Bergen Conference
UWC Red Cross Nordic recently contributed to the eventful annual conference at the Bergen Chamber of Commerce. Second year student Bob Okello and Director of Development Arne Osland joined Marco Elsafadi on stage for discussions [...]
Renewable Energy
Ungt Entreprenørskap Sogn og Fjordane / JA-YE Sogn og Fjordane invited UWC RCN to the national ENOVA Renewable Energy Competition for high school students. The teams from the schools had to choose a task from [...]
National Committees
The Nordic National Committees held their Annual General Meeting here at UWC Red Cross Nordic over the weekend of 21st to 23rd November. We hosted representatives from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and put together [...]
Rafto Prize 2014
A group of RCN students led by history teacher Erik Pedersen was granted the privilege to attend the annual Rafto Conference preceding the Rafto Prize 2014 Award Ceremony. Dedicated to the global promotion of human [...]
Cooperations
UWC Red Cross Nordic and Sogn Jord og Hagebruksskule have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The two institutions share a common understanding about environmental issues and we are both working towards a sustainable future [...]
Philosophy Essay Prize
Medalists of the Baltic Sea Philosophical Essay Event 2014/15, held each year by Baltic countries on the UNESCO World Philosophy Day, were announced yesterday. Students from 16 countries participated in this essay competition with 160 essays [...]
An Experience in China
China annually holds a contest called '汉语桥' (Hanyu qiao). In English it’s called 'Chinese Bridge'. This is a contest for foreign college students, competing against each other, where they have to show their proficiency in [...]
SANMUN 2014
It was an honour to attend this year’s 11th Annual Conference of the SANMUN (Skagerak and Nesbru Model United Nations). This MUN happens to be the largest in Scandinavia - Norway through a joint cooperation [...]
1 Million NOK
Representatives from Sparebankane Sogn & Fjordane and our local bank foundations today formally handed over a donation of 600.000 NOK earmarked for IB places for students from our county, a project starting in 2015, supported [...]
A Force for Peace
On Saturday 26th October NRK evening news highlighted the relevance of education as a force for peace. The story focuses on how Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, who have shared experiences with this year's Nobel [...]