About SMUNSP
What is SMUNSP?
SMUNSP is the MUN conference and a club from the Swiss School of São Paulo (ESBSP). However, to understand SMUNSP, at first, MUN has to be explained.
MUN stands for Model United Nations, an educational simulation of the United Nations made by High School students to learn about diplomacy and international relations. In these simulations, students are separated into committees and are given different functions: delegates, chairs, crisis directors and press members. The delegates debate about important topics, and chairs mediate their debates. The crisis directors imitate the unpredictable events in the world in order to spice up the discussion. Last but not least, the press members write articles highlighting the committees as journalists from this imaginary world.
Around the world, many schools and universities host MUN conferences, and the SMUNSP club is responsible for representing ESBSP in those. Delegates from different high school years can attend these external conferences, where they can meet new people and create strong bonds with other delegates from inside and outside the school. It is a very rich experience for them, where they can learn, teach, and make new friends.
ESBSP also has its internal conference: SMUNSP. In 2018, students decided to organize their own conference, and since then, it has been an annual event. The Organizing Team is responsible for making that whole event possible. Divided into different departments, many students contribute to this process, from housing other students to dividing delegates into each committee.