nature, as well as going further afield, has written the following thoughts having returned from Ridderrennet – the world’s largest winter sports event for visually impaired and differently-abled athletes.

The scene at Ridderrennet

The Knights are  back on campus after a great a great experience at Ridderuka. The week ended with Ridderrennet itself where all our competitors had excellent results. Mohammed (Iraq) and Mean (Cambodia) both won events in their class. Belén (Spain) did her first ever 10 km on skis and managed to win her class at the same time! Melvin (El Salvador) improved his previous time for the 20 km race by over 2 hours and by doing that won the silver medal in his class.

The volunteers, who did a great job as hosts in the restaurant, finished their week with an amazing day in the sun, getting a tan to match their bright, orange hoodies. The group want to thank all the staff, especially Hilde, our EAC-leader, and Ben for helping with organization and making this week possible.

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