Mufid (EP-2017) Karel Geraldo Goethart (Management-2018)

FEB UNAIR students have the opportunity to take part in the International Leaders Model United Nations (ILMUN). Taking place at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, the event was held at the end of January to the beginning of February (20–02/02). Mufid, a student of Development Economics 2017 and Karel Geraldo Goethart Management 2018, were the participants. Mufid stated that the event was not only attended by students from the Faculty of Economics and Business UNAIR but also from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science and Technology, and Faculty of Cultural Sciences.

There are two stages to the ILMUN selection. Namely, web registration, followed by filling in the registration form. Then, if you pass the second stage, you will get a Letter of Acceptance (LoA).

"When filling out the online form, you don't just fill in your personal identity, you choose three councils and three countries in order of priority according to your wishes and then write an essay that matches the topic with the council and country you have chosen," said Mufid.

This essay will be a benchmark for why we should choose that council and country. Including the insights you have and explaining what has been chosen for later implementation.

After obtaining the LoA, delegates will be divided into several councils and countries. At ILMUN, there are several types of councils such as WHO, UNESCO, IMF, UNHRC, UN Security Council. After that, the participants are given the issue of each council, delegates must make a position paper containing their arguments regarding an issue according to the role of the country that has been obtained.

There are many activities there with the core events being the Zero Conference, Meeting Season, First Season, Second Season, and Special Curtural Performance.

Karel said that meeting friends from various countries was the most memorable thing. Moreover, even though as the name suggests, it covers Asia, it turns out there were delegations from the African continent, namely Libya, the American continent, Canada, and even the European continent, such as Croatia.