Model United Nations, MUN

Model United Nations, also abbreviated as Model UN or MUN, is an academic simulation of the United Nations that is organised by mostly universities all over the world, mostly in the US and Europe and mostly for high school students. MUN aims to educate participants about civics, current events, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy. In standard Model UN, students take on roles as diplomats from A to Z of a member country chosen and participate in a simulated session of an intergovernmental organization (IGO) such as General Assembly or Security Council. Participants research a country, but not their own country, take on roles as diplomats of that country, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems from the points of view of that country which is chosen by the org. body  from the alternatives –member countries of the UN- given by the participants. MUN is curricular in most of the high schools and it is also an extracurricular activity in some schools where the students choose to join MUN as a club.
Some financial aid is also given by the organisation  to the participants who are in need of money for travel, kind of  accommodation expenses during the MUN  conference .

Apart from this, eligibility mostly is based upon interest and knowledge in social and political issues, ability for debate, ambition to be a good diplomat, being able to afford all the expenses  for the conference held abroad. MUN is really one of the best  organisations for high schools all over the world. To be a participant at a MUN conference will surely contribute a lot to your personality, to your way of thinking analytically and see the college life closely for your future plans. Making international friends from all over world is a perfect addition to all the pleasures mentioned above. I attended a lot of MUN conferences held by Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins which were my wonderful experiences as a faculty adviser.I can say that the success certificate that you get from the conference is much more effective than the diploma.