Delegates Declare TIMUN ’09 A Success!
By Farah Kashwa
One of the greatest advantages of being a junior is getting a chance to travel to the Turkish International Model United Nations (TIMUN). The delegation from Schutz that represented Japan at TIMUN this year were Hana Kotb (Ambassador), Hala Abou El Seoud, Sandrine Aziz, Nourhan El Sallab, and Nathaniel Helminiak. Travelling along with them were Noureen Ben Halim and Hanna El-Amrawi for the journalistic experience of TIMUN; of course the students were accompanied by Mr. Collins since he is the MUN director.
It is the first time in the history of Schutz to send non-delegates to the conference. This year, Hanna El-Amrawi and Noureen Ben Halim made history when they travelled to TIMUN to be part of the journalism department of the conference. When participating in an MUN conference, there is a daily newspaper updating you on the happenings of the previous day. Usually throughout the conference you are sitting down on a chair in your committee; however, Hanna and Noureen were running in the building to find their next big story. Apart from writing, several documentaries were made about the diversity of the conference. When I asked Hanna about what she thought of the journalism department of there conference, she said, “Comparing being a delegate to this I enjoyed this a lot more because I have a strong passion for journalism so I thought this was the right thing to do. It made me feel that I was in a real press room.”
While the students are attending the conference, they lobby with other delegates. While lobbying they discuss resolutions and aspects of the issues that they weres presented with. All preparations and discussions should be made from their country’s point of view of course. Also, while lobbying, people from all around the world were present at the conference. You are constantly being introduced to new cultures and new thoughts.
The advantage of TIMUN is that it is a smaller conference than The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) therefore delegates have more opportunities to speak in their committees.
When I asked Hala Abou El Seoud about that conference, she had this to say, “I loved the people there; it was different and diverse, and it was really interesting for me to get to know so many different people from so many different places. The experience I got was magnificent and I learned a lot from it! Mr. Collins was great!”
Travelling to Istanbul, Turkey for TIMUN does not only mean conferencing throughout the trip. The delegation managed to get a chance to explore the lovely city of Istanbul; a city filled with so much culture. Being a delegation dominated by girls of course there was a lot of shopping involved. Apart from some shopping time, they visited the European side of Turkey which was a fun experience. Noureen Ben Halim pointed out that the banquet at the end of the conference was a lot of fun.
Overall, the trip was a great success! The delegates had a great experience and also a lot of fun. What better combination than that can there be?
By Farah Kashwa
One of the greatest advantages of being a junior is getting a chance to travel to the Turkish International Model United Nations (TIMUN). The delegation from Schutz that represented Japan at TIMUN this year were Hana Kotb (Ambassador), Hala Abou El Seoud, Sandrine Aziz, Nourhan El Sallab, and Nathaniel Helminiak. Travelling along with them were Noureen Ben Halim and Hanna El-Amrawi for the journalistic experience of TIMUN; of course the students were accompanied by Mr. Collins since he is the MUN director.
It is the first time in the history of Schutz to send non-delegates to the conference. This year, Hanna El-Amrawi and Noureen Ben Halim made history when they travelled to TIMUN to be part of the journalism department of the conference. When participating in an MUN conference, there is a daily newspaper updating you on the happenings of the previous day. Usually throughout the conference you are sitting down on a chair in your committee; however, Hanna and Noureen were running in the building to find their next big story. Apart from writing, several documentaries were made about the diversity of the conference. When I asked Hanna about what she thought of the journalism department of there conference, she said, “Comparing being a delegate to this I enjoyed this a lot more because I have a strong passion for journalism so I thought this was the right thing to do. It made me feel that I was in a real press room.”
While the students are attending the conference, they lobby with other delegates. While lobbying they discuss resolutions and aspects of the issues that they weres presented with. All preparations and discussions should be made from their country’s point of view of course. Also, while lobbying, people from all around the world were present at the conference. You are constantly being introduced to new cultures and new thoughts.
The advantage of TIMUN is that it is a smaller conference than The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) therefore delegates have more opportunities to speak in their committees.
When I asked Hala Abou El Seoud about that conference, she had this to say, “I loved the people there; it was different and diverse, and it was really interesting for me to get to know so many different people from so many different places. The experience I got was magnificent and I learned a lot from it! Mr. Collins was great!”
Travelling to Istanbul, Turkey for TIMUN does not only mean conferencing throughout the trip. The delegation managed to get a chance to explore the lovely city of Istanbul; a city filled with so much culture. Being a delegation dominated by girls of course there was a lot of shopping involved. Apart from some shopping time, they visited the European side of Turkey which was a fun experience. Noureen Ben Halim pointed out that the banquet at the end of the conference was a lot of fun.
Overall, the trip was a great success! The delegates had a great experience and also a lot of fun. What better combination than that can there be?
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