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Johannes is 27 years old and finished his BA in European Studies at the University of Bremen, having done his ERASMUS for one year in beautiful Valencia. He is now about to move to Berlin. Europe was not only the area of his studies but the he also loves to travel around, seeing what this fabulous continent has to offer. His aim is to visit all member states of the EU plus all the Balkan states, although he is always open to other continents.
He has already participated in various MUNs – as a delegate and as a chair – in different countries, among which are MOSTIMUN, SOFIMUN, ZAGIMUN and NAPOMUN. As one can see, he is truly infected with the so called MUN-virus. He loves new things and is especially fond of meeting people from all over the world and exchange with them, so the concept of MUN just suits him perfectly.
Johannes is looking forward to MUNUSAL (finally giving him an opportunity to return to Salamanca), to meet old friends, to make new friends and most of all have a lot of fun during academic and social events. He also promises to do his very best to make this MUNUSAL –once again – a memorable event for everyone!
“When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.” (Nelson Mandela) |
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Evelina Sandalova was born in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. This year she graduated at Banking, Trade and Finance at the National Trade and Banking school and is current student at Nottingham University, United Kingdom doing double major at Politics and Economics.
She began her MUN experience 2 years ago, being part of Council of European Union at a simulation organized by the American University in Bulgaria and AISEC. Her next challenge was the participation in the International Security and War Conference against terrorism and simulation of the General Assembly at the National Model United Nations 2010-2012. Once she started she could not get enough and during the summer she attended the SOFIMUN 2010 conference, as part of the Council of European Union, representing Cyprus, granted honorary mention. After this new experience she decided do apply and was chosen to be chairperson of UNDP at MOSIMUN 2011. Totally fascinated by the MUN world she decided to join the SOFIMUN Foundation team, organizer of the annual SOFIMUN conference as a financial manager and recruiter. Having the chance to see the MUN world from all the perspectives -delegate, chairperson and organizer- Evelina believes that she is ready for her next endeavour in MUNUSAL 2012.
For Evelina to be part of the team of MUNUSAL 2012 is an endeavor which will contribute to its most to her MUN and life experience.She hardly ever quits and if there is a chance for something to be reached, she gives it all. For Evelina being part of the team of MUNUSAL conference will be one of the best ways to learn more, gain experience and opportunity to enjoy a great team.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams |
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Born in Germany’s beautiful capital city Berlin, Florian has been a true city child for 23 years.
Now. He is currently taking an internship break from his Online-Editor degree program which takes place in the not so beautiful city of Cologne. Throughout this break, he is learning all things necessary to combine both experiences: how to be a digital native much more capable of using the web and its opportunities, and a tri-media journalist. Journalism is his passion since his first subscription to SPIEGEL back in 10th grade. His passion for well articulated language in combination with his never ending hunger for information led to his big wish to become a modern journalist in a very idealistic way. To achieve this goal, one of his biggest steps so far was SOFIMUN 2010 where he participated as a journalist representing Le Monde Diplomatique (to which he also has a subscription now).
The unique feeling between nervous breakdown, stress and incredible personalities achieving a truly fantastic conference, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Even more important: He met some really good friends there.
After being asked to become the Editor in Chief of SOFIMUN 2011, it took him exactly one second to think and accept it and even less for MUNUSAL 2012. |
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23 years of age and originally from Basel, Switzerland, Marin relocated to Zürich to study Philosophy, German Literature and Film Sciences. This year, he extended his Bachelor years with an ERASMUS stay at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
After three MUNs as a journalist and two as an Editor in Chief, Marin starts to feel like somewhat of a granddad of MUN journalism, but still, he is always thrilled to take part in another project of this kind, seeing what has changed and what has remained the same.
In his spare time, Marin likes to play football and chess, collect obscure music from the 1960s and write all kinds of stuff. Generally, he‘s interested in pretty much everything and considers himself jack of all trades and master of none. This is also why he has no idea where the future will take him, but he might just end up as a journalist. |
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David is a 22-year old student of Political Science, English-Speaking Cultures and Professional Public Decision Making at the University of Bremen and Saint Louis/Brussels. Having been born and raised in a provincial town in central Germany, he started participating in Model United Nations conferences in order to broaden his horizon.
After having started with some smaller MUNs in Germany, he soon went on to bigger ones abroad, most notably SOFIMUN 2010 and NAPOMUN 2011. He ran through all positions and most common councils of MUN, has been Chairperson for three times and has won four awards.
Apart from MUNs David likes to read, go out and travel around. Getting to know so many inspiring people from all over world is one of the perks of participating in MUNs to him. Thus, he is already very much looking forward to MUNUSAL 2012 and, more importantly, to getting to know you.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. – Robert Lee Frost |
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Currently doing a double major in Law and Business Management in the University of Salamanca, Esther is going abroad next year to complete her studies and do some travelling.
She has participated as a delegate in HNMUN 2010, as well as in previous editions of MUNUSAL. At the same time, she has been actively working with this association, and has given Parliamentary Procedure lessons to beginners due to her enthusiasm to get other people involved.
Esther has always been fascinated by the concept of MUNs and their fundamental values. She cannot think of a more rewarding way to be conscious of current global issues and learn about the importance of working together towards a common goal. All of this, while building memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
Always willing to accept new challenges, Esther is thrilled to be chairing for the first time in her home university this year, as well as joining the brilliant MUNUSAL 2012 team!
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
Nelson Mandela |
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Ria likes to consider herself living in a constant pursuit of happiness. At 21, she is currently on her last year of a Bachelor's degree in Economics in Zagreb. “Staying hungry, staying foolish“, she enjoys constantly being on the move which led her to live in the United States and recently in France as a part of Erasmus and visit countless countries, and more importantly, have friends on all corners of the world.
She loves engaging in long conversations, whether it is about the Arab Spring, Neoliberalism and Marxism, Marguerite Duras novels, Joy division music or where it's best to have wine in Paris. If not attending a music festival, or having coffee in the Zagreb sun, you will be sure to find her checking Ryan air flights while planning a new trip destination. The recent additions to her bucket list include going backpacking in South America, attending Glastonbury and volunteering for a NGO in Subsaharan Africa.
It was exactly one year ago that she attended ZagiMUN in her hometown and today, 3 committees, 6 topics, over a 100 new friends, irreplaceable memories, and she feels she is just getting started. She can’t wait to meet you at MUNUSAL, take part in heated debates with you, enjoy those kinds of Salamanca nights that end with watching the sunrise, make indelible memories and leave after one week as friends.
„Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.“ Charles Bukowski |
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Cem is currently a sophomore at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul studying business administration. He lives in Istanbul, and he’s 20 years old. Apart from school, he also has a small Internet company. Although he was born in southern Turkey, he never actually lived there. In fact after having seen all the amazing parts of Istanbul, he has no intention to return to his hometown apart from visiting the family every once in a while.
Although his major has no direct link with MUN, he thinks MUN is the best way of learning, having fun and meeting people. He has started doing MUN 5 years ago and he’s participated around 15 conferences so far. He took part in almost all the positions including delegate, committee director, academic advisor, and journalist and so on. He has also participated to some European Youth Parliament conferences, which has different procedure but still pulled his attention to European matters. He likes cycling, sailing and listening to music. |
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Gianpiero has recently graduated from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, with a Bachelor Degree in Economics and Management for Arts, Culture and Communication. Born in Pescara, a small town in the central Italian countryside, he has lived in Scotland, Mexico, Rome and, currently, he is undergoing an internship experience in India.
After his first MUN adventure, he quickly developed a passionate interest for international relations, diplomacy, debating and cultural exchange. Thanks to the conferences attended both as a delegate and as a chairperson, Gianpiero took on the role of Conference Manager for MILMUN 2010, and is currently a permanent Advisory Board member for the MILMUN Association.
For his first MUNUSAL conference, Gianpiero promises to give his best and, together with his fantastic co-chair, will provide the Human Rights Council participants with a truly unforgettable experience of learning, internationality, debating, diplomacy, fun, and friendship.
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” (Mahatma Gandhi) |
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Nele is a Belgian law student, currently enrolled in her third bachelor at the Catholic University of Leuven. Having always been interested in international relations, she started MUN’ing in 2010 and got infected with the MUN virus straight-away. She has gained quite some delegating experience already, with MUNUSAL 2011 as one of the absolute highlights, and decided to make a more active contribution to the MUN-world by joining the board of directors of KULMUN at the end of last academic year.
Apart from the political/diplomatic side, Nele believes Model United Nations is an enrichment on a personal level as well, in the sense that it broadens the mind and fosters intercultural dialogue, solidarity and tolerance. In addition, she keeps getting amazed by all the wonderful people there are out there in the ‘MUN-community’. Nele is thus thrilled to return to the beautiful city of Salamanca for her first chairing experience, together with her co-chair Gianpiero. She absolutely loved the 2011 edition, and will try her very best to make the 2012 one just as great.
“If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” - Anita Roddick |
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Mihnea was born in the beautiful city of Cluj-Napoca, situated in the World-famous region of Transylvania, Romania. He graduated Political Sciences and Law, studies which he believes are an important step for his future career. He is now pursuing his studies with a Master’s in Comparative European Politics in Amsterdam. Amongst his areas of interest you will find political theory, comparative politics, international relations, trade law, contemporary history and art.
He got addicted to MUNs in 2008, when he contracted the “Model United Nations virus”, which generated his participation in more than ten such conferences, either as a delegate, chair or Ex-Com member. Some of the conferences he attended are SiMUN, SOFIMUN, ZAGIMUN, BISMUN, MOSTIMUN, BIMUN and UCUMUN. Next year’s March he will also be the Secretary-General of KULMUN, in Leuven, Belgium. His major achievement until now has been the organizing of NAPOMUN, the Model United Nations conference in his home city.
Mihnea is looking forward to participating in MUNUSAL, a Model United Nations which he always wanted to attend! 2012 will be the year he will go to Spain and meet good old friends, but also establish new long-lasting friendships in a multicultural environment specific for such conferences. |
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Graduated in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Lille (France), Marie has a master in European studies from the university of Salamanca and is currently achieving her course in Sciences Po specializing herself in Public Communication.
She had the chance to discover the MUN world in 2009 while she was doing her Erasmus in the beautiful city of Salamanca.
Participating first as a delegate in various Models (BIMUN, MUNUSAL, ZAGIMUN), she then decided to join the enthusiastic munusal team organizing the 2011 Edition which was a great experience.
She feels now glad to come back to her dear Salamanca to chair the European council, to visit some great friends and to make some new ones.
A part from her studies, Marie likes to listen to some good music, to travel, read classic literature and to dance during Salamanca’s crazy parties! |
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Currently studying law in the University of Salamanca, Andrés has been organizing and participating in MUNs for several years now. After seeing the positive effects it has on people both inside and outside of the conference room, he now focuses his energy in trying to extend the MUN philosophy around the world and trying to get as many people as possible involved in this marvelous activity. He also sees every MUN as a new learning opportunity. That is why with great pleasure he represents MUNUSAL in EMUNNET.
Originally born in Quito-Ecuador he moved to Spain to Salamanca some years ago to further his studies in law. He is very happy as he enjoys both law and the things Salamanca has to offer. One of the things he enjoys the most of the MUN conference is meeting new people so he is looking forward to meeting everyone that comes! Esta muy emocionado de estar en la Cumbre con Nathalie Stroobants y estar en el comité en Castellano de Munusal 2012. Espero que todos podamos disfrutar intensamente! |
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Nathalie is currently a European Law student at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands. Being born and raised in a small island in Venezuela, she has the South American spirit and culture in her veins. Having a major interest in our world’s culture and politics she moved to Belgium last year to continue her studies.
She was infected with the so-called “MUN virus” in High School, when she attended her first MUN conference in Caracas, Venezuela. After that, she has dedicated all her spare time in MUNs, participating as a delegate, chair, and organizer around South America and Europe, meeting people from all around the world, having the best experiences, and making extraordinary friends. One of her main goals is to spread the importance of our generation’s active role in today’s society, and to assert the great significance of multiculturalism, freedom, and leadership.
Last year, she participated as a delegate in MUNUSAL’s Iberoamerican Summit and considers it as one the best MUN experiences she has had until now. This will be Nathalie’s first time to Chair a European Conference (and hopefully not the last!) and she is thrilled to meet this year participants and she hopes to make the Iberoamerican Summit a complete success and an amazing experience for all participating delegates.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. |
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