Annual Report - UWC Red Cross Nordic

Annual Report
2012
Annual Report 2012
Contents
Letter from the Chair
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Rektor’s Report
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Celebrating 50 Years of UWC
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Anniversary Event in Oslo
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Academics
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Extra-Academic Programme - An Overview
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Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre
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Mottak Visits
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Cooperations
8
Red Cross
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Staff Visit to UWC Mostar
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Nordic Peace Conference 2012
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Residential
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University Office
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Volunteer Programme
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Alumni Visitors
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Pär Stenbäck - Council Chair
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In Memoriam - Ulrich Sikora
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Students 2011 - 2012
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Staff
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Host Families
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Funding and Results in General
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Financial Statements 2012
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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About UWC
Founded in 1962, UWC offers a challenging and transformative educational
experience to a diverse cross section of students, inspiring them to create a
more peaceful and sustainable future. Students are selected by UWC National
Committees or selection contacts in over 140 countries.
UWC Red Cross Nordic was opened in 1995 as the ninth of today’s 12 existing
Colleges. Supported by Nordic governments and the Red Cross, the College
focuses on the promotion of its three pillars: Nordic Values, Humanitarian
Issues and Environmental Concerns.
It is located in the beautiful fjord region of western Norway and hosts 200
students from over 90 countries, aged 16-19, selected on merit - irrespective
of race, religion and background. The programme offered lasts two years and
follows the International Baccalaureate.
UWC Red Cross Nordic seeks to find a balance between studies, community
services and activities. It shares a campus with the Red Cross Haugland
Rehabilitation Centre; the two communities work closely together and share
many facilities.
The College’s objective is to help students become active, involved and
educated citizens whose attitudes towards intercultural understanding and
service will be a powerful catalyst for change.
A Uniting Force in Times of Change
family, Phoebe and Poppy. Larry came
with the best recommendation from
Marlborough College, England, where he
was Head of Upper School. We are
impressed with how Larry has started
building on the foundations set by John:
on the massive job of being chief of the
village, principal of the College and
director of all operations. It is a task for
the brave and daring. Thank you so much
for all that has been achieved, John, and a
warm welcome to Larry.
Tove Veierød, Chair
In 2012 we celebrated the 50th Anniversary for UWC as a movement, a year that
has also brought significant changes to
our College. John Lawrenson, our longest
serving Rektor, completed his service of 10
years. Both John and his wife Nicky have
shown complete dedication to the UWC
in the larger part of their working lives.
With his warm and friendly style, John has
brought stability and inclusiveness to our
campus. He came to us with an impressive track record from Atlantic College and
knew all aspects of UWC education from
the inside: being a doctor of Physics, an
experienced House Master and a veteran
of Coast Guard Service. With his vast experience, John was selected as Chair of the
Heads for all UWC Colleges during his last
period. For his professional and personal
qualities, John is much respected and
loved by colleagues.
John was of great help to the Board in giving a year’s notice that his era had to come
to an end. After a thorough search process,
we were delighted that Richard Lamont, or
Larry as we since have come to know him,
was ready to take on the task and come to
Flekke with his partner Kathini and their
On October 12th I had the pleasure of
being at the main anniversary event for
UWC in Norway. Students, friends and
supporters were gathered in Oslo City
Hall. UWC Norway had set up a moving
event which also had a critical edge in
the discussion led by Clement Kjærgård:
“Is the World Coming Together or Falling
Apart?” I left with a strengthened belief in
that our contribution is towards bringing it
together. But this is a task we would not be
equipped for without generous support.
The Norwegian National Committee
itself is run by dedicated volunteers.
Similarly our College Board and Council
are entirely made up of people who are
willing to serve for a cause they believe in.
Individuals like Marianne Andresen and
Tom Gresvig are tireless in giving up time
and resources to the service of the College
and the movement. The Andresen family
has donated a substantial amount to the
scholarship fund with an appeal for others
to contribute. Every year Marianne treats
our students to their stay for the Oslo trip
with the Folk Museum visit as a highlight.
Tom remains relentless in his work for
setting up a visitors’ centre on our campus.
Programmes like EVS, Fredskorpset and
the Confucius Institute have made it
possible for young professionals to come
and contribute to the running of our
activities. Our partnership with the Red
Cross is at the heart of our Humanitarian
engagement. I would also like to express
my sincere gratitude to the Nordic
governments for the support they give
us. In Oslo this was personified by the
presence of Her Majesty Queen Sonja and
Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen.
Her Majesty has been with us since the
opening in 1995. Together we see that our
task, to make education a uniting force, is
as relevant as ever.
Members of the Board 2011 - 2012
Chair: Tove Veierød Deputy Chair: Ingegerd Wärnersson (Sweden)
Uwc Norway: Ivar Lund-Mathiesen Denmark: Hans Lindemann
Finland: Matti Hovila Red Cross: Gisle Kavli
Staff Rep: Ragnhild Tveiten Student Rep: Per Oliver Hugemark
Deputies
Åland: Stefan Simonsen Norway: Laila Melkevoll
UWC Norway: Mikkel Pedersen Red Cross: Odd Erik Loftesnes
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Rektor’s Report - Opportunities to Flourish
Richard Lamont
There have undoubtedly been moments
in my first year as Rektor of UWC Red Cross
Nordic when I have paused to reflect on
my unimaginable, unpredictable and
unforgettable experiences.
I find myself at this moment on a ferry
between Rysjedalsvika and Bergen –
with snow-capped mountains and the
fjords in mid-winter outside the window
competing with the commission to write a
reflection for the Annual Report.
Looking back over the past fortnight, I
have found myself connecting with the
Red Cross and members of the Norwegian
National Committee in Oslo, forging new
partnerships in Helsinki, and planning to
represent RCN at the UWC Congress in
Cardiff and to meet our alumni at an event
at the Globe Theatre in London – and,
at the same time, I have found myself
revelling in life on campus. Occasionally,
I escape the series of daily meetings,
essential to the coordination of a college
of this size, in order to teach my first year
English Literature class or to join the
training sessions for the Ridderrennet ski
team on the local slopes. Conversations
and connection, both internal with
students and staff and external with the
RCN network, have proved exciting and
stimulating.
A key part of our strategy this year has
been to develop external communications,
and I am pleased to report that important
steps are being taken in terms of
regular news distribution through our
Facebook page and website alongside the
introduction of the monthly newsletter.
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This year has encompassed both the
I am truly aware of the support we
50th anniversary of the UWC movement
receive from so many sources – from host
families to alumni, from the UWC global
alongside the celebrations in Swaziland for
network to the local community. We are
the 50th anniversary since the founding
looking forward to hosting
of Waterford – a
our Council here in late
phoenix from the
This is undoubtedly
April - and have redesigned
ashes of Southern
an exciting time as
the programme so that
African apartheid.
it provides the members
The 50th Anniversary
we look to define
concrete opportunities,
Oslo event, held in the
our role and impact
through workshops for
City Hall, coordinated
as an educational
students and working
by the Norwegian
movement, with
parties on areas of strategic
National Committee,
importance, to contribute
was a wonderful
fresh challenges,
to the present and future
occasion which
partnerships and
architecture of Red Cross
captured the spirit and
opportunities
ahead.
Nordic. Members of the
magic of educational
Board and the Council give
opportunities offered
so much time and energy to Red Cross
by the UWC movement. It is important
Nordic and the UWC movement, and
to consider the achievements and
we are extremely grateful both for their
contributions since 1962 but, in the spirit
commitment and support.
of those early UWC pioneers, we must look
forward in the words of the poet Alfred
Over the course of this year, a working
Lord Tennyson ‘To strive, to seek, to find, and
party has been examining our pastoral and
not to yield’ to the demons of complacency
boarding provision with a view to making
and inertia. This is undoubtedly an exciting
some progressive recommendations. We
time as we look to define our role and
need to strike the right balance between
impact as an educational movement, with
creating space for students, providing
fresh challenges, partnerships and
support and putting in adequate safety
opportunities ahead.
mechanisms. At the heart of this work is
the commitment to make RCN a place
renowned for the health and happiness
of its students, for their growth and
development, and ultimate enjoyment of
and contribution to the College.
We must continue, firstly, to encourage
students that compassion is at the heart
of our educational mission and, secondly,
to ensure that students of all profiles are
given the opportunity to flourish here.
We have a talented team of staff – both
support and teaching – committed to the
welfare of our students.
There have been moments of pure
laughter in my first year as Rektor: from
finding myself dressed as Santa for
the student Julebord in the Kantine
to being digitally transplanted by the
Communications team onto the body
of a London Metropolitan policeman for
a Facebook teaser, from the risqué
routine of some student plate dancers at
the Second Year Show to the accidental
acrobatics of some students on a
December skiing adventure.
Celebrating 50 Years of UWC with Action!
Responding to the international
call to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the UWC movement
with action, UWC Red Cross Nordic
hosted a special event on campus and
within the Flekke community for International Peace Day on
September 21st.
The programme included an opening plenary on world faiths,
words and peace-related music and a movie made by RCN
students for UWC’s 50th Anniversary: ‘50 years of Home – UWC
Red Cross Nordic’. After gathering around the Peace Fire, the
different academic classess explored the theme of peace in very
different ways: Literature class students came up with peace
poems, Economics students discussed opportunity costs of war,
Maths students found out how to make a peace sign on their
calculator, and our students - from all over the world - discussed
peace and what it actually means to them.
The afternoon was filled with special activities: a Peace Football
Match between young people from the local community and
College students; a Peace March to the school in nearby Flekke;
a visit from the Amnesty International Love Bus and workshops
on meditation, yoga, capoeira and clay modeling run by student
and staff volunteers.
The sun coming out after weeks of rain lifted everyone’s spirits
and you could see people singing, skipping and dancing
around campus enjoying the light and warmth. For the special
Peace Day Dinner students had prepared a delicious meal and
everybody dressed up in national costumes which made the
atmosphere very celebratory.
International Peace Day at UWCRCN resumed with a Peace Café.
Students had set up ‘War and Peace’ installations, watched a live
stream of the Peace One Day concert in London and created
a peaceful atmosphere everyone enjoyed with coffee and a
variety of homemade cakes.
Anniversary Event in Oslo with HM Queen Sonja
On October 12th, UWC Norway celebrated 50 years of international understanding with a special event in the City Hall of
Oslo. Over 300 guests greeted HM Queen Sonja, who has been
patron of UWC Red Cross Nordic since its opening. The College
was represented by eight of our current students. A video made
by Alonso Vasquez (Peru) visualized how education changes
lives. Edwin Gonzales (Nicaragua) and Leonard Vibbi (Sierra
Leone) spoke about their experiences at UWC and Alisa Ashley
Carmichael (Serbia) and Tesfahunegn Sina (Ethiopia) performed
for the audience.
The Minister of Education and Research, Kristin Halvorsen,
welcomed the guests, and Tim Toyne Sewell, Chair of UWC International, gave the invitees insight into the global movement
of UWC. It followed a lively discussion, moderated by Clement
Kjersgaard, a well-known Danish television presenter, editor,
magazine publisher and alumni of UWC Li Po Chun in Hong
Kong on the topic: ‘Is The World Coming Together or Falling
Apart?’ In 50 years the world has become smaller - but the need
to collaborate across borders has increased. How can education
help to solve challenges like global warming, poverty and war?
Her Majesty Queen Sonja with current and former students
After a lively discussion the official programme concluded with
the presentation of the UWC Anniversary Photo Competition,
‘A Celebration of Values’. The top ten pictures were displayed in
front of the Oslo City Hall until the end of November.
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Academics
In the May 2012 session, International Baccalaureate Diploma
examinations were written in 61 subject levels including 41 language-levels (i.e., including both Higher and Standard Levels),
for a total of 814 subject entries. Of 101 candidates registered,
84 gained the Diploma with an average points score of 34 and
average grade of 5.36. Higher than global average results were
obtained in 46 of the 61 subject-levels; in 6 of the 15 cases the
RCN average was within 0.5 of the world average grade. Of the
45 points possible maximum, 10 of the 101 candidates gained
40 points or more and 35 students gained 35 points or more.
As in past years, in Group 1, taught languages were examined
in Danish, English, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish in addition to 24 other languages in the self-taught school-supported
programme. In Group 2, second language exams were written
in English A2 & B, Beginner Norwegian (a ‘school-based syllabus’
course developed at RCN), Mandarin ab initio, Spanish ab initio
and Spanish B. Following the IB’s curriculum revision process,
from August 2011 onwards, the structure of all Group 1 and
Group 2 languages changed: in brief, A Language Literature
courses replace ‘A1’, and English A2 is discontinued, in effect,
modified and placed within Group 1 as ‘Language and Literature’.
Each summer the ‘English Summer Course’ is offered to
incoming first year students in early-mid August, the primary
aim being to develop students’ English language competencies
before they commence full-time Diploma studies. Many years
ago these students (with very limited prior exposure to English)
were identified as having among the most significant challenge
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in adapting to studies at RCN, let alone engage meaningfully in
other College programmes.
The three week course is managed by one or two experienced
teachers, with volunteer assistants helping, especially with
outdoor and residential components. In addition to language
development, this course offers diverse social, cultural and
outdoor experiences and, judging by the number of applicants,
it is a desirable sought-after experience! In recent years, the
emphasis has returned to focusing on those in greatest need
of English-language development; to this end, applicants are
screened through, for instance, telephone interviews. A review
of the outcomes of students who participated in this course, reveals the extent to which they manage to develop their English
skills to meet the Diploma requirements, as judged by their final
IB scores. Seventy three students who completed this course
and the Diploma programme since (and including) the 2008
course, achieved an average total points score of 30.3. Statistics
for the last three cohorts are: 2008-2010 (27 students): 33.3
points; 2009-2011 (23): 28.3 points; 2010-2012 (23): 29.2 points.
Global Politics
Having participated in the development of the Global Politics
course as described in the 2011 Report, Dr. Narender Dalal was
pleased to start classes in August 2012 with an intake of nearly
30 students. RCN was authorized to participate in the pilot
phase of this newly-developed course, the first examinations
scheduled for May 2014.
Extra Academics - An Overview
UWC Red Cross Nordic not only focuses on academics but also
seeks to find a balance between studies, community services
and activities. As part of the IB programme, RCN offers an
extensive Extra-Academic Programme, which covers the three
aspects of Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) and the three
pillars of the College.
EACs (Extra-Academic Commitments) run from October
to March and from April until September and are formally
registered activities either led by staff members or students
- with appropriate staff supervision and support. Currently
there are more than 40 EACs at the College, from the Amnesty
International group, to the First Aid team, Para-football,
Ozonizers and Creative Crafts.
directed and administered by professional staff, and involves
our students as leaders and instructors in activities like kayaking, hiking, skin-diving and fishing.
In 2012, we also had two ‘Global Concerns’ (GC) days, addressing
significant Environmental and Humanitarian issues using guest
speakers, with various workshops led by students and staff.
2012’s cultural days were on Europe and Asia and gave students
a chance to present and promote their country during afternoon fairs and evening shows. The shows provided a colourful
spectacle and were thoroughly enjoyed by students, staff and
visiting host families.
The focus of the Autumn 2012 session was to increase the
number of physical activities to promote better physical and
mental health among the students. The following activitities
have started and have proved to be very popular:
• Health and Lifestyle: the members plan activities for
students and encourage them to participate
• Female Fitness: Student-led initiative for girls to have
their own fitness sessions in the Haugland Gym
• Water Polo: Team activity at the Haugland Pool
• Inter-house Competitions: starting with ball games
on 23rd November, followed by swimming and cooking
competitions!
Besides the weekly EACs, RCN offers several other events as part
of the challenge and excitement of a UWC education:
There are two weeks per year during which students participate
in special Project-Based Learning programmes (PBLs). These enable staff and students to pursue a particular interest and learn
together outside the classroom. This year’s projects included
a history trip to Berlin, traditional boat building, bike-and-hike
activities, a Chinese Kung Fu workshop, yoga and meditation
and sessions to improve intercultural communication skills.
One of the largest Extra-Academic Programmes on campus is
Leirskule, a Camp School for Norwegian schoolchildren. It is
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Student Activities with the Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre
As part of their extra-academic commitments some of our
students serve at the neighbouring Rehabilitation Centre and
organize various activities for the patients. These range from
hosting a so-called ‘Kosekveld’ or cozy evening with games,
musical performances and cultural sharing, inviting guests to
enjoy handicrafts like Origami, a traditional Japanese art of
paper folding, painting and dancing, holding yoga & relaxation
sessions to helping patients become more comfortable in water.
Inger-Johanne Osland, Administrative Director at the
Rehabilitation Centre, is well aware of the value students bring
to the institution: “Our clients enjoy working with the students as
they are open-minded, welcoming and polite.” They appreciate
the students’ efforts and are interested in the different cultures
– but also challenge themselves by overcoming language
difficulties and meeting new people.
Students, on the other hand, are happy to get out of the
sometimes stressful College life and completely focus on the
patients. Veerle (RCN 2011-13) from the Netherlands describes
the activity ‘Water Confidence’ as the most rewarding one as
she receives instant feedback and enjoys the personal contact which also allows her to learn more about Norwegian culture.
Overall, the cooperation with the Red Cross Haugland
Rehabilitation Centre is very fruitful and promotes the UWC
values of intercultural understanding, mutual responsibility,
respect and compassion.
Mottak Visits
Bergum Mottak provides accommodation for asylum seekers
who are waiting for a response to their application for asylum
in Norway. This is a process which can take years. In 2005,
the College started to visit this ever-changing international
community, and our cooperation has been sustained ever since.
Over the years, students and staff have offered English lessons
and homework help sessions, organized games and activities in
the kindergarten, played volleyball, chess, and other games, and
enjoyed chatting over cups of tea, invariably experiencing
warm hospitality.
Mottak residents have left their home countries for many
reasons. Their future is uncertain, their past often traumatic.
Mottak life can be very stressful. Most residents are just waiting,
with too much time to think and not enough to do. When
RCN students visit, we offer each other conversation and
companionship, and both sides appear to benefit from this.
In December we were delighted to welcome previous Mottak
resident Athina Sabbag from Sierra Leone as a full-time
boarding student at the College.
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Students and teacher visiting the Mottak
Cooperations
Partnerships are at the heart of our operation. Our partnership
with the Red Cross is based on shared values and has resulted
in strong educational components in our Extra Academic
Programme,where first aid is a core part. Over the years we
have also built up strong working relationships with other
organizations in the international field. Some of these enable
more people to stay with us in a specified function for a longer
period. Youth in Action, a EU funded volunteer programme,
still enables one to two people to come and gain experience as
volunteers for our Camp School. In this calendar year David Bell
and Jace Latore have been selected for these places through the
British Red Cross. For our cultural exchange programme with
Western Sahara, sponsored by Fredskorpset (the Norwegian
Bakina Saluh and Fadala Jalil
Peace Corps) we were sad to see that the Norwegian participants
were prevented from travelling to the camps in the Autumn
Term, due to travel advice for the region. This made it even
more important that the young people sent to us from the
camps continue to add value to our cooperation. Bakina Saluh
and Fadala Jalil are the latest to have taken an active role in our
community in this capacity. Finally, our Chinese language and
culture programmes, in which Mandarin ab initio for the IB is a
central part, has been supported by the Confucius Institute in
Bergen by sending us one subject teacher. For the continuity of
our students and the course itself it has been of great value that
the Confucius Institute has extended the stay of He Jiqing (Sarah)
into a second year.
He Jiqing (4th from right)
Jace Latore and David Bell
Red Cross - On the run ... and getting somewhere!
‘På Flukt’, the refugee role-playing game, has been a regular
part of the College programme for many years. Organised
by the youth division of the Norwegian Red Cross, the game
simulates in 24 hours the migration of a refugee family from
Somalia to Norway, and provides participants with a valuable
and unforgettable experience. Faced with terror from the
military, insurmountable bureaucracy to get a visa, hardships
on the road and another mountain of paperwork on arrival in
the EU, the players quickly gain an insight into the trials faced
by refugees every day, and a much deeper understanding of
their problems. “Being a participant in På Flukt was really an eyeopening experience for me”, commented Ryan Moukaddem from
Lebanon. “It taught me so much about the hardships some people
have to go through and it really made me appreciate my life and all
its luxuries so much more.”
During På Flukt...
Since the introduction of the Red Cross Diploma at the College
the number of students participating in På Flukt has soared
and the game has become an annual event in the middle of the
Autumn Term. In recent years the Red Cross Youth instructors
that run the games here have included a few of our Second
Year students (who had been participants the year before) as
assistant instructors. In 2012 we went one step farther, and 20
students attended a På Flukt instructors’ training course held at
the College in March. Since then our students have travelled
all over Norway, from Kristiansand to Lofoten, to instruct På
Flukt, as well as our own game here in Flekke. “Being a På Flukt
instructor has made me realize how little I knew before coming to
the College”, said Scott Ahearn from the United States. “You are
able to share what you have learned in an active, vivid, and very
memorable way, and I feel as though I have given something back.”
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Staff Mostar Visit
Following an invitation from Valentina Mindoljevic, the
Principal of UWC Mostar, our Director of Finances Stig Moltumyr
arranged for RCN Support staff to visit Mostar in June 2012.
It was hoped that networking, team-building and learning
about different work procedures through the meeting of
counterparts in UWC Mostar would give UWC Red Cross
Nordic staff a better understanding of our shared educational
philosophy – and this proved to be the case.
The trip was a mixture of meeting counterparts at the Mostar
College and team-building events – like rafting, and sightseeing.
The Norwegian group was struck by how much their Mostar
colleagues have accomplished with far fewer material
resources. They returned feeling that they have
to rise to the challenges and opportunities that
our fortunate situation offers.
The way the UWC Red Cross Nordic staff
handled the different challenges on the trip
brought the group closer together, and there
is a now a deeper appreciation of, and trust in
each other. The ideal of teaching and nonteaching staff working together as one cohesive
unit has also come a long way, being given
a real boost with this visit. We know we can
learn from, and help each other. The trip was
inspiring, motivating and bonding. It brought
many new experiences leaving us with a lot of
good memories. Some of the experiences were
instructive and will be very useful in the work
we do at RCN.
Nordic Peace Conference 2012
In August 2012, UWC Red Cross Nordic hosted its first Nordic
Peace Conference at Elvebakken Videregående Skole in Oslo,
with great success.
Following the signing of a Declaration of Intent for Peace at
a EU conference in Brussels in October 2011, the UWCRCN
community had committed to fostering peace and developing
peace related projects. The goal of the conference was to have
current UWCRCN students create and present meaningful
and practical projects related to peace and its development in
the Nordic region and to find alumni and engaged people to
share their expertise and help mentor the students in order to
advance their ideas.
Seventeen UWC students organized the programme during
the past year. The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland and
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided financial
supprot to make this event happen.
The Nordic Peace Conference 2012 was officially opened by Pär
Stenbäck, Chair of the Council of UWC Red Cross Nordic.
Mr Stenbäck also gave a greeting from Nobel Peace Laureate
and UN Diplomat Martti Ahtisaari. The audience was greeted
by a video message from Prem Rawat, who is well known all
over the world for inspiring people to find peace within. Simon
Walker followed up with an appeal to compassion from the
stage. Subsequently, students presented six peace projects
− ranging from developing a close relationship between
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international students at UWCRCN, young people at the local
centre for asylum seekers and youth in the local Norwegian
community, the ‘3H Project (Hands, Heart & Heads)’, over a
partnership between UWC and Hungarian institutions working
with Roma and handicapped people to a project called ‘Equality
Coalition’ stressing the need to unite youth from all walks of life
to become activists for change.
Jeremy Gilley, documentary maker and founder of the charity
Peace One Day, offered an inspiring vision of peace by
explaining the background to September 21st becoming UN
International Day of Peace, a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence. He urged the audience to become involved in Global
Truce 2012.
Speakers and organisers at the conference
Residential - Compassion, Conversation and Companionship
In 2012, one hundred new first year students arrived at UWCRCN,
joining the hundred with one year experience of residential life
at our campus. And as always, one hundred students graduated.
Two House Mentors moved out of the Student Village, and two
new ones moved in. The learning curve in the residential situation
is steep. In order to meet this challenge the importance of trust,
cooperation and team building are vital. The aim is to ensure
good functioning at all levels of the house community.
This year there has been a focus on healthy lifestyle and living
conditions. The challenges the students are meeting in their
academic and residential life may cause stress and influence
their health. This means it is of vital importance that the students
feel safe and we ensure living conditions which offer the best
solutions possible. The measures taken to improve tidiness and
hygiene have proven successful and thus have contributed to
better living conditions.
The five House Mentors live and work in close contact with the
students, allowing all to see what is truly exciting about this
situation. Even if we represent different cultures, there is also so
much we have in common. This is why the House is important
when it comes to building new friendships, and practising
cooperation, empathy, and respect.
Inter-House sports competition
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University Office
The US remained the top destination for our students again in 2012,
with 64 students heading there directly in the Autumn. 9 students
went to study in the UK, 7 to institutions in the Nordic region, 7
to Canada, 3 to the Netherlands, 1 to Germany and 1 to New York
University in Abu Dhabi. The remaining 8 students will apply in the
Autumn of 2013.
The summer of 2012 saw the retirement of Nicky Lawrenson, along
with her husband and College Rektor John. This left Mark Chalkley
as the Senior University Counsellor, and provided an opening for a
University Office assistant, which has been filled by Hildegunn Arstein.
Volunteer Programme
The UWCRCN Volunteer Programme continues to place alumni and
others in projects across the world. The Programme Coordinator
visited UWC Maastricht in November 2012 to deliver a workshop
on volunteering and interview prospective candidates. Three
workshops have also been delivered at UWCRCN and have
generated large interest. The Programme would like to extend itself
to include the other European-based colleges (Mostar, Atlantic and
Germany when open) as part of its Strategic Plan.
Young Norwegian volunteers with the Fredskorpset Exchange Project.
On the right, Eivind Bakke (RCN 2010-2011)
Gathering feedback from returned volunteers is important because
it is both pragmatic and encouraging:
“These people became my friends and I got to comprehend their
past, laugh with them in the present and hopefully help them
with their future. At the very least I could encourage them to keep
on dreaming.“
Cecilie Rasmussen (RCN 09-11) Volunteered at Sustainable Cambodia
Alumni on Campus - Welcome Back!
We were very happy to have around twenty of our alumni visiting
campus during 2012. Some offered cozy talks, others held engaging
presentations or World Today sessions on their diverse studies,
projects and current work. Four volunteered for the English Summer
Course, two were here to promote the Norwegian University
system, one even gave a concert – and one did, and is still doing,
extensive research as part of her studies on the fulfillment of the
UWC mission and aims. But certainly all of them were kept busy,
being surrounded by our current students, who appreciated
hearing about their experiences during and after life at
UWC Red Cross Nordic!
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Morten Skovdal (RCN 1998-2000)
surrounded by students
Pär Stenbäck - New Chair of the Council
The former Finnish Minister
of Education, one title
among many in an illustrious
background, is currently
serving as the Chair of the
Council for UWC Red Cross
Nordic. Most recently Pär has
been awarded an honour
from the Swedish Academy,
the same organization
responsible for most Nobel
Prizes. The ‘Finland Award’
recognizes Pär’s exemplary
work with Swedish cultural life within Finland. He describes the
award as recognition of promotion and defence of minority
rights through campaigns he has worked with, such as ‘Swedish
Now’. The central goal of these campaigns is to promote Swedish
language learning among students by bringing in cultural
figures like chefs and musicians on tours through Finland.
Consistently a top achiever in international reviews, the Finnish
education system is founded on three core principles in Pär’s
eyes: a respect for the institution of teaching and learning, a
refusal to segregate learners or to let any student fall behind and
disciplined, small class sizes. The class limit was set when Pär was
in office, at 21, a number that most countries would dream of.
Becoming a teacher in the Finnish system, Pär compares the 11%
acceptance rates at Finnish teaching colleges with the near 50%
at Swedish ones. Educational respect is something developed
deep within a culture; it can’t be prepared and executed by
simple policy.
On UWC, Pär sees the growth of our Nordic identities as a College
to be a huge opportunity. The language of opportunity is a
noticeable trait of Pär’s. His practised approach to issues starts
with opportunities and not with needs, priorities or problems.
A topic in UWC Red Cross Nordic development talks is our
matriculation to US Universities and how this could change.
Pär’s view of post-secondary education in the Nordic region
complements this shift in thinking from Flekke. He describes
the publicly funded Nordic system as progressively opening its
doors to international students. The opportunities are growing
for UWC students to leave Flekke and study in Scandinavia
instead of the United States. One obstacle for some students
is the language barrier. It is worth encouraging students at the
College to study the Norwegian ab initio course which is on
offer and also to familiarize themselves with the other languages
by communicating. Pär jokingly notes the benefits of giving
students the linguistic ability to have a Nordic girlfriend or
boyfriend.
Pär Stenbäck is a most respected member of the UWC Red Cross
Nordic family. His wisdom and insights on our development as a
college have already been very valuable and we look forward to
the continuation during his term as Chair.
(from an interview with Pär Stenbäck by Jonah Berean (RCN 11-13)
In Memory - Ulrich Sikora
Soon after the publication
of the 2011 Annual Report
it was with sadness that
we received the news that
Horst-Ulrich Sikora had
passed away on November
30th 2011, at his residence
in Val Therese, Canada,
after having battled
pancreatic cancer for more
than a year. From 1998 Ulrich worked as teacher of German,
English and Theatre Arts at UWC Red Cross Nordic for a
period of three years. He had deep knowledge in all his areas
of expertise, but still emphasised the personal element: “We
teach people, not subjects”. Many have fond memories from
the time Ulrich lived in a small cabin above our campus.
Both students and staff appreciated the chance to take a
little walk up to this place, for stimulating conversations and
warm togetherness. Ulrich is a person who will be much
missed. Our deepest thoughts go to his nearest family.
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Annual Report 2012
UWC Red Cross Nordic Students 2011 - 2012
Afghanistan
Abdulraziq Tabish (1)
Albania
Jetnor Kasmi (2)
Angola
Bernarda Joaquina Kaculete (1)
Argentina
Ricardo Iván Vieitez Perez (2)
Adriana Rodriguez (1)
Belarus
Giorgio Chkhaidze (1)
Bhutan
Mende Thuji Yangden (2)
Bolivia
Diego Tamayo Serrano (1)
Brazil
Karl Malone Magelhães Magelhães (2)
Kelly Matias do Santos (1)
Bulgaria
Boyan Krassimirov Stoychev (1)
Cambodia
Kim Eng Ky (2)
Cameroon
Leo Charnel Fotsing Fomba (2)
Canada
Andrew Stich (2)
Fannie Fortier-Tougas (2)
Jonah Berean-Dutcher (1)
Chile
Fidel Ignacio Esquivel Estay (1)
China
Feng Yuan (2)
Ma Juan (2)
Zhang Tiange (2)
Li Yi Mou (1)
Nuoya Wu (1)
Tingting Guo (1)
Colombia
Ervin Liz Andela (2)
Congo
Dhaisy Gray Goma Kenque (1)
Costa Rica
Rodrigo Montenegro Rodriguez (2)
Jimmy Nolberto Hernandez Rojas (1)
Croatia
Benjamin Ignac (2)
Czech Republic
Patrick Kusebauch (1)
Denmark
Asger Hansen (2)
Astrid Meyer (2)
Kathrine Norsk (2)
Marie Ruskov Grif (2)
Oliver Møller (2)
Per Kirkbak (2)
Astrid Kjær Bahlke (1)
Zora Josephine Stübs (1)
Kristoffer Uldahl (1)
Mette Birkedahl Dehlbæk (1)
Morten Skole-Sørensen (1)
East Timor
Maria Assuncao Barreto Gama (2)
Alberto Soarez Menezes (1)
Ecuador
Marilyn Garcés Basantes (2)
Egypt
Rafik Maher Saad (2)
El Salvador
Ana Diaz Rodriguez (2)
Estonia
Priit Paidla (2)
Marit Külv (1)
Ethiopia
Sophia Ibrahim Ali (2)
Tesfahunegn Halu Sina (1)
Faroe Islands
Halla Jacobsen (2)
Sunniva Berg (1)
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Thailand
Jirawan Ngieochaiyaphum (2)
Latin America
Naweeya Chutiraka (2)
30%
Duangjai Meechai (1)
Togo
Central/Eastern Europe
11%
Kossiwa Bernadette Bocco (2)
Uganda
Asia
Lynette Marylyn Ashaba (1)
Ukraine
Africa
Yuliya Kravtsova (2)
United Kingdom
Western Europe
Gareth Short (2)
4%
Hero Ashman (2)
North America
24%
Nana Dubie Toa-Kwapong (2)
Florence Hamper (1)
Nordic
10%
Lucy Vincent (1)
Pishun Tantivangphaisal (1)
10%
United Statesof America
Gray Barrett (2)
Katherine Medina Pineda (2)
Poland
Lithuania
Finland
Sophie McKibben (2)
Ida Korpivaara (2)
Karolina Klimczak (2)
Vita Karoblyte (2)
James Bui (1)
Olga Nynäs (2)
Marta Hanyżkiewicz (1)
Ieva Liepuoniūtė (1)
Scott C. Ahearn (1)
Alma Diaz Rämö (2)
Madagascar
Uruguay
Portugal
Johanna Katariina Lindh (1)
Sombiniaina Herimpitiavana (2) Mariana Almeida (1)
Joaquín Basile (2)
Karri Johannes Kosonen (1)
Malawi
Venezuela
Romania
Germany
Ashley Saiwa (1)
Serban Giurgi (2)
Samuel Diaz Pulgar (1)
Meta Bosch (2)
Maldives
Russian Federation
Viet Nam
Miriam Kopp (1)
Fatimath Anan Ahmed (2)
Nikita Kotelnikov (2)
Nguyen Le Cong Anh (2)
Ghana
Hana Fathimath Amir (1)
Ha Vi Châu (1)
Rwanda
Lois Aryee (2)
Mexico
Dominique
Savio
Itanze
(2)
Western Sahara
Pharez Kwesi Monney (1)
Felipe Cardenas-Galindo (1)
Ange Umwali (1)
Fatimatu Bachir Jatri (1)
Greenland
Montenegro
Senegal
Yemen
Nukaaka Fleischer Hansen (2)
Nikola Milicevic (2)
Yacine Diouf (1)
Ranya Jaffar (2)
David E. A. Heilmann Ottosen (1)
Danilo Kalezic (1)
Serbia
Tamim Al Kadasi (1)
Guatemala
Morocco
Alisa Carmichael (1)
Zambia
Fabian Pop Pop (1)
Mohamed Amine Belarbi (2)
Sierra Leone
Natasha Siyumbwa (1)
Haiti
Nepal
Leonard Francis Vibbi (1)
Zimbabwe
Augustin Romane (2)
Kanchan Amatya (2)
Singapore
Melisa Gondo (2)
Hong Kong
Pema Chodon Lama (2)
SharanyaThirugnanasambhandan (1) Åland
Naomi Choi (2)
Sangita Rai (1)
Melody Teo (1)
Ulrika Kjeldsen (2)
Wing Hei Cheung (2)
Netherlands
Wing Sze Ho (1)
Slovakia
Romy de Niet (2)
Yun Po Yeung (1)
Simona Blanáriková (1)
Veerle Margo Verhey (1)
Hungary
Spain
Nicaragua
Réka Zempléni (2)
Lea Sanchez Milde (2)
Edwin Uriel Gonzalez Cornejo (1)
India
Alberto Carrillo Casas (1)
Madeley
Arriolo
Guerrero
(1)
Nanda Naidu (2)
Sri Lanka
Norway
Rinchen Dolma (2)
Nisal Deelaka Senarathna (1)
Aditi Singh (1)
Adriana Wiktoria Pedersen (2)
Sudan
Sunayana Samantaray (1)
Benedicte Ingeborg Sjøflot (2)
Amoko Adot (2)
Tenzin Dolkar (1)
Halfdan LieHem (2)
Sukeji Peace Jeffrey (1)
Tenzin Lhamo (1)
Helene Lindgren Skarpeid (2)
Swaziland
Indonesia
Henrik Gundersen (2)
Kwanele Tsabedze (2)
Nurul Azma Ahmad Tamize (1) Inger Louise Hegbom (2)
Lindelwa Maseko (1)
Iraq
Maria Wyller (2)
Sweden
Omar Tarik (2)
Ragna Melbye Eide (2)
Axel Edling (2)
Ireland
Said Sajadullah Pacha (2)
Ebba Hassel (2)
Jana Foxe (2)
Aisha Lovise Maud Bornø (1)
Fann Xu (2)
Israel
Åse Rustad Kvisberg (1)
Fredrik Eriksson (2)
Moriya Shahir (2)
Christine Blandhol (1)
Nina Da Rocha (2)
Lior Oria Rubin (1)
Eivind Helgesen Bratterud (1)
Olof Nordin (2)
Fredrik William Lyford (1)
Italy
Peshwas Farik (2)
Claudia Marina Della Pona (2)
Ingrid Sæther Houge (1)
Stella Vallgårda (2)
Marco Felici (2)
Marianne Marsteng Nilsen (1)
Erik Axel Hoel (1)
Giuseppe Grispino (1)
Olve Drageset (1)
Evelina Woin (1)
Isabella Tuveri (1)
Andreas Noer (1)
Farhiya Alex Sellman (1)
Rikke Øksnes (1)
Jordan
Ibrahim Naji (1)
Hala Abu Hassan (2)
Pakistan
Kornelia Anna Inger Johansson (1)
Mais Ayman Akram Zwaiter (1) Rabail Habib (2)
Mirza Karaduman Özbingöl (1)
Palestinian Territory
Latvia
Oliver Andersson Hugemark (1)
Andris Otisons (2)
Ahmad Al-Fakeer (2)
Rodi Ciziri (1)
Viktorija Deksne (1)
Rosana Shuaibat (2)
Switzerland
Lebanon
Panama
Raphael Boschung (1)
Eloy Beliz Rodrigues (1)
Bassem El Ramesh (2)
Ryan Moukaddem (1)
Paraguay
Tajikistan
Alvaro Machuca Recalde (2)
Salah Ali Oueiti (1)
Mullohoji Juraev (2)
Peru
Lesotho
Tanzania
Elio Alonso Vasquez Miranda (1) Neema Kafwimi (1)
Itumeleng Mohlaba (1)
11%
Staff
Alistair Robertson, (South Africa)
Deputy Rektor, Director of Academics,
IB Coordinator, Environmental Systems
Ana Flecha Marco, (Spain)
Spanish B, Spanish ab initio
Angie Toppan, (UK/USA)
English B
Anne-Kristin Svartefoss, (Norway)
Cleaning
Anne Kristin Vågenes, (Norway)
Kitchen
Arne Ophaug, (Norway)
Service Manager
Arne Osland, (Norway)
Director of Development
Ashok Singh, (India)
Chemistry
Bakina Saluh, (Western Sahara)
Fredskorpset Volunteer
Barbara Toa-Kwapong, (Ghana)
Reception
Bindu Dalal, (India)
Housementor
Bjarte Skadal, (Norway)
Transport
Chris Hamper, (UK)
Physics
Daniel Toa-Kwapong, (Ghana)
Development Studies
David Bell (UK)
Leirskule
David Robertson, (Shetland)
Biology, Chemistry,
Dona Pursall, (UK)
English, Theatre Arts, ToK
Edmund Cluett, (UK)
TOK, Publications
Else Marie Antonisen, (Norway)
Kitchen
Erik Overgaard Pedersen (Denmark)
History
Fadala Jalil, (Western Sahara)
Fredskorpset Volunteer
Fred Fee, (Canada)
Mathematics
Gianni Colombero (Italy)
Volunteer
Gunvor Norddal, (Norway)
Kitchen
Håvard Indrebø, (Norway)
Library, Transport
Heidi Myklebust, (Norway)
Kitchen
He Jiqing, (China)
Chinese ab initio
Helga Astrid Åsnes, (Norway)
Cleaning
Hilde Genberg, (Norway)
Norwegian ab initio, Nordic Studies, Fredskorpset
Hildegunn Arstein, (Norway)
Rektor’s Assistant, University Office
Irene Hagen, (Norway)
Accounts
István Poór, (Hungary)
Mathematics
Jace Latore, (UK)
Leirskule
Janne Grethe Fristad Ulvik, (Norway)
Kitchen
Jelena Belamaric (Croatia)
Biology
Joakim Janninge, (Sweden)
Leirskule
John Lawrenson, (UK) (retired August 2012)
Rektor
Jonny Arvidson Lidal, (Norway)
Kitchen
Judit Dudás, (Hungary)
House Mentor
Kåre Dale, (Norway)
Norwegian A1, ToK, House Mentor
Laila Folkestad, (Norway)
Kitchen
Leonie Köning, (Netherlands)
Student Selection
Liza Jumao-As Øverås, (Philipines/Norway)
Kitchen
Madhulika Singh, (India)
Environmental Systems, EAC Coordinator
Maria Teresa Julianello, (Argentina)
Spanish A1, English A2, World Literature
Mark Chalkley, (UK)
University Counsellor
Nadine Schaal, (Germany)
Communications
Narender Dalal, (India)
Human Rights, Global Politics
Paulina Ønnerstad Szymczak, (Poland)
Mathematics
Peder Gravlund, (Sweden)
Swedish A1, World Literature
Peter Wilson, (UK)
English A1/A2, Theatre Arts, Volunteer Program
Ragnhild Tveiten, (Norway)
Leirskule
Reidun Færøy Bergstrøm, (Norway)
Art, Senior House Mentor
Richard Lamont, (UK)
Rektor, English A1
Robert Grønning (Norway)
IT Manager
Rudy Herrera Marmol (Guatemala)
Economics, ToK
Sigrunn Barsnes, (Norway)
Kitchen
Solfrid Myklebust, (Norway)
Cleaning
Stig Moltumyr, (Norway)
Director of Finance
Summer Govan, (Canada)
Philosophy, House Mentor
Svein Rundereim, (Norway)
Kitchen
Thomas Losnegård (Norway)
School Nurse
Ton Mertz (Netherlands)
Maintenance
Vidar Jensen, (Norway)
Maintenance
Villy Edberg, (Norway)
IT
Wenche Larsen Vik, (Norway)
Kitchen
Wenche Svendsen, (Norway)
Kitchen
Host Families
Alexandre Bau and Birgitte Ralston
Alvar Melvær and Astrid Wittersø
Anne Lise Aaseng and Vidar Øvredal
Anne and Arve Nybakk
Arne and Mariya Ophaug
Asbjørn Tyssen and Gunnhild Systad
Astrid and Magnar Bolstad
Astrid and Otto Andersen Øydvin
Aud Hop and Lars Sagvold
Audhild Vie and Ørjan Alme
Bente M. Flølo and Tom Ole Dyrstad
Berit and Dag Rune Mallasvik
Chanatchaiya Jarstad
Dora Egede and Rune Midtvedt
Eivind Brendehaug and Carina Frisk
Elin Angermeend
Elin Stedje and Jan Kåre Raae
Elin Tonheim and Morris Kamara
Esther and Jørgen Alisøy
Eva and Ingvard Flekke Kyrkjebø
Familien Kvamme Nistad
Førde Geithus
Geir-Arne Åsnes and Eli Margrethe Midtkandal
Halvor and Trude Brosvik
Hanna Froehlke-Sollie and Per Ole Solliue
Hanne and Karsten Igelkjøn
Helga and Oddvar Åsnes
Helga and Olav Osvoll
Henrik and Miriam Høberg
Hildegunn and Arve Arstein
Inge Larsen and Desiree Øvretveit
Jan Harald and Maria P. Torvund
Kåre and Margareta Holvik
Margunn and Tore Masdal
Marit and Terje Halsnes
Marit and Terje Mulelid
Marita Sørland
Mona Lind and Jens Helgheim
Monrudee and Geirfinn Skadal
Nina Aas and Jan Haugen
Oddbjørn Saltnes and Heidi Myrvold
Olav Roti and Kari Esaiassen
Otto Nes and Gro Haga
Ove Naustdal and Olga Hellem
Ronny Iden and Britt Nesbø
Sandra and Arvid Stedje
Sangeeta and Satyapal Sharma
Sissel and Arild Bortheim
Siv Hestad and Kjell Navelsaker
Sjoerd Tolsma and Hellen Vos
Steinar and Sissel Brekke
Sveinung Søreide and Gro Hovland
Terje Meyer and Margareta Andersson
Tone Aasrud and Edvin Helgheim
Tone and John R Hanevold
Torald Storøy and Laila Oppedal
Trijnie Cupido and Laurens Brock
Trude and Kjetil Felde
Unn Karin Kleppe and Olav Johan Mo
Vidar Øvredal and Anne Lise Aaseng
Vigdis and Knut Simonsen Jacobsen
Wenche Svendsen
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Annual Report 2012
Funding and Results in General
UWC Red Cross Nordic was founded with political support from
the highest levels in the Nordic area. This foundation has
enabled the College to focus on its mission and to give scholarships to a diverse range of students regardless of their ability to
pay. The full Nordic picture has yet again become more
complete, with renewed financial support from Iceland in 2012,
and agreements that Åland will again participate from 2013. It is
of fundamental value for the College to co-operate with all
countries and autonomous regions in the Nordic area.
Norway:
The increase in the Norwegian contribution was adjusted in
accordance with the application submitted by the College and
the average price and wage rise in Norway.
Administrative Contact:
Directorate of Education, Holger Sørheim
Sweden:
The grant from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through
SIDA remained the same as for 2011: it is to cover for the
majority of our students coming from the Least Developed and
Other Low Income Countries according to the OECD list of DAC
recipients. It also assumes that the College will cover for the
Swedish students, through other sources of income.
Administrative Contact:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Multilateral
Development Cooperation, UN Section Lena Källman
Denmark:
Denmark contributed with a block grant from the Ministry of
Education. This is composed of a fixed sum from the Ministry in
accordance with the Act pertaining to Upper Secondary Schools
(Dansk Gymnasielov) and contributions from the National Committee of the UWC.
Administrative Contact:
Ministry of Education, Jens Thuesen
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Finland:
Finnish students are paid for through the Swedish and the Finnish Culture Foundations in Finland.
Administrative Contacts:
The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland: Christina Fraser
The Finnish Cultural Foundation: Petra Jääskeläinen
Greenland and the Faroes:
Greenland and the Faeroes have been paying for two students
each, and Iceland one starting from 2012.
Administrative Contacts: Ministries of Education:
Greenland: Billiam Pedersen
The Faroes: Claus Reistrup
Other income:
This year the College has received an amount of NoK 1,300,000
as a contribution from the UWC Development Foundation. In
addition contributions towards three international scholars have
been received from the Shelby Davis Foundation.
Outside Nordic Countries:
For the school year commencing August 2012 the College has
made agreements with the National Committees in Germany,
the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Hong Kong who pay for
students on full scholarships.
Other Activities:
Other activities are mainly Red Cross camps in the summer,
Camp School and house rent.
11%
57%
4%
Norway
29,037,000
Sweden
5,500,000
2%
Denmark
1,953,200
3%
Finland
816,000
Greenland, Faeroes, Iceland
918,000
National Committees: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
3,080,000
Other Income (sundries, UWC Dev. Fund)
1,603,292
Outside Nordic Countries
2,591,171
Other Activities
5,162,925
Totals
50,662,060
6%
3%
4%
10%
Translated from the original Norwegian version
To the Foundation
UWC Red Cross Nordic
Auditor’s Report for 2012
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the foundation Red
Cross Nordic United World College, showing a profit of NOK 37 382. The financial
statements comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December, 2012, and the income
statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information.
The Board of Directors and the Managing Director’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Board of Directors and the Managing Director is responsible for the preparation
and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act and accounting standards and practices generally accepted in
Norway, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors and the Managing
Director determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements
that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with laws, regulations, and auditing
standards and practices generally accepted in Norway, including International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements
and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material
misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making
those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the foundation’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose
of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the foundation’s internal control.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the
audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for
our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the law and
regulations and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
foundation Red Cross Nordic United World College as at 31 December, 2012, and its
financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act and accounting standards and practices generally accepted in Norway.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Opinion on the Board of Directors’ report and the allocation of the profit
Based on our audit of the financial statements as described above, it is our opinion
that the information presented in the Board of Directors report concerning the financial statements and the going concern assumption, and the proposal in the financial
statements for the allocation of the profit complies with the law and regulations and
that the information is consistent with the financial statements.
Opinion on Registration and documentation
Based on our audit of the financial statements as described above, and control procedures we have considered necessary in accordance with the International Standard
on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, «Assurance Engagements Other than Audits
or Reviews of Historical Financial Information», it is our opinion that the foundation’s
management has fulfilled its duty to produce a proper and clearly set out registration
and documentation of the foundation’s accounting information in accordance with
the law and bookkeeping standards and practices generally accepted in Norway.
Opinion on Management of affairs
Based on our audit of the financial statements as described above, and control procedures we have considered necessary in accordance with the International Standard
on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, «Assurance Engagements Other than Audits
or Reviews of Historical Financial Information», it is our opinion that the foundation’s
management of affairs have been undertaken in accordance with law, the object of
the foundation and other respects of the articles of the foundation
Annual Report 2012
from the UWCRCN Board
Activities
The aim of the foundation is to promote peace and
international understanding, sustainable development
and the dissemination of ecological knowledge through
education, research, seminars and other initiatives. The
operation is based at Haugland, in Fjaler Municipality in
Sogn og Fjordane.
Operations
The accounts show a positive result of NOK 37.382,-. The
result gives a true picture of the operations and is NOK
578.000,- lower than the calculated budget. Our Financial
Action Plan request a financial result between NOK
500.000,- and NOK 1.500.000,- to balance different concerns the College has. This did not work out for 2012. The
equity shows a positive balance to the amount of NOK
13,48 mill., which is 48% of the company’s capital need
with current operations The annual accounts are based on
a going concern assumption. The Working Environment
The working environment at the College is satisfactory,
but work for improvement is going on. There were no
important damages or accidents in 2012. Sick leave is far
below other comparable institutions. The concern had a
total of 51,73 man-years in 2012. This is made up of 23,58
for women, and 28,15 for men. The foundation has eight
Board members, three are women and five are men.
The Environment
The main impact for the organization on the environment comes from energy consumption for housing and
for travel and use of consumer goods like food and paper.
The organisation is certified through ‘Environmental
Lighthouse’ (Miljøfyrtårn).
Discrimination
The UWC movement is working towards making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace
and a sustainable future. This makes it particularly relevant
for the College to promote the objectives of discrimination laws in its operations. This applies to activities related
to recruitment of employees and students, salary and
working conditions, professional development, protection against harassment and finally adaptations towards
universal access.
Future Development
The Board has approved a balanced budget for 2013.
There will always be some uncertainties with regard to
funding through the state budgets, but the Board does
not see that this is to a greater extent than before. The
Board is of the opinion that the conditions for future
operations are present.
The accounts are presented accordingly.
Haugland 28th February 2013
Tove Liv Besstun Veierød , Chairman
Ingegärd Wärnersson, Dept. Chairman , Sweden
Gisli Kavli, Norwegian Red Cross
Ivar Lund-Mathiesen, UWC Norway
Hans Welblund Lindemann, Denmark
Matti Uolevi Hovila, Finland
Førde, February 2013
Deloitte AS
Ragnhild Tveiten, Staff representative
Leif Kilnes
Per Oliver Hugemark, Student representative
State Authorised Public Accountant (Norway)
Richard Lamont, Rektor
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Annual Report 2012
Financial Statements 2012
BALANCE SHEET
As of 31st December 2012
Notes Assets
2012
2011
Notes Equity and Liabilities
2012
2011
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
Retained earnings
Other equity
Total retained earnings
13,382,918
13,382,918
13,345,536
13,345,536
4
Total equity
13,432,918
13,395,536
5
Liabilities:
Project related funding
Total project related funding
80,101
80,101
119,766
119,766
6
Other long term:
Liabilities to financial institutions
Total other long term liabilities:
5,250,016
5,250,016
5,586,504
5,586,504
Current liabilities:
Trade creditors
Public duties payable
Other short-term liabilities
Total current liabilities
1,177,977
2,162,347
6,105,294
9,445,618
1,300,834
2,057,637
7,397,345
10,755,816
Total liabilities
14,775,735
16,462,086
Total Equity and Liabilities
28,208,653
29,857,623
Fixed Assets:
Property, plant and equipment:
3
3, 6
3, 6
3
3
3
9
Buildings
Housing facilities
Machinery, furniture, etc
Projects in Progress
Vehicles
Total property, plant and equipment
Financial Assets:
Investments in stocks and shares
Total financial assets
Total fixed assets
Current assets:
Inventory
9
8
Equity:
Paid-in capital:
4,510,576
13,785,299
1,355,032
46,948
503,934
20,201,788
4,715,776
14,174,599
1,654,023
0
652,334
21,196,732
203,000
203,000
50,000
50,000
20,404,788
21,246,732
66,880
62,571
Debtors:
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Total debtors
1,197,293
2,314,119
3,511,412
1,370,982
1,022,702
2,393,684
Bank deposits, cash, etc.
4,225,573
6,154,635
7,803,865
8,610,890
28,208,653
29,857,623
Total current assets
Total Assets
Basic capital
Total paid-in capital:
9
9
INCOME STATEMENT 2012
For the year ending 31st December 2012
Notes Operating income and operating expenses
2
7
2
3
2012
2011
Government Grants
International contributions
Rental income
Other income
Total operating income
29,037,000
13,484,143
761,413
7,379,504
50,662,060
28,164,000
13,397,857
689,940
7,320,219
49,572,016
Payroll expense
Operating expenses cleaning, facilities and maintenance
Operating expenses IT
Books and teaching supplies/equipment
Administrative expenses
Operating expense vehicles
Depreciation fixed assets
Travel expenses
Student support
Moving expenses
Other operating expenses
Total operating expenses
31,519,341
7,454,610
948,555
1,025,579
4,212,948
757,426
1,289,160
1,601,189
324,132
201,793
1,165,621
50,500,354
30,139,748
6,667,955
922,651
994,352
4,039,597
768,295
1,199,900
2,359,370
347,874
80,826
742,180
48,262,748
161,706
1,309,268
70,401
194,725
-124,324
48,448
283,653
-235,205
Result for the year
37,381
1,074,062
Allocation of net profit and equity transfers
Transferred to other equity
Total allocations
37,381
-37,381
1,074,062
-1,074,062
Result of operations
Financial income and financial expenses
Other interest received
Other interest expense
Financial items, net
4
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Notes to the Financial Statements 2012
Note 1 – Accounting principles
The financial statement is prepared in accordance with The
Norwegian Accounting Act and generally accepted accounting
principles in Norway for small entities.
General accounting principles income and expenses
Income is recorded when earned, normally at time of delivery of
goods and services. Expenses are recorded at the same time as
related income. Expenses with no relation to income, are recorded
when incurred.
Valuation and classification of assets
Assets meant for permanent ownership are classified as fixed
assets. Other assets are classified as current assets. Debtors due
within one year are classified as current assets. When classifying
short-term liabilities similar criteria are used.
The school facilities are partly financed by a loan from Den
Norske Stat at a nominal value of NoK 35,000,000. The loan is
interest-free and has no repayment commitment unless the
buildings are sold out of the foundation. The amount is therefore
not recorded as debt in the financial statements.
Note 4 – Equity etc.
Average no. of employees
Payments to leading
personnel
Salary
Other benefits
Total
2,995,057
2,861,044
1,966,601
31,519,341
1,623,738
30,139,748
57.1
49.1
Headmaster
Board
Fees to Auditor
Deloitte AS
Auditing
Other Services
Note 3 – Property, plant and equipment
Vehicles
Housing
Facilities
Buildings
Projects in
progress
5,306,292
2,035,781
15,576,099
4,990,767
0
27,908,939
0
0
0
0
0
0
Machines &
Furniture
Retired Items
Purchase cost New Assets
247,268
0
0
0
46,948
294,216
2,035,781
15,576,099
4,990,767
46,948
28,203,155
Total Depreciation
4,198,529
1,531,847
1,790,800
480,191
0
8,001,367
Book value 31.12
1,355,031
503,934
13,785,299
4,510,576
46,948
20,201,788
Annual depreciations
546,260
148,400
389,300
205,200
0
1,289,160
Depreciation method
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
10-30%
20%
3%
4-5%
Depreciation percentage
Administration building
Auditorium / Cantina
Two classroom facilities
Four dormitories for students and
Four teachers/mentor houses
Laundry facilities
Gift from the Leif Høegh Foundation
House for cultural events
Boathouse
Year of acquisition
1995
1997
Total Value
70,000,000
9,742,000
37,382
13,382,917
13,432,918
Balance 01.01
Received
Spent
Balance 31.12
Amnesty Intnl. Student
Group
7,770
0
7,770
0
Donations for Sports Arena
12,596
6,557
0
19,153
Campaigns - Students
87,769
0
26,821
60,948
Culture-house Fund
19,400
0
19,400
0
Total
127,535
6,557
53,991
80,101
Note 6 – Security for Mortgage loans
Nominal value of mortgage loans
2012
2011
5,250,016
5,586,504
Book value of pledged assets:
Machines, furniture
1,355,032
1,654,023
Buildings
13,785,299
14,174,599
15,140,331
15,828,622
Note 7 – Rental agreement etc.
The foundation has a rental agreement regarding lease of plant and
buildings from Røde Kors Haugland Rehabiliteringssenter AS.
Note 8 – Bank deposits
The bank deposits include tied-up assets of NoK 1,183,762 related
to withheld payroll taxes.
Note 9 – Joint Ventures
The housing facilities are subject to depreciation from the year 2009.
Property provided at no acquisition cost:
Buildings from Statsbygg
50,000
Total
5,553,560
Purchase Cost 31.12
13,395,535
37,382
2011
68,750
10,000
UWCRCN is obliged to have an occupational pension scheme in
accordance with the law on mandatory occupational pension. The
arrangements RCNUWC have made meet these requirements.
Purchasing cost 01.01
13,345,535
Note 5 – Project related funds
The foundation receives yearly gifts and contributions to defined
projects. Funds intended for such projects are shown as liabilities
in the balance sheet and recorded in the income statement when
used.
0
0
0
2012
67,501
30,662
50,000
Equity 31.12
2011
25,654,966
813,446
1,803
815,249
Total
Equity 01.01
Note 2 – Payroll costs, benefits, etc.
2012
26,557,683
Other Equity
Result for the year
Fixed assets are valued based on purchase price, but written down
to actual cost when the fluctuation in the value is not expected
to be incidental. Fixed assets with a minimum life expectancy are
depreciated systematically.
Current assets are valued at the lower of the purchasing price and
the actual value.
Salary
Payroll Tax, Employer’s
contribution
Other Personnel expenses
Total
Basic Capital
Company
Starting Date
Business Office
Ownership /
Voting share
Haugland Internasjonale
FOU Senter AS
08.06.95
Fjaler
33%
Verdsgrenda Haugland AS
20.12.2012
Fjaler
51%
Intercompany Accounts
2012
2011
Accounts receivable
30,644
38,144
Photographs by:
As donations and gifts cover the acquisition cost for the buildings,
they are only entered with a value of NoK 1,- in the Balance Sheet.
Cover photo: Adrienne Seet-Larsson
Other photos: Adrienne Seet-Larsson, Nadine Schaal, Mark Chalkley, Rudy Herrera Marmol,
Joakim Janninge, Fabian Pop Pop, Edmund Cluett and others
Printed by E. Natvik Prenteverk AS, Florø
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ensure respect for the human being.
It is guided solely by individual need.
It makes no distinction as to nationality,
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