RCN Delegation Visit to Åland
The RCN delegation of Arne, Lisa, Kathini, Poppy and Larry met at Bagarstugan with alumni and some of the founding team (Kjell Nilsson and Leif Jansson) of the partnership between UWC Red Cross Nordic and Åland. We had 6 alumni present including the very first student from Åland at the College and Leonardo (Italy) who [...]
UWC Learning Support
From 21-23 June staff from 13 UWCs met at UWC Atlantic to consider how to improve support for those students who come to us from non-English-speaking backgrounds. The conference, which was organised by staff at UWC Maastricht and UWC Atlantic, brought us together to identify and share good practice, identify areas in need of development, [...]
A month of study in the UK
Following in the footsteps of Elías (Argentina), Abel (first year from Eritrea and representing the National Committee of Sudan), was invited to spend a month this summer studying on a scholarship provided by his hosting school in the U.K. So far, he has visited Oxford to gather data for his Extended Essay and is planning [...]
Hans Olav Tungesvik
It is with sadness we received the news of Hans Olav Tungesvik passing away, 81 years old, following injuries from a bicycle accident. His funeral was at Skånevik Church yesterday, June 22nd. Mr Tungesvik was Chair for the Foundation that worked to set up our College, leading up to the opening in 1995. We were [...]
Donations
28th August, 2017 These are the current donations we have received. Graduation Year Number of donors (NOK) Current Total (NOK) Largest amount (NOK) 1997 15 18,100 3,000 1998 14 16,300 3,000 1999 5 9,700 7,500 2000 8 7,450 2,000 2001 21 15,522 4,510 2002 20 18,665 3,165 2003 3 1,100 600 2004 1 250 [...]
Ladiba Said Nafe (’16 – ’19)
Ladiba Said is a UWCRCN student from Western Sahara who has joined the Foundation Programme, which will enable her to study at the College for three years. She grew up living in a refugee camp for Saharawis in the Algerian desert, where she always dreamt of a better education. She studied very hard at school [...]