Not Just for Students: The MUN Advisor Institute
“Advisors are often thrown into the role of leading a MUN team without having prior experience or a background in MUN,” said Ryan Villanueva, Best Delegate Co-Founder. The Advisor Institute offers...
View ArticleTHIMUN Policy Roundtable: A discussion towards better practices.
*This article was written by Kymberly Chu and Chea-Mun Tan, Media Associates at Best Delegate We compiled a list of interviews from students all over the world on their best and worst THIMUN committee...
View ArticleCore Values, and MUN for All: The Heart of the MUN Institute
What gives the MUN Institute its heartbeat? Is it the teachings that lead to the continued successes of students who applied them in the real world? Is it the expertise they bring with them, or even...
View ArticleApply to Attend WIMUN 2017: The Real United Nations Experience!
The third edition of WFUNA’s flagship Model UN will take place in New York, USA from February 1-4, 2017. WFUNA International Model United Nations (WIMUN) is the most accurate and realistic simulation...
View ArticleIntroducing a new episode of the Best Delegate Podcast
This year Best Delegate began to produce and publish a series of podcasts called MUNCast. Hosted by our current Editor-in-Cheif, Aaron Kalafarski, MUNCast provided listeners with in-depth interviews...
View ArticleEquity vs. Equality: An Interview with Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir
Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is a distinguished social and political author and activist in Malaysia. She frequently speaks on issues regarding Islam, HIV/AIDS, and gender and women’s rights. In 2010,...
View ArticleGuest Post: The 4 Managers You Will Meet in Model UN
Ryan Mitton is a master’s student at the London School of Economics studying Public Management and Governance. He previously served as the Secretary-General of McMUN at McGill University, and is a...
View ArticleTour the United Nations with Pokemon Go!
The latest craze to date, Pokemon Go is not only sweeping the United States, but the international community! The location-based virtual reality game is available in over thirty countries and this...
View ArticleGuest Post: How to Save the Future of Model UN
This Guest Article was provided by Yuji Develle. Yuji is the Former Media Chair of the United Kingdom at Best Delegate and President of King’s College London United Nations Association. Next year, he...
View ArticleWIMUN India 2016 Conference Recap: Bringing the UN4MUN Experience to India!
Overview: The World Federation of United Nations Associations partnered this year with MUN Café to organize the WIMUN conference in Agra, India. Building off of WIMUN’s previous successes in New York...
View ArticleThe 150 Best High School Model United Nations Teams in North America from the...
Clockwise, starting at the top-left: Horace Mann at CMUNC, Stuyvesant at JHUMUNC, Mira Costa at NHSMUN, and Upper Canada College at HMUN. With the first few conferences of the 2016-2017 school year...
View ArticleFantasy Crisis Committees: Food for Thought
Brian Kitano is a rising sophomore at Yale University, a Committee Director for the Failed States Crisis committee at the Security Council Simulation at Yale (SCSY) 2016 and an Under Secretary General...
View ArticleWhy Closing Ceremonies Suck [Are No Good] and How We Can Fix Them
This guest opinion article was written by Sam Povey, a student at London School of Economics, who has been doing Model UN for the past six years. MUN conferences have gotten bigger and better over the...
View ArticleCall for Applications: WFUNA UN4MUN Workshop at UN Headquarters, November 21-23
Basic Facts The World Federation of UN Associations will be organizing a 3-day UN4MUN Workshop at the UN Headquarters in New York from 21-23 November, 2016. This workshop is being organized in...
View ArticleJoin WIMUN 2017 in New York City for the Real United Nations Experience!
The third edition of WFUNA’s flagship Model UN will take place in New York, USA from February 1-4, 2017. WFUNA International Model United Nations (WIMUN) is the most accurate and realistic simulation...
View ArticleApply to Join the 2016-2017 Best Delegate Team! Applications due September 21st.
Careers at Best Delegate Best Delegate is a global education organization with a mission of training today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders through Model United Nations. Our goal is to provide...
View ArticleBest Delegate is Recruiting for Staff! Applications are due September 21st!
Best Delegate is currently recruiting for its 2016-2017 staff! There are currently positions available in three departments: the Global Media Team, the Marketing Team, and the Product Development Team....
View ArticleWelcome to the Team: Aaron Kalafarski and Conna Walsh!
The Best Delegate full-time team has expanded! Please join is in welcoming Aaron Kalafarski and Conna Walsh as Program Managers on the Best Delegate team! Both Aaron and Conna have had extensive...
View Article4 Major Differences Between Model UN vs. Debate
Negotiation and lobbying are necessary skills in Model UN that are not often found in Debate September is usually club recruitment season when club leaders go out and try to get more students,...
View Article5 Mistakes to Avoid at Your First College Model UN Conference
College Model UN can feature crisis committees and well-researched delegates The college Model UN season is about to begin! For many of the college freshmen, you’re probably excited to get back into...
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