Campus Digest

HKBU students win five awards at Hong Kong Model United Nations Conference

27 Jan 2014

During the conference, students made the best use of their knowledge of and research on world issues, as well as their debating and diplomatic skills During the conference, students made the best use of their knowledge of and research on world issues, as well as their debating and diplomatic skills
During the conference, students made the best use of their knowledge of and research on world issues, as well as their debating and diplomatic skills

 

A group of HKBU students recently obtained impressive results at the Hong Kong Model United Nations Conference, winning five awards:  

 

Best Position Paper: Felix Tin (Social Sciences, Year 1) and Joscelin Yeung (Government and International Studies, Year 2)
Best Delegation: Cherry Sit (China Studies, Year 1) and Harry Zhao (Social Sciences, Year 1)
Best Speaker: Kyle Chan (Government and International Studies, Year 2)
Best Performance: Gabriel Ha (Associate Degree, Year 1) and
Honourable Mention: Jason Chen (Translation, Year 2) 

 

The 22 HKBU students who were appointed as delegates had undergone a series of intensive training sessions on Model United Nations knowledge and skills since October 2013.  This year, the Conference was held from 15 to 18 January. It aims at promoting world peace through understanding and cooperation between cultures and arousing youth attention on global issues.