Lord Attenborough
Oscar-winning actor and film director Richard Attenborough died at lunchtime on Sunday at the age of 90. Lord Attenborough was a member of the UWC International Board, an active member of the Governing Council of UWC Waterford Kamhlaba and patron of the UWC Movement for many years. Alongside his extraordinary career as a film-maker, Richard Attenborough took every opportunity to work for peace and justice and to support disadvantaged people [...]
Mandela 67
Nelson Mandela devoted 67 years of his life to the service of humanity - by being a lawyer, while being in prison, and by being the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa. He devoted the last 18 years of his life to our UWC movement - being our Honorary President since 1995 - and he has inspired us ever since. By giving 67 minutes [...]
The Rektor’s Address
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome back the second years after their summer break and to extend a huge welcome to all those first years in the auditorium today. Throughout yesterday afternoon and evening, I was so delighted to hear the Red Cross Nordic traditional welcome being given to new arrivals – some jet-lagged, some a little homesick but all excited at the prospect of [...]
Being with Paul
On Monday, August 25th, the RCN community was fortunate to receive a presentation by Paul Bloomfield on 'career prospects' in which he shared his own experience in the humanitarian field. A lawyer by education but not by passion, Paul was lucky enough to realise at a certain point in his life that the profession he had chosen did not provide him with the satisfaction he thought fundamental [...]
Bridges to China
Since the early years of the College, there has been a strong co-operation with partners in China, not the least fostered by our founding Director of Development, Magne Bjergene. Today our students taking Chinese as a foreign language display strong motivation and performance - which is also reflected in this year's examination results. Through the Confucius Institute Bergen we receive highly competent subject teachers. At the start [...]
End of the Summer Course
For the final four days of the 2014 Summer English Course, students and staff moved out to Værlandet, a beautiful island off the west coast. Accommodation was in the cosy former island school. Here, students and staff cooked together, held discussions, played sports and watched movies together. A warm and close friendship between the Summer Course students was one very noticeable outcome of the stay. Sunny days [...]