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THIMUN Affiliation

THIMUN has encouraged the development of THIMUN-Affiliated MUNs in order to give more young people, for whom coming to THIMUN would be impossible, the opportunity to experience and enjoy the benefits of Model United Nations. It is, therefore, a primary goal of all THIMUN-Affiliated MUNs to reach out to the local communities in which they are situated and to encourage participation by local schools in their region.

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Aims of Affiliation

to promote interest in and support for the work of the United Nations;
to promote interaction and dialogue between young people from a variety of countries and school systems;
to increase the awareness of international issues amongst young people;
to instil a global perception in young people, focusing on the formulation of peaceful resolutions to world problems;
to develop the communication skills necessary to foster the international education and global perception mentioned above;
to assist teachers and students in understanding the primary educational and philosophical aims of the program;
to help teachers prepare their students for full participation in all aspects of a Model United Nations conference;
to achieve and maintain a common standard for participation among the delegates coming from different backgrounds and from various countries with differing educational systems;
to standardise the basic structures and rules of procedure used in the various conferences;
to provide a means of sharing the educational content of THIMUN with those who are developing their own Model United Nations and with interested parties outside the MUN;
to provide opportunities for teachers and students in the field of current international relations.

Conditions to be Affiliated

THIMUN-affiliated MUNs must give credit to THIMUN in their mailings, in statements to the media, and on all documentation; this also applies to web sites: a link to the THIMUN web site must be included on the front page of the web site of the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN;
Full acknowledgement must be given, with the source clearly stated, for the use of any THIMUN materials e.g. extracts/adaptations from the THIMUN web site, the Instructional Guide or the Rules of Procedure;
THIMUN must receive copies of all documentation relating to the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN, e.g. invitational mailings, handbooks, reports;
Affiliated conferences are responsible for providing updated information to THIMUN;
THIMUN-affiliated MUNs must be evaluated and accredited, at least once every three years, by a member of the THIMUN Board of Directors or a member of the THIMUN Advisory Board; arrangements must be made for this person to attend the conference;
In the event of a change in the principal organiser of the conference, this evaluation will have to be carried out anew;
Unless the designated member of the Board /Advisory Board is attending the conference as a participant, THIMUN-Affiliated MUNs must pay the travel/accommodation expenses of the evaluator and, therefore, need to budget for this;
Evaluation reports must be returned to the THIMUN Office as soon as possible after the conference; a copy will be sent to the THIMUN-Affiliated MUN organisers;
In the event of criticisms or a negative evaluation, a discussion will take place with the organisers with a view to making necessary improvements;
All recommendations made by the evaluator should be put into practice by the conference immediately following the evaluation;
Failure to comply with any of the above conditions may result in Affiliation being withdrawn.

Benefits of being THIMUN-Affiliated

recognition and accreditation by the world’s foremost international Model United Nations for secondary school students;
permission to use the THIMUN logo on documentation;
permission to use the THIMUN rules of procedure and excerpts from the THIMUN Instructional Guide.
promotion of the THIMUN-Affiliated conference in THIMUN publications and on the THIMUN website;
an online discussion forum as part of the THIMUN Discussion Forum;
assistance and/or advice from the THIMUN office in setting-up and organising conferences;
the sharing of knowledge and expertise between like-minded teachers and students.

Applying for Affiliation

MUN conferences wishing to become THIMUN-Affiliated should write a letter of application, to the THIMUN Board of Directors, giving precise details of the conference.