Wille Valve (’97 – ’99)
This summer, the RCN delegation had the pleasure of visiting the Åland Islands as part of our Nordic Cooperation tour. Åland is geopolitically unique within the Nordic region: the islands are part of the Republic [...]
Summer English Course 2017
Monday, 21st August marks both an end and a beginning for the students who are taking part in the Summer English Course at RCN. A group of about 20 students are currently on campus before [...]
Simon Ramsay (’15 – present)
Simon Ramsay, member of staff at UWC RCN since 2015, took up the opportunity to teach at Waterford Kamhlaba, United World College of Southern Africa, for the month of July. Here he reports back: I [...]
Jeanette S. Pedersen (’02 – ’04)
Although I graduated from the United World College Red Cross Nordic (UWCRCN) over a decade ago, I still think of my two years in Flekke often and refer to them as the best two years [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]