The UWC Red Cross Nordic (UWCRCN), formerly known as Red Cross Nordic United World College, was founded in 1995 and is the ninth member of the family of United World Colleges. Patrons of the college and the movement include Nelson Mandela, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and Queen Sonja of Norway . The first college, Atlantic College, was established by the German Educationalist Kurt Hahn to promote international understanding and peace. The size of the colleges varies between two hundred (Pearson, Nordic and Adriatic) and more than two thousand (South East Asia). Students are selected from 135 nations by National Committees or selection contacts on merit and many receive full scholarships. Students at the college are eligible, after graduation, to participate in the Shelby Davis Scholarship programme, which funds undergraduate study (based on need) for UWC students at many US universities.
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