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The Model United Nations of the University of Chicago is a collegiate Model UN organization of undergraduates at the University of Chicago, co-founded in 1988 by Michael Volchok and Maneesh Arora. For thirty-two years, the organization has hosted an annual conference (MUNUC) for high school students across the United States and the world. [8]
National databases also exist, such as model-un.de [8] for conferences in Germany, MUNation [9] for conferences in Sri Lanka, and a Facebook page called "MUN Dae Jun" [10] for conferences in the Republic of Korea. While some of these resources editorialize their databases, others allow conference hosts to submit and advertise their own conferences.
The Chicago Model United Nations (ChoMUN), also organized by the University of Chicago, is a prestigious college-level Model UN conference in the region, being well known for its unique simulations, and is known to be one of the best college-level crisis conferences in the US. [15]
The university's competitive Model United Nations team was the top-ranked team in North America in 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, and again for the 2017–2018 season. The university's Model UN team is also the first to be in the top 5 for almost a decade, according to Best Delegate.
The Model UN community also hosts two major conferences per year: MUNUC (Model United Nations at the University of Chicago), held in February for high school students, and ChoMUN (Chicago Model United Nations), held in April for college students. Another notable organization is the Chicago Society, established in 2001.
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Today, some Model United Nations conferences include a wide variety of topics in their committee offerings, [1] some even simulating the League of Nations. The first recorded instance of a Model United Nations conference was at Swarthmore College on 5 April 1947. [10] Over 150 students from over 41 colleges were reported as participating.