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What is URJCmun TEEN?

URJCmun was born in 2013 as an initiative to promote the interest of the universitarian community in the United Nations, international relations and diplomacy. After many years of work from the organization, and magnificent student participation each year, we have established ourselves as the largest United Nations Model in Spain and Europe.

From this initiative, URJCmun TEEN was born in 2020, the United Nations model of the Rey Juan Carlos University for high school students. Its mission is to help the younger generations to have concerns that get out of the classrooms and to enrich them with an experience that will change their school stage.

Sobre nosotros

¿Qué es URJCmun TEEN?

URJCmun nació en 2013 como una iniciativa para fomentar el interés de la comunidad universitaria por las Naciones Unidas, las relaciones internacionales y la diplomacia. Tras muchos años de trabajo desde la organización, y de una magnífica participación de los estudiantes cada año, nos hemos consolidado como el Modelo de Naciones Unidas más grande de España y de Europa.

De esta iniciativa nace en 2020 URJCmun TEEN, el modelo de las Naciones Unidas de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos para estudiantes de la ESO y Bachillerato. Su misión es contribuir a que las generaciones más jóvenes tengan inquietudes que se salgan del aula y que se enriquezcan personalmente con una experiencia que cambiará su etapa escolar. 

Sobre nosotros

¿Qué es URJCmun TEEN?

URJCmun nació en 2013 como una iniciativa para fomentar el interés de la comunidad universitaria por las Naciones Unidas, las relaciones internacionales y la diplomacia. Tras muchos años de trabajo desde la organización, y de una magnífica participación de los estudiantes cada año, nos hemos consolidado como el Modelo de Naciones Unidas más grande de España y de Europa.

De esta iniciativa nace en 2020 URJCmun TEEN, el modelo de las Naciones Unidas de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos para estudiantes de la ESO y Bachillerato. Su misión es contribuir a que las generaciones más jóvenes tengan inquietudes que se salgan del aula y que se enriquezcan personalmente con una experiencia que cambiará su etapa escolar. 

URJCmun is born
2019
URJCmun TEEN is born
2021
We broke all delegate records in our third edition; Spain's biggest TEEN model
2013
First participation of sponsors; fourth largest model in Europe
2020
We carry out our second edition in person following COVID-19 protocols
2022

What is a MUN?

MUN stands for “Model United Nations”.

A Model UN at college level is a competition where students from different degrees debate representing different United Nations countries. Each representative, also called “delegate” participates in a committee where specific topics are discussed, going from social to economic issues, with vary many others in between!

The purpose of delegates in the committee is to find consensus among the other delegations and draft a working paper that, after further debate, will end up becoming a resolution on whichever topic they were discussing.

Europe's biggest MUN

URJCmun TEEN was born in 2020. Now, it is the largest United Nations model for high school students in Spain, however, its path has not been easy.

Its first edition was held in March 2020 with only four committees and the participation of nine schools. After this first model, we found ourselves confined by the pandemic, determined to carry out the second edition in 2021, yet with a lot of uncertainty about the future. We adapted the model to the new needs and we achieved our goal: URJCmun TEEN 2021 could be held!, although with the participation of fewer schools than the previous year.

The third edition, held in 2022, was the one with which we broke all records, positioning ourselves as a national benchmark in United Nations models for the youngest.

Leyre is in the fourth year of the double major in International Relations and Protocol and Organization of Events at the Rey Juan Carlos University. Her interest in United Nations models arose in the first year of her degree and since then she has been part of the organization team of URJCmun TEEN and the team of presidencies of various editions of URJCmun.
Her passions are cooking, musicals, watching the sunsets in Madrid and spending her (scarce) free time with her loved ones. It is an honor and a real pleasure for her to be the General Secretary of this IV edition of URJCmun TEEN. She couldn’t be happier to be part of something that has such a great and enriching impact on the learning of future generations.

Briseida is a fourth-year student of the double major in International Relations and Protocol, Organization of Events and Corporate Communication at the Rey Juan Carlos University. When she discovered the United Nations models, in the first year of her degree, she was completely fascinated with the event, because of everything she learned on an academic and personal level. That is why every year she has tried to get a little bit more involved with the URJCmun TEEN project, with which she fell in love from the very beginning and which has been a true milestone in her university life.
This year, as Director General, she intends to bring the model to more and more students, to try to make this great learning experience continue to grow each year and she cannot be more grateful to be able to contribute her little grain of sand.

Waranka is a third-year student of protocol and in love with communication. Hardworking, a bit of a perfectionist and with an overactive imagination, she is who you want to have by your side in times of stress (she says that baking relaxes her). She will defend two things to the death, Madrid’s water and URJCmun, to which she has special affection for it being her first event. That is why she is delighted to be the Director of Administration for this fourth edition of URJCmunTEEN and promises to try to make this an unforgettable experience.

This is Alba Tabernero, a student of Protocol and Organization of Events at the Rey Juan Carlos University. Among her likes stands out enjoying small details such as watching a sunset, or spending time with family and friends. Since she was little, she has dedicated her time to doing what she liked and nowadays this reminds the same. There is nothing she likes more than studying something that allows her to be herself, as well as work dancing and teaching the new generations how nice it is to never give up. In the not so distant future, Alba sees herself working in events and would very much like to start her own company. It would be wonderful for her to be able to link her two passions and always continue looking for motivations to enjoy while working.

Jorge is a 2nd grade student in criminology. From her first experience at URJCmun, he realized that being part of the press team was a magnificent experience to learn about the world of international relations and journalism. After participating in various events and parliamentary simulations as a photographer, he decided to broaden his knowledge and show his passion by leading the URJCmun TEEN 2023 press team.

Ana is a 1st year International Relations student at Vicálvaro. Originally from a small town in Valencia, from a very young age she was already passionate about multiculturalism and, as she reached high school, politics and intercultural mediation became the focus of her attention. In addition, Ana has other hobbies such as music, learning languages ​​and tennis. Since she arrived at the university, she has focused on a wide variety of activities ranging from volunteering to, clearly, URJCMun.

Ramón Pacheco is a final year student of the double degree in economics and mathematics at the Rey Juan Carlos University. He is a cheerful and focused person, who loves reading novels and swimming. After the wonderful experience of being vice-president in the previous edition, Ramón feels very grateful to be able to be part of the administration to continue helping the youngest to discover the spectacular world of simulations.

This is Celia Aguilar, she comes from a small town in Ciudad Real and is studying a degree in Protocol, Event Organization and Corporate Communication. She doesn’t really know where she wants to go or what she wants to do in the future, but for now what is clear to her is that she wants to have a good time and enjoy all the projects she is embarking on. She loves meeting new people and any plan seems like a great plan to her. She loves to eat and sleep in equal measure and her highest aspirations in life are to see the northern lights and skydive. She wants everyone who meets her to leave with a good impression and that is why she always tries to make the other person feel heard. If she had to define herself with 3 words, those would be: responsible, decisive and optimistic

Elena Santana is a fourth-year student of Protocol, Event Organization and Corporate Communication in English at the Rey Juan Carlos University, who comes from Tenerife with the desire to conquer the world. She is a curious person and eager to learn. Perfectionist, outgoing and constant are three words that would define her very well; but above all, we can say that she is a fighter. She defends to the last extent everything she believes in and wants to change in life.
Her greatest aspiration currently is to travel the world working on the events sector. She loves reading, getting tanned, the sea, a good concert and going out for tapas…, but among her biggest hobbies we highlight tennis as there is always a time kept on her agenda to watch a match if the opportunity arises.

Mauricio Herrera is a fourth-year Audiovisual Communication student at the Rey Juan Carlos University. Since he was little, he has always been very interested in the audiovisual world and, after arriving at university, he discovered the world of MUNs and parliamentary simulations, where he found a place in the press teams. After having held various positions, such as photographer, videographer or ‘making of’, he has decided that it was time to share everything he has learned with the new generations of students who are discovering this great world, and he will have the opportunity to do so at URJCmun TEEN 2023.

ADVISOR

Álvaro R. Poblete

ADVISOR

Lucía Mantecón

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