This afternoon we had the wonderful opportunity to listen to a lecture presented by the Norwegian writer and journalist Svein Sæter. Sæter is currently travelling to different parts of Norway as part of “Den kulturelle Skulesekken” / “The Cultural Schoolbag” and his presence at the school is thanks to the fact that UWC RCN is included in this initiative. Sæter spoke about his recently published book, 'Operatøren', which describes the fascinating life [...]

Sparebanken Sogn og Fjordane hosted a joint breakfast meeting for businesses in the HAFS region (Hyllestad, Askvoll, Fjaler and Solund) at the Høegh centre on Friday morning. CEO Arvid Andenes has challenged our region to think about how we want to develop over the next 15 years. The reply has been to create an environment which puts inclusion as a top priority. Both the College and Haugland Rehabilitation have been invited to [...]

Avis Rolfe, RCN’s Chair of the Humanitarian Committee and Red Cross Coordinator, participated in the week-long course. These are her reflections: Eliana and Reema During PBL week, we were fortunate enough to host two very special visitors: Reema Chopra from the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies office (Geneva) and Eliana Del Bianco from the Centre for Co-operation in the Mediterranean (Barcelona). Their work [...]

Johanne Hansen (Norway), Marit Bick (Denmark), Sara-Estelle Gösswein (Germany) and Teo Kettunen (Finland), 1st years at RCN, participated last week along with 80 other young students in the 22nd session of the Model European Parliament Baltic Sea Region, MEP-BSR. Twice a year the organization has a session in one of the member countries around the Baltic Sea and in the North as well as guest nations. In [...]

The Neil Davis Friluftsliv Project-Based Learning Week Jubilee Donation Neil Davis (UK, UWC RCN 1999-2001) passed away in May 2015.  A member of Finland House, Neil was a particularly enthusiastic participant in outdoor activities, and fondly recalled his experiences of making a snow-cave whilst on a College trip.  Neil’s family have been in touch in the first part of this term to set up an annual financial contribution of £750 / circa NOK 9,540 [...]

'Here is where we have students who are truly interesting and interested, staff who are really inspiring and inspired, and together we create an engaged and engaging community that actively cares and supports each other's dreams and ambitions, for ourselves and for the world' [student in the graduating class of 2015] This is perhaps the finest articulation we have come across of the strength of this College [...]