Lately, we have been putting quite a lot of effort into our position papers. They all summarise Namibia’s position on the agenda topics but these issues are different in every committee. This means, we mostly work in pairs and do research on various topics, e.g. Mainstreaming Gender in Peacekeeping Operations, The Role of Youth in … More How to write a Position Paper
Happy New Year, everyone! In 2018 we have been up to a lot of things: our fundraising team organised cake and waffle sales, we did presentations on Namibian history, politics, economy etc. , we started working in our committees and wrote our first position paper. Last but not least we had a nice Christmas party … More
It is Saturday, 10 a.m., and the formal meeting starts with the roll call. Students of the University of Tübingen, dressed up in professional business attire, represent the UN delegations. The chair (Bettina Ahrens) and rapporteurs (Lidija Beganović and Malena Halmer) guide the delegates through formal session. It is all just a simulation, yet everyone … More 1st Simulation
New academic year, new delegation! We started our first session this week and are now expecting the applications of our potential new delegates that will be representing Namibia next year in New York. It is going to be a great challenge and a lot of fun. You still have the chance to apply until 10pm … More We are Back!
Finally, it was there – the moment (or rather the days) we had been waiting for. When we sat in the opening ceremony on Sunday, March 24th, overviewing a grand ballroom in which hundreds of people were chatting excitedly, we felt that this was what we had been preparing for since octobre. After the opening ceremony, … More The Grand Finale
Have you ever wondered how our NMUN-seminar works? How the simulation in New York will work? How we sound when we give a speech in front of other delegates, what challenges we face, or what we are looking forward to the most in the States? The answer to these questions and many more will be available soon … More NMUN 2018 meets Radio micro-Europa
From February 14th to 18th, part of our delegation went on a trip to Geneva. Geneva hosts the head quarters of many UN organizations and is home to many diplomats from around the globe. Travelling to Geneva was therefore particularly interesting for our preparation for NMUN, since we had the chance to visit some institutions … More Our Trip to Geneva
Last Friday, February 9th, the Tuebingen Model United Nations took place in the “Neue Aula” of the Eberhard Karls University. Much like the simulation at Hohenheim, our delegation was joined by students from Hohenheim and Heidelberg during our UN Simulation. After a great opening and welcoming speech from Prof. Dr. Thomas Diez, director of the Institute … More TMUN 2018
Being convincing is maybe the most important skill for a delegate to achieve. Oratory is a key factor in being successful during the negotiations and giving speeches, making statements and arguments. To help the Tübingen NMUN delegation 2018 in improving our body language, speech structure, and presentation skills, Dr. Marco Behrmann of Cevey Consulting visited … More Speech Training by Cevey Consulting
It had been quite a while since our delegates were able to practice negotiating and public speaking. So it was overdue that we participated in another Model United Nations Simulation, to keep these skills as sharp as possible. In this case, we attended the Hohenheim Castle MUN (HCMUN), which was hosted in the Hohenheim Castle … More The Hohenheim Castle MUN (HCMUN)
