851-0647-00L ETH Model United Nations (MUN)
Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2020 |
Dozierende | A. Rom, I. Günther, L. Hensgen |
Periodizität | einmalige Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | In this course students will participate in a Model United Nations (MUN), deepen their knowledge about the United Nations (UN) and the opportunities and challenges the UN system currently faces and strengthen their negotiations and public speaking skills. |
Lernziel | • Students get an understanding of how the United Nations works, its history as well as the opportunities and challenges the UN system currently faces. • Students strengthen their negotiations and public speaking skills • Students familiarize themselves with a particular country’s priorities and strategies for UN negotiations |
Inhalt | In this course students learn about the UN system, its challenges and opportunities, strengthen their negations and public speaking skills and they get an opportunity to represent the interests of a country at a Model United Nations (MUN). The course consists of five sessions (March 9th/ March 23rd/ April 6th/ April 27th/ May 4th 5.15 PM- 7.00 PM) that include teaching and discussions about the UN system with external experts as well as the preparation and participation in a MUN in Zurich (May 1st- May 3th 2020). Upon request and at students’ own expense they can also attend a MUN in another location. |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The course consists of five sessions (March 9th/ March 23rd/ April 6th/ April 27th/ May 4th 5.15 PM- 7.00 PM) that include teaching and discussions about the UN system with external experts as well as the preparation and participation in a MUN in Zurich (May 1st- May 3th 2020). Upon request and at students’ own expense they can also attend a MUN in another location. The course is co-organized with the ETH MUN. Similar courses are offered at UZH, HSG, University of Bern, University of Geneva. |