It is a pleasure to host the Nordic National Committees on campus for their Annual General Meeting this weekend. Their itinerary has included connecting with students, meeting for their AGM and with the Education Management Team, and attending the European Show in the Høegh. This is the first time we have been able to host the Nordic NCs in our new buildings – the Thor Heyerdahl and [...]

Today Torodd Helle, CEO of Helle Fabrikke (Knife Factory) in Holmedal came and gave a presentation to the first years as part of their Nordic Life Skills course. He gave the students an introduction to craftsmanship handed down generation to generation, branding and the essential core values which underpin the Helle brand, international marketing and his aspirations for the HAFs regions to be a ‘torch to the [...]

An RCN delegation was invited to attend the opening of UWC Changshu, the first UWC in mainland China - an exciting development. It has been a long journey - starting with the founder (Mark Wang) meeting HM Queen Sonja, our patron, in a Beijing rehabilitation centre in the late 1990s when he was learning to walk again after a plane crash, his selection to attend Red Cross [...]

On Tuesday 3rd November, Marianne Andresen kindly hosted a drinks reception at her house in Bygdøy as part of RCN's 2015 Jubilee celebrations. The hosting team consisted of Marianne, Larry (Rektor), Tove (Chair of RCN's Board), Arne (Director of Development), Elisabeth (UWC Norge) and three students: Balder (Norway), Bassie (Sierra Leone) and Emma (the Netherlands). Over 50 guests gathered at Smedbraaten for this wonderful occasion – from [...]

Today is the official day set aside in Norway for the 150th anniversary of the Norwegian Red Cross – students on campus have designed a special programme as part of our College’s contribution to the nationwide activities. It is with great pride that our students and staff have observed the Norwegian Red Cross taking a leading role in supporting those refugees arriving here in Norway. The desperate and haunting images of [...]

A delegation from RCN attended the 'Resilience for Real' Conference in Oslo with over 300 participants from the Red Red Crescent, the UN, European Union, NGOs, universities, research institutions and the private sector. The conference focused on the need for a shift in humanitarian action towards the proactive tackling of risks rather than just reactively responding to crises. Avis (Red Cross Coordinator), Emma (Red Cross [...]