Harvard World Model United Nations

The World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) is an annual traveling Model United Nations conference for college students run by Harvard undergraduates and a team from a local university from the host city. Dubbed the "Olympics of Model UN", WorldMUN moves to a new international city each year and attracts 2,000 college and graduate students from more than 60 countries, making it the largest traveling collegiate-level Model UN conference in the world.[1]

Over the past two decades, WorldMUN has traveled to 19 cities in five continents, including The Hague in the Netherlands; Puebla, Mexico; Geneva, Switzerland; Beijing, China; Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt; Heidelberg, Germany; and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. WorldMUN 2011 was held between March 14-18, 2011 in Singapore.[2] The conference lasts one week in March and combines committee sessions during the day with nightly social events. WorldMUN was founded in 1991 and is the only traveling Model UN conference in existence.[3]

For 2012, Vancouver, Canada has won the bid to host the 21st Harvard WorldMUN. The conference will be held from March 11-15, 2012.[4]

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Activities

Participants are assigned to represent countries, organizations, or leaders in order to debate pressing international issues in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO).
WorldMUN's social events are pivotal to the WordMUN experience.
  1. Global Village: Every year, WorldMUN starts off its social agenda with Global Village. This is the first opportunity for delegates to meet each other in a social setting. Delegations will be able to host a booth, where they can share traditions, delicacies, and more from their home countries.[5]
  2. Featured night: Designed by the Host Team of the year for participants to experience the host city's local culture.
  3. Cabaret: Also a WorldMUN tradition, delegates will showcase their talents on stage in Cabaret on the third night.[6]
  4. Featured night: Designed by the Host Team of the year for participants to experience the host city's local culture.
  5. Farewell Party: Traditionally, WorldMUN closes with the craziest social event of all five, the Farewell Party.

WorldMUN Locations

Session Year Location
City Country Local Host Team Conference Venue
1 1992 Miedzyzdroje Poland
2 1993 Prague Czech Republic
3 1994 Luxembourg Luxembourg
4 1995 Geneva Switzerland
5 1996 Amsterdam Netherlands
6 1997 Budapest Hungary Budapest University of Economic Sciences
7 1998 Brussels Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel
8 1999 Cambridge United Kingdom University of Cambridge
9 2000 Athens Greece
10 2001 Istanbul Turkey Koç University
11 2002 Belo Horizonte Brazil
12 2003 Heidelberg Germany University of Heidelberg University of Heidelberg - Old Town Campus
13 2004 Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt Modern Sciences and Arts University
14 2005 Edinburgh United Kingdom University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh
15 2006 Beijing China Peking University Peking University
16 2007 Geneva Switzerland École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Centre international de conférences de Genève (CICG)
17 2008 Puebla Mexico Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Convention Center of Puebla
18 2009 The Hague Netherlands United Netherlands World Forum Convention Center and the International Criminal Court
19 2010 Taipei Taiwan National Taiwan University Taipei International Convention Center
20 2011 Singapore Singapore National University of Singapore Suntec Singapore International Convention Centre
21 2012 Vancouver Canada University of British Columbia Vancouver Convention Centre

Past WorldMUN Logos

See also

Model United Nations

References

  1. ^ http://www.worldmun.org/history
  2. ^ http://www.worldmun.org/
  3. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/news/article847774.ece
  4. ^ http://www.worldmun.org/page/fees-dates
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ [2]