CIFAL Atlanta- KSU Model United Nations Conference
Started in 1986, the High School Model United Nations (HSMUN) gathers the best students from high schools in the Southeast United States to come to Kennesaw State University and participate in a Model UN. Model UN is an excellent club for all students interested in diplomacy, teaching, politics, or any other career path because it teaches them to speak publicly, debate, work with others, be diplomatic, write resolutions to help solve current world issues, and learn how to represent another country when they may never have had the chance to live outside of their hometown. The skills developed through this program are integral not only at conferences, but in real life scenarios. The theme of Kennesaw State University’s 33rd High School Model United Nations Conference is “Diplomacy, Negotiation, and Dispute Resolution: The Driving Forces behind the United Nations.” Every conference’s goal is to discuss real world problems giving students a chance to feel like their voice matters.
Prior to the conference, the high school students research topics their committees will address and study the policy and needs of their representative states and produce a position paper for their respective committee which will be reviewed by their committee staff.
By the end of the event, delegates (high school students) will have enhanced skills in terms of:
- Giving speeches
- Preparing draft resolutions
- Negotiating with allies and adversaries
- Resolving conflicts
- Navigating the Model UN conference Rules of Procedures
The conference will include:
- Opening Ceremonies
- Committee Sessions
- Mission Briefings
- Head Delegates Meeting
- Delegate Seminars
- Plenary Sessions
- Closing Ceremonies
The conference’s theme on “Diplomacy, Negotiation, and Dispute Resolution” will help the delegates harness their expertise used within mock sessions to solve conflict in their lives and properly debate topics in their future education. It will also lead to rewarding and successful debates during the conference along with collaborative and conflict solving resolutions. Speakers and organizers of the conference will facilitate active participation in international interests, encourage delegates to pursue their goals, and assist the youth delegates in understanding the inner workings of international institutions and diplomatic reasoning.
Local High School Model United Nations club members