A Doer and a Thinker
At the end of his engagement for the Fjaler Theatre Festival, Dag Hareide visited our college to engage with our students. Dag Hareide is an author, organizational leader, and interdisciplinary thinker. He has been, among other positions, director of the Rainforest Foundation, one of the largest rainforest organizations in the world, and director of the Nansen Academy, a leading institution for mediation and conflict management. [...]
Beginning of the year Board Meeting
On the weekend of September 2nd – 4th, the new board of RCN met for the first time since our new principal Pelham Lindfield Roberts was appointed in early summer. Appointing a new head for a school is a demanding task – we have had many considerations. But to meet the new head in action, after the first 4 weeks, has been extremely exciting and inspiring. [...]
Interns from the Netherlands
For many years UWC Red Cross Nordic has cooperated with the University of Leiden. This is a mutual beneficial cooperation which allows students at Leiden University to get hands-on experience working as teachers. For RCN it's a great opportunity for us to welcome and include fresh new ideas into the classrooms and the interns are always very popular amongst the students. After 2 year with no physical visits [...]
Pelham Lindfield Roberts is appointed new Rektor at UWC Red Cross Nordic
HM King Harald, HM Queen Sonja, Yi Wang, Vice Chair of the Board and Pelham Lindfield Roberts in UWC Changshu China On behalf of the Board, I am glad to announce that Pelham Lindfield Roberts has been appointed Rector of UWC Red Cross Nordic. Hege Myhre resigned some months ago, and due to the urgency of the process, Pelham Lindfield Roberts is employed for [...]
UWCRCN Graduation 2022
Congratulations to our Class 2022! Our Class of 2022 graduated on the 20th May. It was a great pleasure to welcome so many families, host families from our local community and other guests at the ceremony after two years without guests. The evening before the ceremony we welcomed the guests with a café and a cultural show, all prepared and coordinated by the first year [...]
New Board of RCN
As part of the annual council meeting on Campus at the end of April every year, the members of the council elect the UWC RCN Board. Our Board Chair Geir Jorgen Bekkervold has stepped down due to his new work commitments and a new chair has been elected. Elizabeth Sellevold, our new Board Chair has a Master in Economics from University of St. Andrews, Scotland. [...]