Sharing Faroese Culture
The receiving of gifts from the Faroese Ministry of Education has become a much appreciated ingredient of our annual Council Meeting. Claus Reistrup, who has been the Faroese representative on the Council since we were [...]
Mine Awareness Day
Last Saturday, 4th of April, UWC Red Cross Nordic had its first campaign for the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Under the motto: 'Less pity, more AWARENESS', students of the [...]
New Executive Director
UWC Red Cross Nordic would like to congratulate Jens Waltermann on his appointment at Executive Director of UWC International Office. Jens already has unique experience of the UWC movement. An alumnus of UWC Pearson College, [...]
Exploring a Dirty Truth
UWC Atlantic College Alumna Ulrika Bjørkstén yesterday visited the College and showed her prize-winning film 'Dirty Waters: Discovering the dirty truth about the future of the Baltic Sea'. It provided a great case study about the [...]
A Clear Winner
Many congratulations to second year student Elisabeth Dietz for taking first place in the Norwegian High School Philosophical Association Olympiad. Students were given a choice of five topics and had to write their essay in English, German or [...]
Graduation 2015
We are already looking ahead to the graduation of the second year students in May. Attached is information for friends and families who are thinking of attending the ceremony. A letter to parents and guardians [...]
Art Exhibition
As the final part of their course, the second-year Visual Arts students put on an exhibition of their work. It has been much enjoyed by students, staff and visitors. Teachers have been able to take [...]
Volunteering at Laski
Lauren Trumper (UK) came to UWC Red Cross Nordic for the academic year 2014-15 and worked as an EVS Volunteer in the Outdoor Department. Given the College’s ongoing partnership with the Laski School for blind and [...]
Abelkonkurransen Final
Our very own Muxuan Yan was =1st, with Johan Socrates Wind from the Kongsbakken high school in Tromsø, in the prestigious national mathematics competition - the Abelkonkurransen. Many congratulations to both first place winners and to the [...]
Recital by Aileen Thomson
On Monday 23rd March, Aileen Thomson (soprano soloist and friend of our Rektor) gave a recital of English music in the auditorium to a large group of students and staff. She rehearsed over the course [...]