Our Host Families
First year student Daphnie Knoll writes: Life at UWC Red Cross Nordic can sometimes be very intense and stressful. So for Inga and me - it is 'Lucky us!', as we have the opportunity to go [...]
Chess Competition
Twelve players of varying experience represented the College at the Masfjorden tournament over the Valentine's Day Weekend. Sleeping in classrooms of the primary school where the games were played was part of it, as was [...]
County Archives
After a day-long visit to the county archives, First year student Valery Vakhitova writes, On Tuesday 10th February, first years students (studying IB Group 3 subjects) were given the opportunity to visit the Archives of Sogn [...]
First Aid Course
Second year student, and dedicated First-aider Bob Okello writes: This year’s edition of the Annual First Aid Course was noteworthy for its high levels of energy and enthusiasm. The three-day training course for our first [...]
Sound of the Human Being
Starting on 11th February, HIFUS and the companies at Haugland hosted a two-day seminar with a focus on health and human resourcefulness, with participants from many sectors. The theme of the seminar was: "The Sound [...]
ENOVA in Trondheim
On the 2nd of February, a non-Norwegian-speaking team of five students and one staff member set off to Trondheim to participate in a Norwegian-conducted national competition on energy innovation held by the Norwegian organisation Ungt [...]
Eirik Fismen
Today Eirik Fismen, long-serving doctor at the Haugland Rehabilitation Centre, came to the College Meeting to receive our grateful thanks on the occasion of his retirement. Larry offered the following address: It is a great [...]
Tedx at UWC Costa Rica
It was a privilege to join our sister College, UWC Costa Rica, during their second TEDx UWCCR event. TEDx events are independently organized talks created in the spirit of “ideas worth spreading”. The event was [...]
Vacancy – UWC Connect
This spring UWC Connect opens a new Centre for visitors at Haugland in Fjaler, Western Norway. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious person to lead the development of an international centre for the region. The [...]
Peace Conference
Over the past weekend, we had the privilege of attending the International Peace Conference hosted by UWC Maastricht in the Netherlands. Two students, one from Israel and one from Palestine, who realized the importance of [...]









