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On 19 October, on the occasion of their state visit to China, their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visited UWC Changshu China. UWC Changshu China is the only United World College school/college in the mainland of China and currently has 570 students from over 100 countries and regions. Alongside the [...]

“The RCN experience is not fulfilled unless you really step out of your comfort zone and experience the world in a whole new light”, they say. The three-day, two night kayaking adventure we took part in was nothing short of a true RCN experience - including being outdoors in a “whole new experience of rain”! [...]

In the new Norwegian State Budget, for the second year running, we have been provided with an extra 3 million NOK to meet some of our needs for extraordinary maintenance for the coming 5 years. Complementary to this, our Campus Renovation Campaign for other friends and supporters of our College, has been up for a [...]

More than 20 years of wear and tear has taken its toll on the student houses, and we are now planning to refurbish them all. The Norwegian state has provided funding for some of the costs, but they also expect that we will cover some of the costs with help from other stakeholders. We are [...]

Ashoka Changemakers is a global organizations that builds and cultivates a community of change leaders. Members collaborate to transform institutions and cultures worldwide for the good of society. UWC RCN was selected last year as an Ashoka Changemaker School, and 19-20 September students Liva, Sara, Jordanella and Sona accompanied by Judit Dudas, Sustainability Team Leader, [...]

Fifteen of our students and educators have started a journey of change, with the help of Karen O`Brien and her team at cCHANGE. To start of it all, Karen gave our yearly Environmental Thor Heyerdahl Lecture about climate change: "You matter more than you think!" The Flekke GLOCAL CHALLENGE is an effective and [...]