Alumni Reunion
Over the past weekend, we have hosted the biennial alumni reunion on campus – and it was an absolute pleasure and privilege to welcome this generation of alumni (the graduates of 2004 and 2005) and other guests on behalf of UWC Red Cross Nordic. The weekend consisted of receptions, presentations by staff and alumni, a [...]
UWC IMPACT Programme
UWC International yesterday announced a USD $15,000,000 funding boost through a gift by American philanthropist, Shelby M.C. Davis. Mr Davis’ gift acknowledges the continuing appeal of UWCs’ internationally recognised education model, which has deliberate diversity of the student body and education for community leadership at its heart. Each year through its global network of 15 [...]
Jakob Sande
The annual event, Kobbeskjerskvelden, in celebration of our local poet Jakob Sande, was hosted at Haugland on Friday. This tradition starts with a convoy of boats leaving for a singalong outside his old cabin near Flekke. The main attraction of the evening was a concert with Ola Bremnes. The evening was blessed with fine weather and was [...]
Visit from Nordahl Grieg vgs
The Management Team from Nordahl Grieg Videregående Skole in Bergen visited UWC RCN from Wednesday to 5th to Friday 8th August. Lin Holvik, the Rektor, and her team choose a location outside Bergen each year for pre-term meetings for the management group and this year they asked if they could come and connect with UWC Red Cross Nordic. It [...]
UWC RCN Photo Competition
Dear incoming first years, new second years and current staff, alumni, Leirksule visitors and other supporters, On Monday 21st September 2015, we plan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of UWC Red Cross Nordic in tandem with the 150th anniversary of the Norwegian Red Cross. We are designing a programme with special focus on the College’s partnership with the [...]
Royal Norwegian Embassy Event
On the evening of Wednesday 17th June evening, we were invited to a reception at the Norwegian Ambassador's Residence to celebrate twenty years since the opening of UWC Red Cross Nordic. The Consul, Gerd Grøholt, welcomed the forty or so guests / London-based supporters to the Residence and invited our Rektor, Richard Lamont, to give [...]