Model United Nations Society Göttingen

Deadline: May 25, 2026

Events

Summer & Winter Schools

Location(s)

  • Germany
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The total population of Göttingen is about 120,000 of which more than 30.000 are students.

Overview

Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. At a MUN conference, students work as the representative of a country, organization, or person, and must solve a problem with other delegates from around the world. MUN teaches participants skills like research, public speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership. While Model UN is typically used as an extracurricular activity, some universitys also offer it as a class. Model UN is meant to engage students, and allow them to develop deeper understanding into current world issues.

Details

Delegates conduct research before conferences: they must formulate position papers, and create policy proposals that they will debate with other delegates in their committee. At the end of a conference, delegates will vote on written policies (called draft resolutions), with the goal of passing them with a majority vote. The best-performing delegates in each committee, as well as delegations, are sometimes recognized with awards.

Model UN organizations have conferences that accommodate students, from elementary school, all the way to college or university levels. Most conferences will often cater to just one of these three levels. The GöMUN is primarily for university students but has some guest delegates from highschools aswell. Delegates usually attend conferences together, as delegations sent by their respective school or university’s model UN clubs, though some delegates attend conferences independently.

Committees

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

  • Level: Beginner 

World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Level: Beginner

European Council (EC)

  • Level: Intermediate 

Historic - Security Council (UNSC)

  • Level: Expert

MUNSG e.V.

The Model United Nations Society Göttingen e.V. (MUNSG) was established in 2005. A group of students decided to participate in the famous Harvard World MUN in Edinburgh and founded the society. Since then, the society has constantly evolved and was proud to organize their first GöMUN-conference in 2009.

Apart from planning and holding the conference, the society works closely together with the Department of Political Science of the Georg-August-University Göttingen. In our weekly meetings we debate in the modus of the UN and practice our speaking skills as well as learn about the code of conduct.

As a non-profit organization with the aim of improving international dialogue, the society also raises funds to offer financial support to its members, who wish to attend MUN-conferences, whenever possible.

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Deadline: May 25, 2026

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