UWC Red Cross Nordic and Bergen National Opera invite you to an opera based on Robert Munsch’s story of a kidnapped prince, a brave princess and a fierce dragon. Come and join in all the humour and drama that unfolds when Händel meets Norwegian folk tunes, a prince is kidnapped by a dragon, and a brave princess comes to the rescue. Click here for more information and details [...]

UWC is a global education movement uniting people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. UWC Red Cross Nordic, established in 1995, is situated in Flekke, Fjaler Muncipality 150km north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway.  With a special emphasis on Nordic, environmental and humanitarian concerns, the College brings together 200 highly motivated students from all parts of the world so they can live and learn from [...]

On the 1st November 2017, Orfeus Publishing launches ‘Slottet - Familien - Kunsten’ (‘The Palace - The Family - The Art) - a biography of Marianne Andresen, written by Nanna Segelcke. Marianne has been one of UWC Red Cross Nordic’s staunchest supporters over the past 25 years. In tandem with the book launch, there will be an exhibition of Marianne’s art work, '70 Years as an Artist', running in central [...]

Early on Sunday 8th October, a group of 9 RCNers headed to the remote island of Gåsvær, Solund, in quest of peace. The aim was to thoroughly disconnect from the outside world (no mobiles or internet!) and find ways to engage with the concept of peace in terms of mind, body, communication and environment. The focus for the 4 day stay was a series of Red Cross [...]

From Friday to Sunday our College joined in with the national campaign to support the work of UNICEF, through TV Aksjonen. On Friday we had a special day focused on education and the work of UNICEF. Guest speakers Arne Olsen and Milad Dean set the tone in the auditorium with perspectives on how education is being affected when conflict escalates to crisis. Milad gave a personal story about his [...]

Stop Human Trafficking Project Week was dedicated to active Human Rights campaigning. We started by studying cases of Human Rights violations in the countries of the participants: Ecuador, Bangladesh, Georgia, Western Sahara, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Niger, Russia, Armenia and Iceland. There were many personal stories and much engaging debate, often finishing with "...but what we can do to stop these violations? This was not a rhetorical question. We [...]