Aims
The aim of the United World Colleges is to use education as a force to unite peoples, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. The Nordic College, with a special emphasis on environmental and humanitarian concerns, brings highly motivated young students from all parts of the world so they can live and learn together. The school's objective is to help students become active, involved and educated citizens whose attitudes towards understanding and service will be a powerful catalyst for change. Through these students, who are selected on merit as representatives of their countries, RCNUWC hopes to influence their wider communities to become more understanding, compassionate and peaceful. The Red Cross United World College “wishes to create a better and more tolerant world.”
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