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Model United Nations: Experiencing International Diplomacy in New York!

Here you can go to the GiMUN e.V. Website. You can also find a  report on our recent trip to Berlin as well as a collection of pictures!

Here you can find our NMUN Team 2023.


Are you interested in global issues and international affairs? Do you want to discuss issues that have global significance and work together to find practical solutions? Are you interested in exchanging ideas with students from all over the world?

Then this is the right place for you!

Model United Nations are international conferences, which sometimes bring together more than 2.000 students from different countries. They are simulations lasting several days in which the workings of the United Nations and diplomatic negotiations are simulated.

On September 9 and 10, 2022, our GiMUN took place in Giessen for the first time. GiMUN (Giessen Model United Nations) is an English-language conference simulating a session of the United Nations. It was organized by the association GiMUN e.V. with support from the chair team of Professor Marauhn. All students as well as high school students could participate. Participation is free of charge and is be certified with an official certificate.

On Friday 9.9. there was a mandatory Rules of Procedure Workshop for the introduction to MUN with assignment of the countries to be represented, from 1:30 pm until about 5:30 pm in a seminar room at JuWi Campus Licher Straße 76, 35394 Gießen.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, a full-day simulation of a United Nations Crisis Session took place from 8:30 a.m. to about 6 p.m. in the plenary hall of the city hall in Giessen. At the beginning the topic of the Crisis Session was announced. In the following, the participants discussed the issue as representatives of their assigned country, gave speeches and worked out solutions in informal negotiations and adopted two resolutions at the end.

 

The Model United Nations colloquium is offered every winter semester by the Chair of Professor Marauhn and serves as preparation for participation in one of the well-known MUN conferences. For this purpose, students of law can acquire a foreign language certificate or a key qualification. Students from other departments can also participate.

For all those interested in becoming part of the next NMUN delegation for New York 2023:
The application process will open again at the chair starting in summer and the preparatory colloquium Model United Nations will start again in winter semester 2023/24.

 

 

 

 

The application deadline has passed. From the applications received, the delegates for NMUN in April 2023 will be selected in the next weeks until mid-September. In summer 2023 there will be a new call for applications for NMUN 23/24 in April 2024.

Criteria for the selection process are:

  • Proven interest in and prior knowledge of international law, especially the United Nations and international politics.
  • English language skills, especially oral expression; possible experience abroad
  • Capacity and interest to familiarize oneself intensively with the assigned country and various topics (research, presentations, speeches, negotiations, writing position papers, etc.)
  • Enjoyment of discussion and negotiation as well as the ability to work in a team, time management skills, reliability, and intercultural skills
  • Willingness to get involved in the organizational preparations (e.g. organization of excursions, search for sponsors, social media and website presence, writing reports, documentation of team activities, search for experts, etc.).
  • Previous achievements in studies, school, and volunteer work

In addition to the above criteria, we will take into account factors contributing to forming a diverse team, with people from a wide range of different backgrounds.

After sending the written application, all applicants are required to participate in Giessen Model United Nations Conference 15.-17.9.2023 during which the applicants are further evaluated based on the above criteria. In addition, possible interviews will be held if necessary.

Most recently, the Giessen delegation attended the National Model United Nations Conference in New York in 2022 and participated in SiegMUN and MainMUN in preparation for this. In previous years, the Giessen teams had participated in the World MUN Conference.

Besides the information our activities and reports can be found on Instagram.

If you have any questions or are interested, please do not hesitate to contact us: .