Welcoming our Students to a Safe Community
Starting up again we carefully seek to meet all challenges posed by the pandemic. This means establishing routines and standards which we now are putting into daily practices. We are set to minimize the chance of bringing Covid to a campus and a municipality that still has not had anyone infected. We are directed by the general and sector specific guidelines in Norway and have [...]
Alumnus research on COVID-19 w. WHO
Morten Skovdal (RCN 2000) has joined forces with WHO to understand the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees globally. The survey is available in 37 languages, most of which have been expertly translated by members of the UWC community. Please share and encourage participation. For details about the study Project website
Amina (RCN’19) awarded with Davis Project for Peace
Congratulations to Amina (RCN'19). The Davis Committee has chosen her project among the rewarded for the 'Davis Project for Peace' 2020.
In Memory of Ulysses (Nkosingizwele) Zwane (UWCRCN 2002)
We were shocked to receive the following information from Mzwandile Ginindza (RCN 2003 graduate, Ulysses' first year): It is with our deepest sorrow that we mourn the passing of our beloved Ulysses (Nkosingizwele) Zwane (UWCRCN 2002 graduate). Ulysses passed away on 15 July 2020 in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland); he was receiving medical care for a longstanding illness. After graduating from RCN, Ulysses [...]
RCN Students get ChangeMaker Funds
Congratulations to our RCN students Laura, Ylva, Diva and Meg whose ChangeMaker video-pitch about Quality Education was so good that they project got funded! Now the real work starts as they have to execute the project. The other ChangeMaker Participants from RCN also made a really good video-pitch. It is about online education in Guyana and we hope it will be realized as well! [...]
Education Minister, RCN Graduate and Role Model Father
David Sengeh (RCN '04-'06) is today today Sierra Leone's Education Minister and we are proud to see him living the UWC mission in his personal and professional life. BBC News describes him as “a role model” while UNICEF declare that it is “great to see a leader - and a father - enjoying a family-friendly workplace. As COVID-19 disrupts life across the world, let's ensure all [...]