It was a pleasure to welcome the members of Council and other guests from Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th April 2018 for the annual UWC RCN Council meeting here on campus. Our Council members continue to act as our supporters, our bridge-builders, and our voice across the Nordic region.

The Council gathers once a year on campus and the Board four times a year, alternating between College visits and other locations throughout the Nordic region.

In advance of the Council Meeting, the UWC RCN Annual Report – a printed encapsulation of our work and reflection on the year gone by – was released. Please see here for an electronic copy.

Beyond the formal Council meeting, we designed this year’s programme in a way that provided members with concrete opportunities to engage with students and staff, through careers workshops and focus groups on areas of strategic importance. For the latter, we set up some Focus Group Meetings (UWC Nordic Short Course, Fundraising, Campus Development, the RCN Educational Model, and Regional Impact) on Friday afternoon – open to Council members, Education and Support Staff and the newly elected Student Council members.

Student performance

Staff performance

The Council Meeting was followed by a themed dinner, ‘Valhalla’, coordinated by our Events Management students and staff team in the Høegh – with a set of performances by students and staff for after dinner entertainment.

Tonje (Norway) and Flormari (USA), two of our second year students, ended the day with a wonderful introduction to gammaldans – with the help of local musicians, Jan and Andreas. Over sixty of us took to the dance floor.

Thank you to all those who contributed to the programme for our Council members and guests.

For an album of pictures, please click here.

Our second year Swedish student Herman (left in photograph) has been awarded 1st Prize in the Young Scientists Competition 2018 for humanities research. The title of his research is ‘An Investigation of the Economic Consequences of Immigration’.

The central question he investigates is how immigration influences salary levels in Sweden. The question was addressed by sending out a questionnaire to employment offices. One finding is that development has been less positive for those with a low salary than those with a high. The Norwegian research Council has honoured Herman with a special prize, which is to participate at the London International Youth Science Forum in London this summer.

Congratulations Herman!

Continuing with tradition, this year’s newly elected Student Council (SC) went away with the outgoing SC to a Langeland cabin this past weekend. The weekend included both team building activities, and the transfer of procedural know-how. While the weekend aided in developing the practical skills of the new SC, there was also much time for bonding – between members of the new SC but also between both new and outgoing SCs. All in all, the weekend was a much needed time to focus in on continuing to develop the SC into a well-functioning unit as well as to plan ahead for future!