A new edition of URJCMun TEEN is coming

Ramon Machuca

The URJC Model of the United Nations (MUN) is a university simulation in which participants debate representing countries of the ONUEach representative, also called a “delegate,” is part of a committee that discusses various issues, both social and economic.

The mission within each committee is to achieve the consensus of the majority of the delegations and draft a document that, after approval, becomes a resolution on the subject in question. On this occasion, URJCmun TEEN has 9 committees different, both in Spanish and English, in which participants will discuss issues ranging from anti-terrorism to health, as well as topics such as the issue of childhood or the economy.

Andrea Barchino, the event’s general secretary and a student of the International Relations degree at the URJC, says that this year there were a lot of new features: “We have included activities that go beyond the academic, to allow participants to disconnect from the debates and recharge their batteries to return full of energy.” Barchino concludes that: “This year we have included mini-games at the info points and we have done a treasure hunt to encourage participation.”

URJCmun was born in 2013 as an initiative to foster students' interest in the United Nations, international relations and diplomacy. After many years of work by the organization, it has established itself as the largest Model United Nations in Spain and Europe.

This initiative gave rise in 2020 to URJCmun TEEN, the United Nations model of the Rey Juan Carlos University for ESO and Baccalaureate students. Its mission is to help young people have concerns beyond the classroom and to enrich themselves personally. In this way, in 2022 they became the largest TEEN model in Europe.