Dear friends,
I am extraordinary pleased to welcome you to the third edition of the Model United Nations of the University of Salamanca. The oldest still existing university of Spain will host more than 100 future leaders... Continuar leyendo
The Parliamentary Procedure Course ran by MUNUSAL at the Law Faculty of Salamanca last november was a great success among the students... Continuar leyendo
After nearly a month’s course of Rules of Procedures by the student association MUNUSAL, it finally sent the first Model United Nations (MUN) delegation abroad of year 09-10 to Bonn, Germany... Continuar leyendo
The University of Salamanca's delegation for HNMUN!
Last thursday, December the 10th 2009, a selection process of the delegates who will form the delegation representing the USAL in Harvard National Model United Nations took place... Continuar leyendo
There are still available positions to participate in our United Nation Press Committee.
For our third conference, we encourage you to join it if you:
* posess a high level of written English and oral comprehension;
* are interested in current affairs and international relations;
* show good communication skills;
* are an organized person and able to work under pressure and tight deadlines;
* are able to express complex issues straightforwardly;
* are a hard-working, determined, flexible, persistent and motivated team worker;
* posess a general knowledge of the United Nations procedures.
If you think you fit into this profile and you are interested on applying, just send us an email to: unpc@munusal.org.
Dear friends,
I am extraordinary pleased to welcome you to the third edition of the Model United Nations of the University of Salamanca. The oldest still existing university of Spain will host more than 100 future leaders from throughout the world that will gather at the birthplace of international law to discuss issues that cover all continents. Their care for the future of our world will translate into a common spirit and into lifelong friendships that will make our world a better place.
The innovative approach of MUNUSAL incorporates not only the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, the Economic and Social Council as well as the Department of Public Information, but also the Ibero-American Summit as well as the African Union. It is the first time that the important and promising African Union is simulated at an international Model United Nations conference.
Tomorrow’s brilliant leaders will travel far to unite in Salamanca for five days to find solutions to some of the most daunting current challenges. As the year 2010 celebrates the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, the University of Salamanca offers the ideal space to host this significant event that will contribute tremendously towards establishing a new global sense of community.
A carefully selected team of competent organizers and chairs is working extremely hard in making MUNUSAL 2010 a great success.
It is a privilege for me to invite you to the historic and beautiful city of Salamanca to address today’s challenges and to enjoy the unique atmosphere of Salamanca!
Yours sincerely,
Conrad Rein
Secretary-General
Model United Nations University of Salamanca
This course was mainly focus on those student whose main purpose was to participate in foreign MUN's such as BIMUN (Germany) or the world famous Harvard National Model United Nation, a conference in which MUNUSAL has took part three times so far. These are the reasons why the lessons were given in English.
MUNUSAL 2010 is approaching and, as every year, our Parliamentary Procedure Course pre-MUNUSAL is coming back. It will take place during February, both in English and Spanish, since one of our committees is the Iberoamerican Summit.
The schedule will be post soon in this section.
After nearly a month’s course of Rules of Procedures by the student association MUNUSAL, it finally sent the first Model United Nations (MUN) delegation abroad of year 09-10 to Bonn, Germany, for the week long BIMUN conference from November 29th to December 4th.The delegation consisted of 10 students of the University of Salamanca, however from different countries: Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, UK, China, and South Korea. From the diverse backgrounds of the single delegation of MUNUSAL, it can be easily inferred that BIMUN 2009 was a grand international party. BIMUN 2009 had 170 participants from 50 nations, even including Afghanistan, Palestine, Egypt, Cameroon, Peru, etc. It was a precious opportunity for people from different parts of the world to mingle and meet and greet each other. And perspectives with different cultures and viewpoints contributed to the final success of the conference.
Bonn, which was the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and now is host to sixteen different UN organisations and has the proud moniker of “Germany’s United Nations city”, is a perfect place to host the MUN conference. The UN campus, which is the symbol of Bonn, offered ideal working conditions and a synergistic environment. In BIMUN this year, there were six different committees: General Assembly, Security Council, United Nations Environment Program, International Court of Justice, International Labour Conference and Council of the European Union.
The topics discussed ranged from environmental governance, economic crisis, counter terrorism, energy security to gender equality and improvement of education, covering the major issues of the world nowadays. Delegates of different nations negotiated with each other, stressing requirements, defending interests and seeking alliances, with the final objective to reach an agreement among all. However, a final resolution satisfying the whole international community was no easy task to fulfil because of the various interests of different countries, which is exactly the same as the real United Nations.
Compromises had to be made, and what’s the most important, trust and confidence should be set up if we really want to live up to the expectations for UN’s effectiveness and make the consensus. During this process, an overall knowledge of the country represented as well as an international outlook is essential for the negotiation. Besides, a good command of English is also of crucial importance for the communication among people speaking different languages. Most of the students of MUNUSAL delegation are beginners for the MUN conference. However, with a clear mind of Rules of Procedures taught by the association before and also the simulation of MUN during the courses helping the students to put the knowledge into practice, the delegates of MUNUSAL felt a lot easier for BIMUN and had all done very good job.
Delegates of BIMUN had a notably full schedule. Not only did they attend the committee session during the day (sometimes 6 hours a day), but also they had various extra activities, e.g.: the city tour, visit to the Town Hall and Germany Museums and also the International Lounge, a big party that displayed the typical things of different countries brought by the students. And the night life was also wonderful. From Monday to Friday, there was party every night. It was always interesting to see how different the delegates were with the casual clothes and even gorgeous dresses in the bar at night, dancing, drinking and talking, while during the day, all dressed in suits and were quite serious about the discussion. So everyone definitely got fruitful experiences from BIMUN!
Although BIMUN has ended, our own MUN, the MUNUSAL is approaching. With the strong influence of our delegation at BIMUN, a lot of students have already shown interests in participating in MUNUSAL. With the efforts and preparation of the organizers for MUNUSAL, it is absolutely certain that the MUNUSAL will be a huge success. Let’s all expect it!
MUNUSAL had the honour to attend the investiture ceremony as doctor honoris causa by the University of Salamanca of the President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Óscar Arias, on the 2nd of December of 2009.
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The University of Salamanca's delegation for HNMUN!
Last thursday, December the 10th, a selection process of the delegates who will form the delegation representing the USAL in Harvard National Model United Nations took place.
15 students of the University of Salamanca form this delegation. These future delegates of one of the most prestigious models of the world have already started to get everything done before the 11th of Februay, when the conference begins.
This year, the delegation is honored to represent Mali, after having represented two European countries (Latvia and Bulgaria) and one Asian country (Bhutan).
