Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2022
The world turns its attention every year to the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo and, given UWC’s mission for peace and a sustainable future, we are honoured that our students are invited to attend the ceremony. This year the College was represented at the Nobel Peace Prize Awards in Oslo with the following [...]
Valeriia Ivanova (RCN’23)
Meet Valeriia Ivanova, our first year student from Ukraine: I live in Irpin, a city close to the capital, Kyiv. My city was occupied for several months, and I had to flee my hometown to Vienna through Poland. In June, my city was freed, but when we returned, we found that 70% of [...]
Thank you to Sparebanken Vest!
We are so grateful that Sparebanken Vest, through Ildsjelfondet, continues to support our work towards creating equal opportunities for children and youths in Vestland county! Community interaction and service are at the heart of every UWC school. This requires the full and active participation of all members of the school or college. At [...]
Interdisciplinary day
All second-year students who take a science subject have to participate in a project designed to encourage cooperation between the sciences, it is the Group 4 project. The Group 4 project is an element of IB Diploma Program, a significant learning experience where students from different subjects come together and collaborate to carry out [...]
Call to Earth: Glaciers
Glaciers are giant reservoirs for 70% of the world's freshwater, and glacial retreat provides a stark visual representation of climate change. We have many glaciers in Norway, near us the biggest one on the European continent: Jostedalsbreen. In a unique project, in collaboration with CNN Call to Earth initiative, a group of students [...]
Visit of Faith Abiodun
Mid-October, we welcomed the Executive Director of UWC, Faith Abiodun, to campus. Faith joined UWC International as Executive Director in 2021, bringing a wealth of experience from his time as an education and social enterprise leader, international affairs analyst, writer, and speaker. Being the 6th UWC Faith has visited this year, we hopefully [...]