Model European Union 2023 concludes after heated discussion by students
On May 25-26, the Model European Union was successfully hosted by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on occasion of the 60th anniversary of EU-RoK diplomatic relations. The simulation of the Council of the European Union was co-hosted by the three Jean Monnet EU Centres of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), Yonsei University and of Korea University.
The simulation of the Council of the European Union took place with 48 students from 12 universities across South Korea. 43 of these talented students participated as EU Member States and presented their position on Climate Action and Digital Cooperation, two global issues in which mutual efforts play such an important role. The simulation was a beneficial opportunity to experience an organizational system that listens to various positions, adjusts disagreements, and reports results. 5 students took over the role of members of the press corps, writing articles during the simulation , conducting interviews with the participants and attending media briefings during the two days.
The three winners who received the opportunity to participate in a two-week summer school in Belgium are Chang Min Lee from HUFS, representing the European Commission in the simulation on Digital Cooperation and Sungbin Na from Kyunghee University representing Sweden and Minseo Kim, from Ewha Women's University representing Denmark in the simulation on Climate Action.
The special awards given by the Jean Monnet EU Centres went to Alland Dharmawan and Jungmin Kang from Yonsei University, representing Italy and Luxembourg in the simulation on Climate Action and to Seulyi Yoon from Korea University who played the role of a journalist in the simulation on Digital Cooperation.
The Model European Union simulation provides opportunities for students to experience European cooperation and learn more about the decision-making process.
Background
The Model European Union was initiated in early 2007 and is a simulation of EU political and legislative procedures. The last Model European Union simulation held in the RoK, hosted by the EU Delegation to the RoK and the HUFS, took place in May 2022.
Contact person: Ms Tanith BELLO, Programme Officer-External Relations, EU Delegation to the RoK at Tanith.Bello@eeas.europa.eu
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