A Donation to DROP
Members of 'Dialog as' 'Dialogue as' in Sola and Drude Berentsen, one of their members, has sent 3000kr in support of DROP, one of our student organisations and their work to support Sakyikrom United Primary school in Ghana. This is a tremendous contribution to the work of DROP, so a big thanks to Drude and her colleagues on behalf of all who will benefit from this. [...]
A Lucky Accident
It all began by accident. Literally. First year student Åge Frivoll went on a project week and had to return to Oslo to get his braces repaired after he was hit by a surfboard. He was sharing a room with an SOS student who had no computer, and while home he got a computer from his sister to give to his roommate. Then he started wondering how [...]
Friluftsveka
Eduardo is in complete control during this complex manoevre For some time in February we were wondering whether there would be enough snow for our week in the mountains, 'friluftsveka'. Fortunately the weather gods were on our side. With our base at a camp site near Stryn, all first year students had a real experience of Norwegian winter and ways to enjoy the mountain. [...]
New Website launched
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new College website. An editorial team including staff, students, alumni, the International Office and RCN Board representation has helped to create the new website over the past six months. In this way we have made significant strides in developing our main interface with the outside world (including future applicants, parents, alumni, sponsors, supporters, and the general public). The aim for [...]
Your Europe
Second year student Lina Sadovskaja from Lithuania entered a competition sponsored by the 'Friedrich Ebert Stiftung' a German foundation serving the following aims: furthering political and social education of individuals from all walks of life in the spirit of democracy and pluralism, facilitating access to university education and research for gifted young people by providing scholarships, contributing to international understanding and cooperation. The competition offered several options [...]
World Today
On Friday 7th more than 100 members of the RCN community attended a World Today presentation titled, ‘The New Global Order’ given by visiting speaker Dr. Cedric de Coning. Dr. de Coning is head of the Peace Operations and Peacebuilding Research Group at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He is also a special advisor to the Head of the Peace Support Operations Division of the [...]