Established only 3
years ago, the Bilkent
Model United Nations
Society has become the
most prestigious in
Turkey, with more than 50
members participating in
international conferences
each year. Although the
concept of a Model UN
suggests it is for
international relations
majors, the Society does
attract students from a
variety of backgrounds,
including science,
engineering, management
and fine arts.
The goal is to promote
the ideals of the United
Nations: strengthening
global peace and stability
by teaching future
generations to understand
different views while
endorsing diplomacy. The
Society also helps
students develop
communication, linguistic
and presentation skills.
If you are looking to bring
an international relations
dimension to your area of
study, this may be of
interest to you.
The Bilkent MUN
Society has participated
in conferences such as
the Harvard World MUN
in Edinburgh, Catalonia;
MUN in Barcelona
(where they received the
most successful
delegation award this
year), MUNTR in Ankara
and İstanbul; Sabancı
University MUN in
İstanbul; the Turkish
International MUN Youth
Assembly in İstanbul, and
The Hague International
MUN Youth Assembly in
The Hague.
This March, the Bilkent
MUN Society will cosponsor
the MUNTR
Platform's Model
Conference in Ankara,
(visit
http://www.muntr.org for details) in cooperation
with the UN Office in
Turkey. In addition,
Bilkent MUN members
will take part in the East-
West Dialogue conference
this November in
Barcelona. In attendance
will be prominent
politicians and academics
from around the world.
If you are interested in
taking part, visit the
Bilkent Model United
Nations Society stand in
front of the "A" building
next week, or join their
mailing list at
www.bilkentmun.org and stay updated with the
latest announcements.
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