On the 22nd of October 2010, a Global Concerns day was held at RCNUWC with Migration as the topic under the humanitarian theme.
The participants consisted of the 200 students of RCN. Several guest speakers were invited to the event as seen in the table below.
| 8:00 – 9:10 | Opening: Introduction and presentation Annelies |
| 9:10 – 9:35 | Cookie break |
| 9:35 – 10:45 | Workshops 1st slot |
| 10:55 – 12:05 | Presentations Sutha and Mottak visitors |
| 12:05 – 12:50 | Lunch |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Workshops 2nd slot |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Closing |
The first speaker of the day, Annelies Ollieuz, shared her experiences as a volunteer in Haiti after the earthquake and talked about the process of internal displacement of people.
After the first workshops, a presentation about the process of migration in Norway was given by Sutha, who works at the Bergum Mottak in Forde.This was followed by personal stories from two boys staying at Bergum Mottak themselves, who also answered the students’ questions.
The workshops included the following:
Psychology of global nomads Role plays, games and personal stories in order to explain the concept of global nomads
Portraits of immigrants in the media Presentation, with a case study about Denmark
Cultural Clashes Presentation about how different cultural traditions can affect the society that they are brought into
Effects of migration in Soviet Countries from Second World War to nowadays presentation
Migration policies Debate-structured role play about different policies towards migration
Environmental Refugees Presentation and case study from The Maldives
Where to go? Game followed by presentation about general migration
Brain Drain in Asia Presentation
Sex Trade and Human Trade Game followed by several short presentations
Latin-American background in USA Presentation
All of the workshops were organized and led by students, with help from teachers where needed, and included discussions with the entire group.