Model United Nations (MUN), often abbreviated as MUN, involves participants portraying representatives of various countries in international conferences to simulate the procedures of discussing global issues, engaging in speeches, debates, proposals, and voting. These delegates engage in multilateral negotiations during the conference after familiarizing themselves with their respective countries' political, historical, economic, and global affairs positions and interests.

Those who have participated in MUN generally agree that it enhances their understanding of international affairs and trends. Moreover, it significantly improves their abilities in public speaking, debating, empathy, and teamwork. These practical skills, coupled with the highly social nature of MUN, make it stand out among numerous extracurricular activities and become a popular event among international high school and university students.

Participants in MUN come from diverse backgrounds. They are not only from the humanities and social sciences but also from law, business, engineering, and science faculties. They commonly share a passion for international exchange and a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary learning.

The Model United Nations Society Taiwan (MST) was established in 2021 as a cross-campus academic organization with the mission of promoting Model United Nations (MUN) and fostering a domestic community network while creating opportunities for Taiwanese students to connect internationally.

The team is composed of outstanding students from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Taipei University, National Taiwan University, and other institutions in Taiwan. In 2021, amidst the raging pandemic, MUN clubs in schools were severely impacted. However, Taiwanese students from around the world united and founded MST, aiming to continue providing MUN experiences for Taiwanese youth.

MST is dedicated to enhancing the cohesion and synergy of the Taiwanese MUN community through organizing conferences, academic, and social activities. To help more students understand MUN, MST launched free online courses and workshops on MUN during the summer of 2021, attracting hundreds of high school, vocational school, and university students to participate. Besides organizing conferences and delegations, team members are frequently invited by domestic conferences and clubs to serve as keynote speakers and workshop instructors. The members' presence can be seen across Taiwan, almost in every public conference.

To bring Taiwanese students to the international stage, the MUN Society Taiwan aims to connect students from diverse backgrounds, promote friendship, and foster mutual growth. By interconnecting and pooling resources and opportunities, they strengthen the domestic MUN community to break the international stereotypes and discrimination against Taiwan and strive to excel on the international stage. In 2023, the society will focus on guiding more high school students to independently organize conferences and host activities like workshops and social gatherings across Taiwan.

Organize a "truly" international student forum, and drive the domestic university Model United Nations (MUN) community to make Taiwanese students proud of Taiwan!

In recent years, Taiwan has lacked any international-level student forums, and most student events claiming to be "international" have had less than 50% foreign participants. However, with the strong appeal of the WorldMUN brand, it has brought about an impressive gathering of over 1400 foreign university students attending the conference in Taiwan.

The Elite Cross-Cultural Exchange

WorldMUN participants are all top university students from around the world, with about 75% coming from social sciences, business, and law backgrounds, and approximately 20% from science and engineering backgrounds. After graduation, most attendees become outstanding figures in their respective fields. Bringing these elites to Taiwan will allow them to establish connections with Taiwanese culture and people, thus enhancing Taiwan's favorability and reputation in various fields in the future.

Immersive Cultural Experience

This is not just a conference; it is also a cultural feast! Guests will live in Taipei for more than a week, experiencing Taiwan's culture in-depth. Outside the conference, participants will explore historical and modern Taipei, try local cuisine, visit famous landmarks, and explore night markets. The five conference evenings will all be themed around Taiwanese culture, held at cultural landmarks such as Liberty Square and Huashan. During the conference excursions, attendees will visit Dihua Street and Tamsui Old Street, leaving a profound cultural memory in their minds.

Substantial International Exposure

WorldMUN's return to Taipei holds great historical significance, as it attracts attention from across the Taiwan Strait and gains international prominence. The hosting of WorldMUN will showcase Taiwan's internationalism, diversity, progress, sustainability, and inclusivity to international university students.

Closely Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals

All MUN topics are closely aligned with the implementation and promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the international stage. During the conference, all measures, services, and policies will adhere to the values and standards of the SDGs, carefully examined by the organizing team.

Reviving Local MUN and Strengthening International Educational Capacity

Holding WorldMUN in Taipei will significantly lower the threshold for Taiwanese students' participation. The team will actively support local university delegations and use the event's appeal to reshape MUN's attractiveness to local university students, revitalizing the MUN community in our country.

The success of WorldMUN Taipei in 2010 ignited enthusiasm for MUN among universities and led to the flourishing development of high school MUN clubs.

WorldMUN Taipei 2024 will undoubtedly set new heights in the capacity for international affairs education in our country!

President | Rubin Ku

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Rubin is one of the founders of MST, and has been active in the MUN scene for more than 7 years. He has participated in more than 50 conferences, and chaired in more than 20 of them. He has been to conferences held in Nanjing, Tel Aviv, Busan, New York, and served as the Assistant Chair of GA6 SPECPOL in Harvard WorldMUN 2023 Paris.

He is one of the most prominent members of the Taiwanese MUN community, and has been invited to deliver keynote speeches and lessons for more than 10 occasions across Taiwan. As an enthusiastic educator, Rubin has advised more than 7 high school level clubs, and has been key to most of the early initiatives of the Society.

Board Member | Erica Peng

University of Calgary

Erica is one of the founders of MST and an active member of the international Model UN community. She has participated in conferences around North America, Europe, and Asia.

Erica has enjoyed serving as a Secretariat or Dais member at international conferences such as InterMUN, Asia-Pacific Model UN Conference, and Harvard WorldMUN. She is particularly interested in committee topics related to law, technology, science, and crime prevention.

Board Member | Brian Ho

National Taipei University

Brian is an active member in the MUN society of Taiwan. He has participated in more than 25 in-person conferences, mostly chairing middle sized committees with a high academic base.

He served as the head delegate of the MST delegation team in WorldMUN 2023, and brought the team back with joy. Recently, he focuses on event planning and conference organizing, aiming to invigorate the society with more dynamics.

Board Member | Winnie Ho

Soochow University

As a long-time MUNer, Winnie proudly states that she has participated in Model United Nations for over a “decade”. Accordingly, she has attended more than 30 in-person conferences and enjoys every minute.

Winnie founded InterMUN and will serve as secretary general of InterMUN 2023, in addition to serving on the MST board. Since Winnie is passionate about Model UN, she decided to hold InterMUN 2023 as a physical international conference in Taiwan for the first time in a decade.

Furthermore, since Winnie has a very adventurous nature, she particularly enjoys crises, fictional committees, humanitarian topics, and outer space, basically anything that would spice up a debate.

Board Member | Eric Chang

National Taiwan University

Eric has participated in Model UN since 2013, the longest among the Board Members. He was awarded an outstanding position paper award at NMUN NY in 2017.

Eric currently serves as the Director of Academics at NTUMUN Society and has delivered nearly 20 lessons for high school level MUN clubs in Taipei. He has also served as the Secretary-General, Director of Events, and Dais team member in various conferences.

He is particularly interested in committee topics related to energy, technology, science, sustainable development, and economics.