– Enabling youth from all over the world to meet, live and get an education together, is one of the most important things we can do for peace and to make the world a better place. Today, I have therefore nominated United World Colleges for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize award, Bjørlo says. – UWC’s main idea of using education as a tool to create peace and connect people across borders, is wholly in the spirit of Alfred Nobel. In my opinion, UWC is a an excellent candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, not the least in a time when we experience increasing levels of conflict between countries and people in many parts of the world.
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Are you our new Rektor?
UWC is a global education movement uniting people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. UWC Red Cross Nordic, established in 1995, is situated in Flekke, Fjaler Muncipality 150km north of Bergen on the [...]
Book Launch & Exhibition in Oslo
On the 1st November 2017, Orfeus Publishing launches ‘Slottet - Familien - Kunsten’ (‘The Palace - The Family - The Art) - a biography of Marianne Andresen, written by Nanna Segelcke. Marianne has been one of UWC Red [...]
Question: What is Peace?
Early on Sunday 8th October, a group of 9 RCNers headed to the remote island of Gåsvær, Solund, in quest of peace. The aim was to thoroughly disconnect from the outside world (no mobiles or [...]