Canterbury Model United Nations - Canterburymun

15/01/2019

The Canterbury MUN Secretariat is glad to present you a new partner to our conference: MUNFrance!

This year, MUN France will be hosted by Sciences Po Lille from the 15 to 17 March in Lille, France. This conference is open to high school students and university students.

Here is a message from the Secretary General of the 2019 edition of MUN France, Billie Bell:

"The Canterbury MUN 2019 Secretariat is pleased to announce a new partnership with MUNFrance - an annual Model United Nations conference, initiated by MUNWALK Sciences Po Lille, and hosted in partnership with Sciences Po Strasbourg, the University of Tours, and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

The partnership aims to promote democratic debate and international negotiation, and to introduce students to the art of diplomacy. Further objectives include improving students’ level of English, their capacity to debate and negotiate international subjects, and their knowledge of the internal workings of the UN system.

The 2019 edition of MUNFrance will take place in Lille, France, from 15 to 17 March.

Divided into thematic committees, students participating in MUNFrance will represent one of the 193 UN members, defending their country’s positions during three days of debates and negotiations within the Security Council, the Historical Security Council, the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC), the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) - the latter reserved for high school students.

Applications for single delegates and group delegations are now open. Please visit https://www.munfrance.com/applications for more details."

10/01/2019

Chair presentation (4) - Human Right committee chair : Mohammad Abid Qayumi

I am absolutely delighted to be welcoming you all to Canterbury Model United Nations 2019 and Human Right Council. My name is Mohammad Abid Qayumi will be your Chair this year, this will be my 26th time attending Model UN conference and my twenty-second as a member of Executive Board,

I have been in different committees such as a General Assembly, Economic and Financial Committee, Human Right Council and Security Council, I begin from the Kabul city of Afghanistan, where I was an active member of my society Model UN team for three years. Now, I am a sophomore at Kardan University majoring in Master in International Relations. Outside of the classroom, I’m a member of the editorial board for many Model United Nations Conferences.

This will definitely discuss the immediate issue and give you the opportunity to think on your feet and show your skills as delegates. The guide appears to be the intended range to offer you a platform for you to start your own research on our topic However, I encourage you to continue your research process; do not let your studies of these events end. If you have any questions, whether you are reading about the research, or about the committee itself, Please contact me by email.

Good luck with your research!

10/01/2019

Chair presentation (3) - EcoSoc chair : Prateek Didwani

Hi! I am 19, Indian, and currently studying Actuarial Science (Maths) at the University of Kent. Though I am studying Maths, my ever- continuing and growing interest in global politics has kept me well informed and made me a natural candidate to be involved in MUN.

My MUN Career started only last year when I joined University of Kent Model United Nations Society, and I have had the best time since. I have been to 6 + conference winning awards at 4 of them. I chaired at the previous Canterbury MUN, and can’t wait to chair this year! I hope you guys are as excited as me! See you guys soon.

10/01/2019

Chair presentation (2) - EcoSoc Committee's chair : Dawn Chai

Hello everyone! I’m Dawn, a first year Psychology student at the University of Kent from Brunei. I’ve actively partaken in MUN conferences and two high school conferences since 2017. This will be my second time chairing.
Because of MUN, I have become a more socially responsible and educated citizen, made countless friends, and became more confident in debating, leading others and public speaking.
I also love conspiracy theories, travelling, window shopping, and spending a ridiculous amount of time browsing through Twitter & Instagram. I look forward to chairing ECOSOC and making CantMUN memorable for all of us!!

10/01/2019

Chair presentation (1) - Climate Change Committee's chair : Valeria Minisni

Valeria Minisini is currently a Masters student in International Relations with International Law at the University of Kent. She has participated in Model United Nations conferences since she was 15 and her conference experiences have taken her to countries including China, South Korea, Turkey and Egypt. Valeria is Italian but grew up in Zambia, in Africa! Outside of Model United Nations and studying, she enjoys traveling (when she can), anything related to the theatre, photography and music.

08/01/2019

Do not hesitate to apply to Canterbury MUN, a high school conference taking place at the University of Kent this March 2019!

All details are on the website at: https://kentmunsociety.wixsite.com/kentmun

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29/11/2018

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29/11/2018

The Secretariat of Canterbury MUN 2019 🇺🇳
(from the left to the right)

USG Services: George is a third-year undergraduate at Athens University of Economics & Business studying Economics, with secondaries in Politics and Economic Law. He has been involved in many conferences such as the Model of Hellenic Parliament. He is incredibly excited to meet passionate young leaders from all around the world, and further the educational mission of Canterbury MUN.

Secretary General: Perrine, your Secretary General, is a 3rd year student coming from Sciences Po Lille in France, and doing a dual degree in Politics and International Relations here at the University of Kent. Her experience began 2 years ago thanks to Sciences Po and her selection to the Harvard National MUN. She has since taken part in the Oxford Int. MUN and the London Int. MUN with the Team Kent. She has been chairing the Middle East MUN conference in the UN in Geneva, the Canterbury Int. MUN last year and the AudenciaMUN. She has also organised the first edition of the FemiMUN in Sciences Po. Apart from MUN, she loves running, traveling and running again.

USG communications: Camille is a french second-year student in Politics and International Relations both at Sciences Po Lille and the University of Kent. She is committed in Model United Nations since last year, has been both delegate and chair, and is now Communication Officer for Canterbury MUN. She is really fond of art, sport and humanitarian issues.

USG Finance: Jazmin is a first year Law student at the University of Kent. Whilst she is a fresh face to Model United Nations, she has found MUN to be one of her most exciting academic experiences yet, and hopes to acquire and enhance the various skills that MUN offers the platform to develop.
Outside of MUN she enjoys travelling as much as possible, to experience the various cultures of the world. She looks forward to an amazing year on the committee of KentMUN.

Director General: Emily, your Director General, is a Politics and IR with Spanish student from France (Strasbourg). She has been to OxiMUN a month ago. As for the hobbies she's especially active as a rep and at salsa. She likes running, partying and travelling ! And the crazier a plan sounds the more she's into it !

Deputy SG: Over the last 5 years and 13 conferences, Alisha has absolutely grown to love every aspect of what an MUN conference has to offer. Be it the interesting debating, discussions about current world affairs or just the socialising that is involved with every conference, she thinks it is a great way to get involved whilst having a good time! With this in mind, she is extremely excited to serve as the Deputy Secretary General at this conference.

USG Delegate Affairs: Akshaya is a second year Law (LLB) student studying at the University of Kent. She has been part of the MUN community for four years, with ample experience in organising conferences and as a delegate and chair. She is now 'Under Secretary General of Delegate Affairs' for Canterbury MUN.

USG Logistics: Sam's MUN experience as the USG of logistics has been exciting, allowing him to meet new people, experience new challenges and make great friends !

09/03/2018

Members of our truly magnificent Secretariat

09/03/2018

09/03/2018

On behalf of the Secretariat and the entirety of Kent Model United Nations society we would like to thank you all for attending CanteburyMUN2018. For an inaugural conference we are extremely happy with the result.

We started with a fantastic opening ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral lodge with a thoughtful and inspiring speech from our esteemed guest speaker Dr. Carl Wright, which was then followed by 3 days of intense and positive debate from our superb delegates. It was the honour of a lifetime to provide such a magnificent experience for high school and university students alike. The entire secretariat hopes you take the lessons you learnt from CanterburyMUN and apply them to your future endeavours.

The aim of CanterburyMUN was to develop an appetite for MUN amongst high school students and based on the level of debate we saw last weekend we believe that you all have excellent futures in MUN.

Additionally, it is our pleasure to announce that the second instalment of CanterburyMUN by Kent Model United Nations Society will be taking place in 2019!

For now the Secretariat is taking a well deserved break but keep posted for new details about CanterburyMUN 2019, we will be announcing the conference date and new Secretariat in due course.

We will be uploading the official photos to this page very soon. Our magnificent photographers are working overtime to develop and edit over 6,000 photos

We also want to thank our fantastic Secretary General, Freddie Mallinson for his leadership and dedication to the conference, it certainly couldn't have happened without him. In addition, we want to pay a big thank you to the committee of Kent Model United Nations Society who helped and supported us all the way. Finally, we want to thank every individual in the secretariat for their dedication, hard work, sleepless nights and in some cases grey hair.

Lastly, the Secretariat would like to sign off for 2018. Thank you all for the fantastic journey and we look forward to seeing you next year at Kent!

Much Love, The CanterburyMUN Secretariat 2018