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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Daniel Toa-Kwapong
The support they receive from teachers who care is something that students and alumni often emphasise when talking about the quality of their two-year stay here at RCN. One of the everyday heroes on our campus is Daniel Toa-Kwapong, who, together with his wife Barbara, has been at the College since the start in 1995 . [...]
A Scenario for the World
I was startled when reading what President Obama said during the G20 meeting in Brisbane, approximately: "...United States, as the only superpower in the world ... " My reflection was simply that if a leader must say so, then he wants to convince himself and others that it remains so. It is hard to avoid the [...]
Winter Break Programme
Two of our students on the Winter Break Programme have written the following account of the month's activities: The long-awaited break started as the majority of RCN students left for their holiday destinations. We were the ones who did not have the opportunity to go home during this break. The enthusiastic crew of 28 set [...]