Eco-lighthouse recertification
Miljøfyrtårn or Eco-lighthouse is Norway’s most widely used environmental certification scheme It is an EU-recognised system, like EMAS and ISO 14001. With Eco-lighthouse we work to create more environmentally friendly operations, sustainability education, and a safer work environment beyond our legal requirements. In 2021 we can look back at being certified for 10 years through Eco-Lighthouse and we just got successfully audited and recertified for [...]
Svanøy – for the 23rd time!
For the 23rd time we went to an ecology field trip to the island of Svanøy, taking samples of plankton, taking measurements of the sea water, exploring the sea shore ecosystem and getting an insight into sustainable farming of deer. All thanks to long term friendship and cooperation with the hosts from Svanøy Hjortsenter and their leader Johan Trygve Solheim. The purpose of ecology field [...]
New Ambassadors for Peace and Sustainability
Congratulations to our 2nd year students who today have become graduates! Each of them received their UWC and Red Cross Diplomas from Rektor Hege Myhre and Deputy Rektor Jo Loiterton- and loud expressions of joy from their fellow students and the staff. In her electronic greeting, Education and Integration Minister Guri Melby emphasised the value of the international horizon they have acquired as they now leave to new settings [...]
New Members of Our Board
On April 17th, the Annual Council Meeting at UWC Red Cross Nordic confirmed Charlotte Nordstrøm, Hilde Sandvik and Logan Tatangmo Tikombouo as new members of our Board. We welcome them to join us. Thanks to Liv Ronglan, Astrid Søgnen and Alejandro Quecedo del Val for their service for our College, as outgoing representatives. Latest News . Go to News Archive
Lifting the Value of Exploration in School
Three of our students, Kamilla Engebretsen, Johan Reeh and Omar Ali Ahmed have been selected amongst the 20 national finalists finals for Young Researchers. Each in their way they have used this occasion to explore a chosen issue in depth, approaching it with imagination and rigour. The competition is an excellent occasion to lift the value of work like this, where the students often go [...]
We are all interconnected – Visit by Minister Dag Inge Ulstein.
The Minister of Development, Dag Inge Ulstein paid us a virtual visit today. He took part in the Geography class and followed up with a conversation with our students Abdullah Murad Farea - Yemen, Tum Toek - Cambodia, Mabel Vo - USA and Princess Ottoo - Ghana. Minister Ulstein informed about the challenging work for providing an equitable distribution of Covid vaccines across the world, [...]