The Leiden MUN Programme
 

Skills Labs

Weekly sessions are taught by experienced trainers who have seen the ways in which different MUN committees operate and know exactly how these abilities will help any delegate with their performance. The classes are interactive and exercise-based. We teach Skills Labs which focus on the four most important competencies for any conference and your professional futures: public speaking, lobbying and negotiation, MUN basics, and research.

PDP Mentoring

The Personal Development Programme (PDP) mentoring scheme is unique to the Leiden MUN Preparatory Track. Throughout the Track you will be mentored one-on-one by an experienced and skilled Board Member. Here, you are able to further develop MUN and professional skills in a bespoke manner, allowing you to better flourish during the conferences, in your professional life and beyond.

Mock Sessions

During the weekly Mock Sessions delegates debate about current topics as a representative of a United Nations member state. The goal of the Mock Sessions: put what you have learnt in the Skills Lab to the test! Master your public speaking skills, persuade other delegates by intensive lobbying, and invent creative and realistic solutions to the problems at hand. These weekly mini-MUNs help prepare our delegates to excel at the conference.

Professional Networking

For every Preparatory Track, we organise field trips to visit Embassies to offer delegates the unique opportunity to network with diplomats, Ambassadors and other professionals in the field of International Relations. Previous visits include Ambassadors of Costa Rica, Georgia, Taiwan, Iran and Bangladesh. We have also visited the US Embassy and several other professionals whilst at our conference destination!