Recently, the 25th Northwestern Polytechnical University Model United Nations Conference (NPUMUN), hosted by the NPU Model United Nations Base, was successfully concluded. A number of international student delegates participated actively and performed exceptionally well, demonstrating excellent global perspectives and comprehensive qualities.
Over the course of the multi-day conference, international students were assigned to different committees, representing various countries to engage in in-depth discussions and negotiations on global issues. In the UN General Assembly Third Committee (UNGA3), delegates deliberated on topics such as the protection of journalists in armed conflicts; in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), representatives conducted multiple rounds of debate on the complex international security challenge of the North Korean nuclear issue; and in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the equity and sustainable pathways of energy transition became the focus of discussion.
With solid pre-conference research, clear procedural skills, and active diplomatic engagement, many international student delegates were recognized with conference awards for their outstanding performance. The list of awardees is as follows:
United Nations General Assembly Third Committee (UNGA3)
Outstanding Delegate:
Canada Delegate: OLUNLOYO DAVID OLATOMIDE
Honorable Mention:
Finland Delegate: SHAMSHIDINOVA NIGINA BAKHODIROVNA
Peru Delegate : FATIMA MADID;
Poland Delegate: MERIEME MOUDDEN
Best Position Paper Award:
Switzerland Delegate: HALA SAAD, YOUSRA BOUTLOUJ
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Outstanding Delegate:
Iran Delegate: MABSOUT AMINE;
China Delegate: MAHMOUD ABBAS
Honorable Mention:
Israel Delegate: OUBAKDI SAAD, MOHAMED HARTI
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Outstanding Delegate:
Kenya Delegate: KEMEL, MEHEDI HASSAN NAKIB
Honorable Mention:
Morocco Delegate: AZZAM FATIMA ZAHRA;
France Delegate: FERAHTIA RADHIA, ZESHAN HAIDER;
Australia Delegate: MAISHA RAUNAK, MALIHA RAUNAK
Position Paper Award:
Egypt Delegate: CHADLI MOHAMED AYMANE, IMANE
Participation in this Model United Nations conference provided international students with a valuable cross-cultural learning experience. MERIEME MOUDDEN from Morocco remarked, “By simulating the roles of delegates from different countries, we gained a deeper understanding of the complexity of international relations and enhanced our ability to communicate and collaborate in a multicultural environment. Alongside our Chinese friends, we not only worked together toward a better world through reaching resolutions, but also built lasting friendships.”
Through intensive discussions of global affairs as well as simulation and practice, international students at the conference strengthened a wide range of skills, including organization, academic writing, management, background research, public speaking, debate, conflict resolution, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and interpersonal communication. The experience laid a solid foundation for their leadership development.
(Writers: MERIEME MOUDDEN; Ding Ziyi
Photographers: Ding Ziyi; Ding Yibo
Editor: Li Fucai
Reviewer: Li Ziwei
Source: International College
Translators: Yang Runze; Mei Leyun)
