Visiting UWC Mahindra

2018-10-16T09:33:14+01:00May 18th, 2015|

Larry with Jahnvi Pananchikal (RCN alumna and Communications and Advancement Coordinator at Mahindra) and Gunvant Govindjee (former teacher at RCN).Larry, our Rektor, attended the biannual UWC Heads Meeting in India last week. As part of the programme, he had the opportunity to connect with various NGOs (including the Akshara Programme which prepared Saurabh Bharam before he came to RCN in August 2014), to visit UWC Mahindra, to meet students and staff (including some former teachers and alumni from RCN) and to connect with the Indian National Committee. The highlight of the trip was an invitation to meet with Saurabh’s parents and extended family at their home – in a village a few kilometres from the College.

Red Cross in Geneva

2015-06-03T07:20:45+01:00May 11th, 2015|

Arne Osland (Director of Development) and Richard Lamont (Rektor) were invited by Liv Ronglan (RCN’s Norwegian Red Cross Board Member) to visit Geneva for a two day programme which included meetings at the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This provided the opportunity to connect RCN and its work with the Red Cross at an international level, to forge fresh partnerships and to plan joint projects. The high light of the trip was a 90 minute meeting with Yves Daccord, the Director General of the ICRC, in his office. The discussion covered ethical leadership, RCN and its potential contribution, the changing landscape of humanitarian aid, and the challenges ahead for ICRC – from the Middle East to digital developments.

The Norwegian Red Cross had also organized a parallel familiarization programme for a delegation of partners from Norway – from DNB to Tine. There were presentations on Red Cross work ‘on the ground’ in the Ukraine, Syria and Nepal.

It was also the 8th May on the second day of the visit – International Red Cross Day. Buses in the city were decorated with Red Cross and a crescent flags as part of the celebrations.

A meeting was also held with Max Deneu, the Director of the Special Fund for the Disabled. A key contributor to RCN’s ‘Survivors of Conflict Programme’, he discussed with the RCN delegation the possibility of expanding the number of participants on the programme and extending the criteria to include others with disabilities.

UNHCR hosted the RCN delegation for a meeting to discuss the possibility of forging a partnership with RCN and UWC with a special focus on the provision of education for refugees at upper secondary and tertiary levels. The dialogue was very stimulating with a clear signal that a partnership would be mutually beneficial.

All in all, the visit was extremely engaging with lots of possibilities ahead as RCN seeks to develop further its partnership with the Red Cross.

Chinese Speech Prizes

2018-10-16T09:33:15+01:00May 11th, 2015|

We are very pleased to announce that students from the College won first and second prizes in the 2015 Chinese Bridge Speech competition on 9th May in Bergen. The competition was sponsored by the education section of the Embassy of P.R.China in the Kingdom of Norway and organized by the Confucius Institute in Bergen. In the secondary school competition, first year students Ines Söderström delivered a prepared speech called, ‘My Three Chinese Friends’  and Daniel Rey Rosas gave the speech with the title ‘China in my Eye’. Then, for the talent show section, Ines and Daniel performed a funny short play ‘The Test of a Girlfriend’. There were 14 candidates from Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim taking part in the middle school group competition. Ines won the first place and Daniel the second place due to their outstanding performance and fluency. Ines will represent Norway when she participates in the final competition which will be held in Beijing in October 2015. Congratulations to both students – and to their teacher, Shiyi Fan .

World Red Cross Day

2015-05-28T16:41:03+01:00May 8th, 2015|

The 8th May is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant (born 8th May 1828), the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.  It is a day that is dedicated to reminding us of our responsibility to work towards alleviating human suffering, upholding human dignity, protecting life, and helping in whatever way we can when emergencies and natural disasters such as flood, epidemics, and earthquakes occur.

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is meant to inspire, facilitate and promote all humanitarian activities that are carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the National Societies which are its members.

The Red Cross is an important part of our identity at UWC Red Cross Nordic – with shared values and philosophy at the heart of our work. We are very proud of the association.

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