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BayreuthX: Model United Nations

Are you a future policymaker, consultant, negotiator, or diplomat?
If so, this course is for you! You will acquire skills in negotiation, public speaking, creative thinking, and leadership. Model United Nations (MUN) is a simulation of the United Nations where you are the representative of a country in a UN committee. This course prepares you to participate in MUN conferences and helps you to view the world more optimistically, whilst developing your professional skillset.

6 weeks
1–3 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Free
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Starts May 1

About this course

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Do you care about global problems such as climate change, human rights, and conflicts? Do you want to work in an international organization and think about how to kick-start your career? This course on Model United Nations is well suited.
Model United Nations replicates the working processes of the UN. You become the representative of a country at the UN. Through this lens, you think about innovative ideas on how to solve global issues, negotiate with representatives of other countries, and vote to adopt new international frameworks and action plans. You debate topics ranging from development to peace & security, human rights, and international law.
The goal of this course is to enable you to participate in MUN conferences. You will learn how to prepare for and carry out your role as a diplomat at such conferences. Experienced MUN alumni will teach you how to research your country, UN committee and topic, write Position and Working Papers, give speeches, and apply UN-like Rules of Procedure. We invite you to put your skills into practice and participate in your first MUN conference after concluding the course.
The course is designed to help you be more hopeful about our future. Leading experts from the UN and think tanks, as well as the EU ambassador tell you what it’s like, the real UN.
Doing Model United Nations equips you with the necessary soft skills to master intercultural or challenging situations. You improve your communications skills, become more empathetic and confident, and resilient to stress. It is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in pursuing a career in politics, business, or law.
Join the MUN world and you will experience something as vivid and energetic as few things before in your life!

At a glance

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English

What you'll learn

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  • Learn about the history, structure and current policy frameworks of the United Nations
  • Be inspired to creatively think about how to solve global problems from a countries’ perspective
  • Accumulate soft skills on public speaking, teamwork, communication, and negotiation
  • Acquire all necessary skills for fruitfully participating in Model United Nations conferences, from conference preparation (research, position paper writing) to at conference skills (speech & working paper writing, Rules of Procedure)
  • Get an insight into the working processes of the United Nations
  1. Foundations of (Model) United Nations
  2. Research for MUN conferences
  3. Position Paper Writing
  4. Public Speaking and Speech Writing
  5. Rules of Procedure
  6. Resolution Writing

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