Inspiring revolutions through resolutions
Bay View College’s model United Nations is being participated in by 260 delegates
Delegates sit through their third committee session on Sunday, anxiously waiting for the day to end so the awards could be announced. PHOTO: EXPRESS/SAHER BALOCH
KARACHI:
Bay View College hosted the third inter-school model United Nations, Bay View Model United Nations (BAYMUN) 2015, at its college campus on Saturday, with more than 20 schools participating from across the city.
Around 260 students attended the opening ceremony of the three-day conference on Saturday, whose topic for this year is ‘Revolutions Through Resolutions’.
The conference hosts a number of students every year from various schools in Karachi as ‘delegates’ of their representative countries in UN committees.
The preparation has been going on since June to put together teams for five different categories, explained the director-general of BAYMUN 2015, Nabeeha Mahmood, who is also an A-Level student. She also explained that each department is handled by the second-year A-Level students, while the first-year students volunteer to help in the organising work.
“We help students make the arrangements and organise the event, to prepare them for other Model United Nations [they may participate in],” said Nadeem Islam, head of A-Levels at Bay View College.
Since its successful launch in 2013, BAYMUN has provided a platform for students from different A-Level schools to meet other students and test their skills. “We are giving them a chance to know what field they are the best in and debate about their potential,” said Islam.
“BAYMUN enhances the capability of students for discretion, negotiation, debating and team work,” he said.
“We also give them an understanding and perspective of various countries on [relevant] matters,” Islam added. Model United Nations conferences require extensive research and understanding of the viewpoints and positions of various countries on regional and international issues.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2015.
Bay View College hosted the third inter-school model United Nations, Bay View Model United Nations (BAYMUN) 2015, at its college campus on Saturday, with more than 20 schools participating from across the city.
Around 260 students attended the opening ceremony of the three-day conference on Saturday, whose topic for this year is ‘Revolutions Through Resolutions’.
The conference hosts a number of students every year from various schools in Karachi as ‘delegates’ of their representative countries in UN committees.
The preparation has been going on since June to put together teams for five different categories, explained the director-general of BAYMUN 2015, Nabeeha Mahmood, who is also an A-Level student. She also explained that each department is handled by the second-year A-Level students, while the first-year students volunteer to help in the organising work.
“We help students make the arrangements and organise the event, to prepare them for other Model United Nations [they may participate in],” said Nadeem Islam, head of A-Levels at Bay View College.
Since its successful launch in 2013, BAYMUN has provided a platform for students from different A-Level schools to meet other students and test their skills. “We are giving them a chance to know what field they are the best in and debate about their potential,” said Islam.
“BAYMUN enhances the capability of students for discretion, negotiation, debating and team work,” he said.
“We also give them an understanding and perspective of various countries on [relevant] matters,” Islam added. Model United Nations conferences require extensive research and understanding of the viewpoints and positions of various countries on regional and international issues.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2015.