SRM MODEL UNITED NATIONS
Model United Nations (also Model UN or MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.
Model United Nations is probably the most popular extracurricular activity in Universities and Schools all across the Globe. It teaches them, for once, to look beyond ‘I, me, myself’ and fight for the greater good of humanity.
The participants role-play as diplomats representing a nation or NGO in a simulated session of an organ (committee) of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly. Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. More recently, simulation of other deliberative bodies, such as the United States National Security Council, has been included in Model United Nations, even if they are completely unrelated to the UN or international affairs as a whole. In general, the participants that the executive panel considers to be most contributing are given awards, such as 'Best Delegate award'.
At SRM, we organise MUNs with a simple aim, but an aim with a great impact, that is introducing as any students as we can, to the brilliant concept of Model United Nations. This aim has been achieved successfully in the last year two years through SRMMUN 2011 which redefined debate and established itself as one of the best Model UN Conferences in India, and SRMUMUN 2012 where we successfully hosted India’s BIGGEST Model United Nation Conference with 12 councils, 3 of which were simulated in the country for the first time- The CIA-KGB JCC, a historic General Assembly discussing the arms race at the peak of the cold war, and a joint session of the NATO and the Shangai Cooperative Agency which were the major attractions last year. Not to mention us being the only MUN in the country to have a historic, a present and a futuristic security council.
Model United Nations is probably the most popular extracurricular activity in Universities and Schools all across the Globe. It teaches them, for once, to look beyond ‘I, me, myself’ and fight for the greater good of humanity.
The participants role-play as diplomats representing a nation or NGO in a simulated session of an organ (committee) of the United Nations, such as the Security Council or the General Assembly. Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems. More recently, simulation of other deliberative bodies, such as the United States National Security Council, has been included in Model United Nations, even if they are completely unrelated to the UN or international affairs as a whole. In general, the participants that the executive panel considers to be most contributing are given awards, such as 'Best Delegate award'.
At SRM, we organise MUNs with a simple aim, but an aim with a great impact, that is introducing as any students as we can, to the brilliant concept of Model United Nations. This aim has been achieved successfully in the last year two years through SRMMUN 2011 which redefined debate and established itself as one of the best Model UN Conferences in India, and SRMUMUN 2012 where we successfully hosted India’s BIGGEST Model United Nation Conference with 12 councils, 3 of which were simulated in the country for the first time- The CIA-KGB JCC, a historic General Assembly discussing the arms race at the peak of the cold war, and a joint session of the NATO and the Shangai Cooperative Agency which were the major attractions last year. Not to mention us being the only MUN in the country to have a historic, a present and a futuristic security council.