Major Support for UWC
On 15th September UWC International Patron Shelby M.C. Davis and Anand Mahindra, Governor of UWC Mahindra College and Chairman of India’s Mahindra Group, announced that together they will provide major new support for the UWC movement. Jointly they are committing a total of US$12.5 million scholarship funding over the next five years. Shelby Davis and Anand Mahindra said: “The world needs extraordinary leadership to navigate today’s complex challenges, tensions and conflicts, [...]
Board Meeting in Iceland
The College Board Meetings were hosted in Reykjavik this week, a visit that included activities with other stake holders in Iceland. The Education Ministry provides the annual scholarship for Iceland. We were received at the Ministry, the Danish Embassy and the Nordic House. We received guided tours of both the ancient and the present parliament; - at Thingvellir by Director Ólafur Örn Haraldsson and at Allthingi by Speaker [...]
Svein Harberg
Svein Harberg, leader of the Family and Culture Committee in the Norwegian Parliament, visited the College today, together with a group of local politicians and professionals within the cultural sector. His visit to Fjaler is about ongoing work to establish a professional support system for artists in our region. Mr Harberg visited our art class and engaged in a dialogue about creative learning and production. He also [...]
Postveitrimmen
The Postal Walk is a well-attended annual event locally, hosted by Svint Sports Club in Flekke. This year it was held on Sunday 7th and approximately 50 students and staff took part. The walk follows the old postal route from Bergen to Trondheim, the part from Rennestraum to Hovland. The terrain is relatively flat, along lakes and in woodland and was enjoyed by all who took part. After the [...]
Alumnus Saye-Maye Cole
Our alumnus Saye-Maye Cole came back to our College as part of his visit to Norway last week. Saye-Maye was chosen on an SOS scholarship in 1998. Having completed his education, he has now taken up a central position for the government in his home country, Liberia. Our regional news on NRK has covered his story here. While he was at the College he told something of [...]
Visiting speakers
As part of our commitment to students’ futures, we strive during the course of each academic year to incorporate not only visits from university admissions counsellors but also workshops on careers. For example, In April each year, we invite members of the UWC RCN Council to deliver workshops on their areas of professional expertise. On Monday 25th August, the College invited two visitors to our campus to [...]