Topic: Student Participation, Rome Model United Nations (MUN) 2020
Rome MUN: Model UNs are programmes geared towards teaching students the work of the United Nations. Participants act as delegates of the Member States as they replicate the debates and discussions held within actual UN committees. The goal of this experience-based program is to find common and effective solutions on the agenda topics through the approval and signing of resolutions.
The RomeMUN is a project which uses the “learning by doing” approach which means our participants acquire various practical skills such as public speaking, capacity to draft official international documents (position papers and UN resolutions), team building as they work in groups to find solutions and create resolutions, leadership abilities as they lead blocs of nations who share a common stance, research skills (research done before and during the simulation), adapting and working in a multicultural environment, given that there are participants from over 100 countries in the world.
Participants can choose the country they will represent and the associated committee (assuming it is not already allocated).
More information regarding the committees and countries for the 2020 edition will be posted shortly on this page
http://www.internationalcareersfestival.org/static/6/romemun/programme/54
Event/Dates: 7th to the 10th of March 2020
Deadline: The students have to contact with Marinos Papaioakeim (Research Associate, School of Law) at papaioakeim.m@unic.ac.cy no later than 30th of October 2019.
Selection Procedure
- The School of Law will follow a strict selection procedure in order to choose five (5) students to represent the University of Nicosia at the Rome MUN.
- The University will cover the registration fee of the conference (250EUR)
Evaluation Criteria
- Previous MUN/ or any other Simulation Experience 10%
- GPA 10%
- Simulation 40%
- Position Paper 40%
A. Previous Experience: Previous MUN or any other simulation experience is not necessary; however it is considered as an additional advantage.
B. GPA: While there is no minimum GPA requirement, students with GPA 3.3 or higher will be weighted positively.
C. Mini Simulation: The School will organize a mini simulation in order to evaluate the candidates in ‘real’ MUN conditions (the date will be announced). Students who are interested will receive further guidance on what is expected.
- Before the Simulation:
- The candidates will be prepared for a short discussion (15 min approximately) on the topic: North Korea Nuclear Program The candidates will be allocated to groups (each group 5-7 Students)
- The candidates will represent different states (e.g. North Korea, South Korea, United States, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, Israel, Germany) as well as other actors such as UN and the EU.
- During the Simulation:
- The candidates will have one (1) minute each to present the positions of the state/ actor that they represent (in regards to the topic), followed by a discussion of ten (10) minutes among them.
D. Position Paper: All students will be required to submit a position paper prior to the simulation. A position paper is a short essay (1 page max) that presents an arguable opinion about the specific issue from the perspective of the country/organization they represent. Guidance will be given.