EMUNNET
History of EMUNNET
The European Model United Nations Network (EMUNNET) is a network of Model United Nations Organizations (MUNs) located within geographical Europe.
The goal of EMUNNET is to promote the MUN-concept all over the world and with it intercultural understanding as well as an active and effective learning process of the youth in the field of international politics.
In order to reach this goal, EMUNNET facilitates cooperation between MUNs, lobbies for the MUN-idea in political institutions and the civil society in general. It supports the creation and organization of new MUNs and maintains a website that serves as a source of information concerning the various MUNs in the world
It was founded by BIMUN, GIMUN, MILMUN, MUNUSAL, TEIMUN and ZAGIMUN together in March 2008 and is the first initiative of this kind in the sense that several MUNs from different countries have come together in order to exploit synergies and promote the MUN-idea as a whole. In 2009, FINMUN became the latest addition to EMUNNET.
You can download EMUNNET's charter here: 
Recapitulation after 6 months of existence
Written by Dorothea Schmidt (GIMUN), source
An introduction into the European Model United Nations Network (EMUNNET) and a short overview of its achievements during the past six months is now available in a report by Kaspar Paur, the president of this network which you can download here .
After only six months, EMUNNET has shown in an impressive way its potential on the one hand and its limits on the other. Since the GIMUN is holding the presidency over EMUNNET, we were at the source of all the activities of EMUNNET so far.
The project EMUNNET certainly has a great potential. It is the first initiative of this kind in the sense that it emerged as a joint initiative of six MUNs from different countries. If EMUNNET succeeds in becoming the central network of discussion and cooperation between MUNs, as well as the main source of information for interested students, this network would have a very remarkable positive impact on the MUN world.
With the new website and Facebook group, EMUNNET has acquired two powerful tools to promote MUNs, inter-MUN cooperation and to inform students from all over the world.
The limits of EMUNNET can be summed up in two words: Slow pace. The sheer diversity of the member MUNs and the logistical challenges to communicate require a lot of discussions, reevaluations of decisions and sometimes frustrating outcomes.
Judging from the history of EMUNNET and the progress made, the potential clearly overweighs the limits, leaving the network facing a promising future.
Click here to go to the official EMUNNET website.
EMUNNET Members
BIMUN (Bonn International Model UN)
Conference: November / December
www.bimun.org
Bonn International Model United Nations/ Simulation Internationale des Nations Unies de Bonn (BIMUN/SINUB) is a bilingual university-level simulation of the United Nations and the European Union. The conference takes place in Germany’s UN city Bonn every year in early December. Since 2002 more than 700 students from over 40 countries have taken part in BIMUN/SINUB.
FINMUN (Finland Model United Nations)
Conference: April
www.finmun.org
The FinMUN Society was founded in 2004 and has so far focused on establishing a solid basis for MUN activities in Finland. The week long conference includes team building, lectures, cultural events, excursions and a three-day simulation of the Security Council. The next conference will be held in April 2010 and for the first time there will be two simulations of two different UN committees.
GIMUN (Geneva International Model UN)
Conference: March / April
www.gimun.org
The Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) is an annual conference where different United Nations committees are simulated. Participants coming from every corner of the world experience one week of tough, but interesting negotiations and debates in the European UN capital in Switzerland.
MILMUN (Milan International Model UN)
Conference: April / May
www.milmun.org
The Milan International Model United Nations is a simulation of the United Nations’ various committees, agencies, bodies, specific organs and programmes. Students assume the roles of diplomats of the UN’s Member States within its different bodies. The goal of MILMUN is to let students have an experience with have educational impact both during and after University.
MUNUSAL (Model United Nations University of Salamanca)
Conference: April
www. munusal.org
The MUNUSAL is the newest member in the MUN-family and has held its first successful conference this year. A big number of Gi-, Mil- and Zagimuners has pilgrimaged to Salamanca in order to assist the birth of this new MUN and get familiar with the Spanish way of doing MUNs!
TEIMUN (The European International Model United Nations)
Conference: July
www. teimun.org
In 2008, TEIMUN held its 21st conference and is therefore older than all the MUNs listed here together. This experience translates directly into a very high quality-level of the main conference and The Hague as official seat of the ICC and other important institutions adds a very special flavour to the experience of participating in the TEIMUN.
ZAGIMUN (Zagreb International Model United Nations)
Conference: 19th – 25th October 2008
www. zagimun.org
The Zagreb International Model United Nations (ZAGIMUN) is an annual United Nations simulation for university students organized by the Center for International Cooperation in Zagreb, Croatia. This year it will be held for the third time, from 18th to 24th October, 2009.
Any MUNs wishing to become part of EMUNNET please contact kaspar.paur@gimun.org for further information!
