Heads-up
UWC Impact Study - Invitation to Participate Dear UWC RCN Alumni, You are invited to participate in the inaugural pilot UWC Impact Study coordinated by the UWC International Office. This multi-college survey is intended to [...]
Visiting Shanghai
An RCN delegation - consisting of Larry Lamont (Rektor), Arne Osland (Director of Development), Pär Stenbäck (Chair of RCN’s Council), Tove Veierød (Chair of RCN’s Board) - has been invited to be present at the [...]
Red Cross Youth
Balder Morsund (second year) attended the annual meeting of the Norwegian Red Cross Youth in week 43 and represented RCN, given our ongoing partnership with the Red Cross. He reports back: The annual meeting of [...]
UWC Council Meeting
This week the UWC Heads of the 15 colleges and schools gathered in Split (Croatia) for their biannual meeting. They then transferred to Mostar for the annual UWC Council Meeting with all guests wonderfully hosted [...]
The Rainforest
Every term RCN students organize a special day on global topics - they are called Global Concerns Day. This term we decided to talk about the role and plight of the world's rainforests, not just because [...]
Svein Sæter: Visiting lecturer
This afternoon we had the wonderful opportunity to listen to a lecture presented by the Norwegian writer and journalist Svein Sæter. Sæter is currently travelling to different parts of Norway as part of “Den kulturelle Skulesekken” / “The [...]
HAFS Meeting
Sparebanken Sogn og Fjordane hosted a joint breakfast meeting for businesses in the HAFS region (Hyllestad, Askvoll, Fjaler and Solund) at the Høegh centre on Friday morning. CEO Arvid Andenes has challenged our region to think about how [...]
Agents for Behavioural Change
Avis Rolfe, RCN’s Chair of the Humanitarian Committee and Red Cross Coordinator, participated in the week-long course. These are her reflections: Eliana and Reema During PBL week, we were fortunate enough to host two [...]
Model European Parliament
Johanne Hansen (Norway), Marit Bick (Denmark), Sara-Estelle Gösswein (Germany) and Teo Kettunen (Finland), 1st years at RCN, participated last week along with 80 other young students in the 22nd session of the Model European Parliament [...]
Neil Davis – In Memory
The Neil Davis Friluftsliv Project-Based Learning Week Jubilee Donation Neil Davis (UK, UWC RCN 1999-2001) passed away in May 2015. A member of Finland House, Neil was a particularly enthusiastic participant in outdoor activities, and fondly recalled his experiences of [...]