Anne Terwitte (RCN ’01 – ’03)
When I graduated from RCN some 14 years ago I thought I‘d be coming back to Norway: perhaps to be an au pair (with no clue why I would want to look after kids); I thought maybe I‘d study Scandinavistics (with no clue why I would want that); and I thought one day I‘d [...]
A Visit from Santa Claus
Santa Claus came early to Haugland this year. We have just got the good news that Gjensidige Foundation have granted UWC RCN 125,850NOK to be spent on dry suits for our kayaking and canoeing activities. We are really happy and grateful as this means we can have full year-round activity under the fjords for both [...]
Magnea Gná Jóhannsdóttir (RCN ’15 – ’17)
I remember the time I ran early in the morning to class but stopped to look over the ice-layered fjord mirroring the mountains and being passed by five others who also stopped, breathed in the frozen air and became completely mesmerized by the view for a moment and then ran off to class. It was beautiful [...]
Nobel Peace Prize 2017
Five UWC Red Cross Nordic students - Akari (Japan), Henrik (Norway), Jinho (East Timor), Jorge (Mexico), Mikkeline (Denmark) - and one member of staff (Larry, our Rektor) attended the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in the City Hall in Oslo on Sunday 10th December. The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish [...]
Uni Counsellor in Singapore
Our University Counsellors, Mark and Hildegunn, continue to do a wonderful job to introduce our students to different pathways beyond UWC Red Cross Nordic. Throughout this term, they have hosted many counsellors on campus from universities in partnership with the Davis United World College Scholars’ Programme. They also work hard to promote to RCN students [...]
From Flekke to Nobel
A world with stable power balance, where nuclear weapons are not involved? A diverse group of students from UWC Red Cross Nordic in Flekke has been invited to attend the Nobel Peace Award in Oslo on December 10th. Henrik (Norway), Akari (Japan), Jinho (East Timor), Jorge (Mexico) and Mikkeline (Denmark) are the lucky ones who will [...]