For many years our students have had the pleasure of being involved with football activities in Fjalerhallen under the term "parafootball". This is made in co-operation with the culture section in Fjaler Municpality. Jon Magnus has been a mainstay in this activity over the years. Smiles, hard work and skills at display every week in the season. And the fans are anxious at deadline day for [...]

Our Senior University Counsellor, Mark Chalkley, has been chosen one of the nine 2019 Counselors That Change Lives, the only international counsellor to receive the award this year - and we think the first UWC counsellor! This honour is given in recognition of Mark's dedication to the college counselling profession and for promoting and supporting a student-centred college search process. From their website: “Dare to Fail.” The [...]

Last week was World Religion Week at UWC RCN, with focus on interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding and philosophy of religion. We welcomed two visitors for the event, Hugh Rice of the University of Oxford, who led workshops on arguments for and against the existence of God, and Rev'd Canon Philip Lambert, who led TOK classes on faith as a way of knowing. Organising group [...]

Some current students have been especially enthusiastic to experience local outdoor possibilities; this was noticeable when they woke up one Sunday morning last winter and carried skis for an hour to a nearby skiing area, to then "ski on skins" up the slopes and spend the day romping on the slopes before walking back to campus. With sub-zero temperatures and no snow over the last week, [...]

The International Community taking a Stance against Wartime Sexual Violence. In Oslo City Hall for the ceremony This year the College had the honour of being represented at the Nobel Peace Prize Awards in Oslo with the following students and staff attending: Jordanella (Sweden/Dem Rep of Congo), Olivia (Norway), Mariana (Mexico), Otto (Norway), Sidnie (Philippines) and Rektor Guðmundur (Iceland). Our team gathered in the Icelandic [...]

We are now in the middle of the Campus Renovation Campaign. A warm thank you to everyone who has donated or otherwise contributed. Our aim is to reach 600.000 NOK. As we write this, we are more than halfway there. The Leif Høegh Foundation has just informed us that they will support the Renovation Work annually with 200.000 NOK for a period of 5 years. The [...]