Beskrivelse
For over 40 years, the National Model United Nations Conference NMUN has brought together about 5.000 students from five continents to simulate the work of the United Nations committees. This makes NMUN the world's largest university-level Model United Nations event. Students interested in international relations have the unique opportunity to directly experience the process of diplomatic negotiations and even simulate selected sessions at the UN Headquarters itself.The aim of this workshop is to prepare the student delegation for representing the political interests of a specific country in the various UN committees (e.g. General Assembly, WHO, UNHCR). In these committees, students will debate according to the UN Rules of Procedure. Students will also have the opportunity to enhance their speech and presentation skills. Since preparation for the trip will be organized by students, regular and active participation is expected.
Students must be prepared to participate in organizing, planning and fundraising for the trip. As the number of delegates attending the conference is limited, the workshop will be restricted to roughly 20 participants. A selection process will take place within the first weeks of the semester. The final decision will be taken in early November at the latest.
The workshop will be held in English to prepare for committee sessions at the conference; therefore good English skills are required. Please note that the workshop includes 2 bloc sessions on weekends and two compulsory attendances of local Model United Nations events, namely the
Hohenheim Castle Model United Nations (in January 2020) and the Tübingen Model United Nations (February 2020) which will also be organized by the student delegation. The workshop further includes a voluntary 'field trip' to Geneva in order to visit a number of UN organizations.
Important: Participation in the Model UN workshop is tied to simultaneous participation in the seminar "The United Nations System: Politics and Policies" taught by Andreas Hasenclever in the winter term.