A Scenario for the World
I was startled when reading what President Obama said during the G20 meeting in Brisbane, approximately: "...United States, as the only superpower in the world ... " My reflection was simply that if a leader must [...]
Winter Break Programme
Two of our students on the Winter Break Programme have written the following account of the month's activities: The long-awaited break started as the majority of RCN students left for their holiday destinations. We were [...]
Humanitarian Concerns
On 8th and 9th December 2014 the third Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons took place in Vienna. The aim of this conference, which was organised by the Austrian Ministry for Europe, Integration [...]
Nobel Prize Ceremony
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”. Since the opening [...]
Nordic Languages Prize
Congratulations to Jakob Oftebro, a Norwegian actor, who won (and received yesterday) the 2015 Nordic Languages Prize – coordinated by Foreningen Norden (the Nordic Association). He has played parts in two outstanding Norwegian films - [...]
Nobel Peace Prize 2014
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 is awarded jointly to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education". Since our opening [...]