Student Life and Service
Having been in MUN since 8th grade, I can confidently say that my debating, speaking, and writing skills would not be where they are today without MUN. The beauty of MUN is that you are judged not only for the answers you give, but for the questions you ask.
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the challenges of COVID-19, we were still able to attend many interesting conferences both online and in person. After the first semester, Concordian’s MUN club attended Oxford MUN online and Thammasat’s MUN in person. I am very proud to announce that Concordian’s delegation has received more than 9 awards for our first semester of conferences!
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Model United Nations (MUN) is not only about debating and cultivating communication & critical thinking skills, it is also about being an aware citizen – aware of social, economic, environmental and political tensions around the world. Becoming a better informed citizen allows us to approach global issues diplomatically and understand the nuances of cultural differences. Each MUN conference that we attended this year explored many contemporary issues such as vaccine diplomacy, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro and more.
To current and future MUNers: keep asking questions and keep voicing them. I look forward to seeing our delegates debate in our upcoming conferences (THAIMUN, GECMUN, and Chulalongkorn MUN)! AngAng (G12) – Secretary General of Concordian’s Model United Nations Some words from our club members! Melody Chuang (G10s): “MUN taught me a lot… I was never the kind to be in political issues and it didn’t hit me how there were so many issues in the world until I engaged in MUN. It not only taught me world views, it definitely also taught me socializing. It was hard talking to people at first but as I had more experience it got easier and it was really fun to join MUN and meet new people. During the past month, I joined OxfordMUN2021 as a delegate of Ukraine in the World Health Organization (WHO) and Thammasat MUN as the delegate of China in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). From WHO to UNSC is definitely a big jump but was one that helped me grow.”