Mission Statement

Based on the HGSSCS Articles of Incorporation:

  • Provide members with a forum for education and the discussion of topics of common interest to the people of Houston and Galveston, Texas and Stavanger, Norway

  • Provide exchange participants with the opportunity to study and promote a better understanding between the people of Houston and Galveston, Texas and Stavanger, Norway in the arts, literature, cultural ideals, aspirations, and the developments of each.

  • To strive to promote friendly, personal relations between the peoples of the two regions as they meet, either as members, or if residing or traveling in either region.

  • To foster and promote scholarship, along with possible funding, among the students of educational institutions of both regions.

  • Without concerning itself in any way with the internal politics or the internal policies of either region, to seek to engender the goal of peace, progress, and prosperity for people the world over.