Bratislava Model United Nations (BratMUN) is an UN simulation annually taking place in Bratislava. Secondary school students from all around the world are given the opportunity to serve as delegates for various countries and develop their skills of diplomacy and argumentation through discussion about issues of global significance.
BratMUN starts off with a grand opening ceremony, where the organizers welcome the participants and officially open the conference. Each year, renowned speakers from the spheres of diplomacy and politics hold inspiring speeches in front of the delegates and wish them fruitful discussions in the upcoming debates.
Each year, delegates are divided into different UN bodies, with a united goal of reaching a consensus and passing a resolution. In the committees, delegates hold speeches and participate in discussions about various important world issues. Each delegate represents the view of his assigned country and acts upon it while trying to achieve a middle-ground with the other participants.
Once resolutions are passed in the respective committees, a general assembly is held. Here, delegates from standard committees are seated according to their assigned countries and vote upon the resolutions. Speeches are held in favor and against each resolution and delegates are encouraged to pose questions to the speaker. Once all resolutions have been voted upon and hopefully passed, the conference ends with a closing ceremony.
During the closing ceremony, top delegates from each committee will be rewarded for their efforts and participation during the debate sessions, by receiving an award, in the form of a diploma. Closing speeches are held by the Secretary-General and a selected school representative. Once the speeches are delivered, the conference is officially drawn to a close.
To celebrate the triumphs of the event a party will take place on the last day. All of the delegates and staff will be able to meet in an unofficial setting and enjoy a program consisting of bands, DJs and expressive dance moves.
If you want to see any museum, go to some bar, have a glimpse of Slovak nature or just hang out, go for it. Ask the staff or your delegation guide for any info or assistance you may require and we’ll make it happen. All of the activities are of course purely optional, but strongly recommended for the full BratMUN experience.
Gymnázium Jura Hronca (Jur Hronec Secondary School) is an elite secondary school in Bratislava, widely regarded as one of the best schools in Slovakia. Bearing the name of Jur Hronec, a renowned Slovak mathematician, the school was founded in 1959 as an 11-year secondary school focusing on natural sciences, primarily mathematics and computer science.
After a few years, however, Gymnázium Jura Hronca has also started guiding its pupils to civic initiatives through one of the most successful debate clubs in the country. Having the status of the most liberal and opinion-leading secondary school in Slovakia, Gymnázium Jura Hronca is far more than just an educational institution.
Having the status of opinion-leading secondary school in Slovakia, Gymnázium Jura Hronca is far more than just an educational institution. Its complexity and variety in all academic disciplines have only been strengthened in June 1994, when the school acquired the status of an International Baccalaureate World School – being the first in Slovakia. Even nowadays, it is the only secondary school in Slovakia offering education according to international guidelines free of charge.
Some of the school’s most known alumni include politicians, businessmen or the former governor of the Slovak National Bank. Students coming from Gymnázium Jura Hronca have studied at universities such as Harvard, Oxford, or Cambridge and many of our alumni are continuing in this tradition every year.
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