For the second consecutive year, our student-initiated Investment Club has reached the finals of the prestigious investment competition for high school students facilitated by Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. The club aim at finding viable alternatives to the current profit-driven investing culture. "It is our belief that returns on investments without impact are, in a sense, mere numbers, whereas returns with visible impact [...]

The first week of May in 2018 is Coastal Protection Week all over Norway when local communities clean the coast from plastic and other pollution. In Fjaler the clean-up happened a bit earlier and, just like last year, RCN joined in. Despite the bad forecast, the weather was gracious, and we managed to clean the long shoreline of Dale and the scenic Fossevika on the opposite side [...]

It was a pleasure to welcome the members of Council and other guests from Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th April 2018 for the annual UWC RCN Council meeting here on campus. Our Council members continue to act as our supporters, our bridge-builders, and our voice across the Nordic region. The Council gathers once a year on campus and the Board four times a year, alternating between College [...]

Our second year Swedish student Herman (left in photograph) has been awarded 1st Prize in the Young Scientists Competition 2018 for humanities research. The title of his research is 'An Investigation of the Economic Consequences of Immigration'. The central question he investigates is how immigration influences salary levels in Sweden. The question was addressed by sending out a questionnaire to employment offices. One finding is that development [...]

Judit, Børje Møstre and Jelena To mark Earth Day this year, we have had a special focus on plastic pollution. The day started with a lecture by Børje Møstre about In The Same Boat, a programme where young volunteers from all around the world live on a boat for a period of time to clean the west coast from plastic and other trash. The documentary [...]

Continuing with tradition, this year's newly elected Student Council (SC) went away with the outgoing SC to a Langeland cabin this past weekend. The weekend included both team building activities, and the transfer of procedural know-how. While the weekend aided in developing the practical skills of the new SC, there was also much time for bonding - between members of the new SC but also between both [...]