Each year, RCN is asked to put forward four second-year nominations for the Davis-Mahindra International Scholarship. In essence, this is recognition of an outstanding contribution throughout the RCN programme and something for the CV. The following students have been nominated in the past three years: 2012-3: Christine Blandhol (Norway) and Abdul Tabish (Afghanistan) 2013-4: Nkanye Gumpo (Zimbabwe) and Augusto Bravo Ballón (Peru) 2014-5  Elizabete Romanovska (Latvia), Jasmine [...]

The Board members of UWC RCN met in Stockholm on Tuesday 1st December for its quarterly meeting. Lars Leijonborg, the Swedish member of our Board, helped to prepare the programme of engagement and kindly coordinated a guided tour of the City Hall, followed by lunch and our main meeting. In the evening, we hosted a reception in central Stockholm as part of our ongoing engagement with supporters [...]

The eyes of the world are on Paris where the negotiations at the UN Climate Summit are aiming to cut emissions to stop global warming exceeding a +2°C level when compared to pre-industrial levels. Communities, NGOs, political parties all across the world joined forces and brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets to protest in favour of a strong deal that will see a swift transition from fossil fuels to renewable [...]

RCN is developing a relationship with Nordahl Grieg Videregående skole in Bergen. Earlier this week members of our student council travelled to meet their counterparts. Here are Student Council member Emma du Marchie Sarvaas' s reflections. Six Student Council members travelled to Bergen on Sunday 22nd. We were met by two members and the 'Student Inspector' of the Student Council from Nordahl Grieg Videregående skole (NGV). We drove to the school [...]

We are delighted to announce a new partnership between UWC Red Cross Nordic and The Horizon Foundation. The Horizon Foundation’s mission is: To improve the lives of children, families and communities in developing countries around the world, by offering education and care programmes. The Horizon Foundation was set up by Patrick and Kirkland Smulders in 2006 to help improve the lives of young people and their communities [...]

Following on from the success of 2014 when Elisabeth Dietz (Norway) and Izman Suhail (Maldives) were awarded two of the three gold medals of the Baltic Sea Philosophical Essay Event, this year Alexis Fonjallaz (Sweden) and Rachele Dal Cin (Italy) were placed in the top five students for their essay submissions and were awarded silver medals – a magnificent achievement. The competition is held each year by Baltic countries [...]