UWC RCN Strategy 2020
'Here is where we have students who are truly interesting and interested, staff who are really inspiring and inspired, and together we create an engaged and engaging community that actively cares and supports each other's dreams and ambitions, for ourselves and for the world' [student in the graduating class of 2015] This is perhaps the [...]
Foreningen Norden
The image above shows an article on UWC RCN and its 20th anniversary published recently in ‘Norden’, the quarterly publication of Foreningen Norden (the Nordic Association - Norwegian branch). It is based on an interview with Tove Veierød, formerly Chair of the Board of Foreningen Norden and currently Chair of the Board of UWC RCN. Olemic Thommessen, the current [...]
Professor Geir Lundestad
It was a pleasure to welcome Professor Geir Lundestad (formerly Director of the Nobel Peace Institute and Secretary to the Nobel Committee) to UWC RCN today as part of our celebration of the official opening of the college twenty years ago on the 30th September 1995. Professor Lundestad’s programme included: meeting the Mayor of Fjaler [...]
20th Birthday!
HM Queen Sonja and HM Queen Noor with first Rektor Tony Macoun at the opening of the College Professor Geir Lundestad Today (Wednesday 30th September) marks the anniversary of the official opening of the College twenty years ago. There is a special programme planned for today with a guest lecture by Professor Geir Lundestad [...]
Arve Helle
UWC Red Cross Nordic would like to take this opportunity to thank Arve Helle for his outstanding support of the College over the past 12 years in his role as Mayor of Fjaler. This morning, Larry (on behalf of the College) gave Arve a framed photo of himself and Her Majesty Queen Sonja from her visit [...]
Millenium Goals
At the UN General Assembly The New Millenium Development Goals have been launched in the United Nations this week, setting ambitious and necessary targets in many sectors. We are proud to see our own alumna, Kanchan Amatya (Nepal) RCN 2010-2012, participating as a selected witness for the Sustainable Development Goals adoption at the UN.