MUN Society Belgium

MUN Society Belgium is an inter-university student club aimed at broadening the mindset of its members as well as developing abilities such as speaking, debating and negotiating through participation in Model United Nations (MUN) conferences around the globe.[1] The organization was founded in 2006 and has won awards and the patronage of the national and regional ministers of Foreign Affairs.[2][3][4][5][6]

MUN Society Belgium
Friendship in Excellence, Excellence in Friendship
AbbreviationMSB
Formation2006
TypeFoundation
PurposeEducation
Location
  • Belgium
Official language
English
Websitehttp://www.munsocietybelgium.org/

History

After participating in the Catalonia Model of United Nations (C'MUN) in 2006, six students from various universities across Belgium founded MUN Society Belgium in mid-year. The organization experienced a rapid growth in membership as well as in success at MUN conferences all across the world.[7]

As of 2017, MUN Society Belgium has won the eight latest editions of Oxford International MUN[8] and had won the Harvard WorldMUN six times[9] and was ranked #1[10] in the MUN World Division.

In March 2014 MUN Society Belgium successfully hosted the annual WorldMUN conference in Brussels.

Harvard WorldMUN

MUN Society Belgium won the best large delegation awards at the following Harvard WorldMUN conferences:

  • The Hague 2009
  • Taipei 2010
  • Singapore 2011
  • Melbourne 2013
  • Rome 2016
  • Montreal 2017

See also

References
  1. MUN Society Belgium on Facebook
  2. MUN Society Belgium
  3. "De Standaard, 15 March 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  4. Gazet van Antwerpen, 21 March 2011
  5. Gazet van Antwerpen, 6 October 2007
  6. KU Leuven, 30 March 2010
  7. MUN Society Belgium
  8. Oxford International MUN
  9. MUN Circuit, 1 March 2011 Archived 17 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Best Delegate, 30 March 2011
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