Philosophy Essay Prize
Medalists of the Baltic Sea Philosophical Essay Event 2014/15, held each year by Baltic countries on the UNESCO World Philosophy Day, were announced yesterday. Students from 16 countries participated in this essay competition with 160 essays [...]
An Experience in China
China annually holds a contest called '汉语桥' (Hanyu qiao). In English it’s called 'Chinese Bridge'. This is a contest for foreign college students, competing against each other, where they have to show their proficiency in [...]
SANMUN 2014
It was an honour to attend this year’s 11th Annual Conference of the SANMUN (Skagerak and Nesbru Model United Nations). This MUN happens to be the largest in Scandinavia - Norway through a joint cooperation [...]
1 Million NOK
Representatives from Sparebankane Sogn & Fjordane and our local bank foundations today formally handed over a donation of 600.000 NOK earmarked for IB places for students from our county, a project starting in 2015, supported [...]
A Force for Peace
On Saturday 26th October NRK evening news highlighted the relevance of education as a force for peace. The story focuses on how Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, who have shared experiences with this year's Nobel [...]
UWC Meetings in Canada
Last week, the annual UWC Heads, International Council and Boards meetings were held at Victoria and Pearson College on Vancouver Island. Many interesting discussions were held during the conference - from distinctiveness and quality to [...]