UWC International in South Africa
'UWC smashed the myth of apartheid into smithereens' UWC International held an inaugural event in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the focus on 'How is the UWC movement impacting on development of South Africa and the continent, and can we do more?' The UWC community including the South African NC, alumni, representatives from Waterford Kamhlaba, members [...]
Arctic expedition opportunity!
Are you a candidate to go on an Arctic expedition for global change makers? Along with other UWCs, we have been asked by Norway-based FutureTalks to help them recruit a total of 10 young leaders (18-25 years old) to go on an expedition to the Arctic, August 2018, as part of a group of 100 [...]
Neil Davis Friluftsliv PBL
Here is report written by one of the participating students on this years Neil Davis Friluftsliv PBL. Each year the family of deceased RCN alumnus Neil Davis offer funds towards supporting this event appreciating the memory of Neil’s enjoyment of his friluftsliv experiences at RCN. I was really shocked and surprised in the best way [...]
Gender Week at the College
24-hour Notice Board Gender Week is a student-initiated event that encourages discussion on topics related to gender and sexuality. We started it off with an engaging panel on inter-sectional feminism that sparked discussions about historical reactions to feminism, cultural differences and questions related to raising children in today's society. During a panel [...]
Nordic United World Screens
Harald Møller and Zoya Taylor have offered to commission a video project in cooperation with Kim Køste of Nordic Screens with the aim to increase the visibility of our work. As part of the planning process Kim visited us this weekend to share his ideas, meet with interested students, listen to their ideas and get [...]
Appointment of New Rektor
UWC Red Cross Nordic is pleased to announce that Guđmundur Hegner Jónsson will become the College’s next Rektor, starting in August 2018. Guđmundur was selected from an exceptionally strong field of applicants. Icelandic in origin he brings a broad international experience within education and management. On his appointment, Guđmundur said: I am truly delighted and [...]