Model of United Nations (MUN) is an exercise in which participants must represent a country belonging to the United Nations, assigned by the chair of a table within a United Nations committee. During the debate, they will follow the official UN rules of procedure and discuss a topic agreed upon by the committee chairpersons. The main objective of the MUN is the same as that of the real bodies, to find realistic and applicable solutions to solve complex and internationally relevant problems. In the case of UPMMUN, those issues have a technological component. For the 2025 edition, four committees have been created to discuss about:

-CSTD: United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development

-Technology’s Role in Building Disaster Resilience and Climate Adaptation.

-Global Cooperation in Developing Clean Energy Technologies.

-FAO: Food and Agricultural Organisation

-Technological Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture.

-Climate-Smart Agriculture for Global Food Security.

-UNODA: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

-Deepfakes and the Threat to Global Security.

-The Impact of Cyber Intelligence on Preventing International Conflicts.

-UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

-The Impact of Globalisation on Drug Trafficking Networks.

-The Role of Big Data in Combating Organised Crime.

Participation requirements
* Applicants must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program at any university; however, admission will be prioritized for students from EELISA alliance universities.

* Applicants need to have been accepted to participate by UPMMUN managers at each participating university. To do so, it is essential to fill in the complete form and to have been selected. Please note that just completing the form does not guarantee acceptance for participation.

* Applicants must have good communication and negotiation skills in English (minimun level: B2).

Once accepted, for participants living in Madrid there is a participation fee of 20 euros which must be paid before we can assign you a country. However, if you choose to host an international student (fee_0€), the participation fee will be waived.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

– Students from EELISA alliance universities (other than UPM) have until January 20, 2025 to register.

– UPM students and all other participants have until February 28, 2025 to register.

WHEN

4th to 6th of April, 2024

WHERE

Onsite, at UPM

ETSI Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas Campus Ciudad Universitaria Av. Puerta de Hierro, nº 2 – 4 28040 Madrid