Why HMUN?

Substantive Excellence
The staff of HMUN is carefully selected to include the most passionate and dedicated directors. Each of the study guides is carefully crafted for its respective committee and reflects careful and thorough research. All of our directors are extremely knowledgeable, dedicated, and committed to HMUN’s ideals, resulting in well-run and focused committees. Many delegates leave our conference with a new-found passion for international relations and greater awareness of the issues that dominate our World.

Tradition and Innovation
Begun over 75 years ago with a simulation of the League of Nations, our conference is the product of years of gradual refinement. While our conference has expanded considerably including to nations abroad, we are fully committed to bringing the prestigious and superb experience you have come to know and expect at HMUN to our conference next year. At the same time, HMUN is an organization dedicated to exploring new and exciting opportunities for all conference delegates and Faculty Advisors. HMUN 2014 will feature innovative committee simulations, cutting-edge technology, and, of course, great entertainment for delegates outside of committee.

Size and Diversity
At HMUN 2014, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with more than 3,000 high school students from more than 200 high schools around the world. HMUN provides a host of substantive issues for this dynamic group of students and creates a forum for debate and negotiation among them – a truly worthwhile experience. Our conference is designed to foster negotiation and public speaking skills, introduce students to a range of global challenges, and provide culturally diverse perspectives on a variety of issues. Our strong emphasis on representation at our conference from schools across the globe ensures the HMUN experience is a truly international one.

What are people saying about HMUN?
“Delegates take the conference very seriously, many of them doing research and preparing months in advance, seeing HMUN as their main Model UN event for the year. A quarter of the conference’s delegates come from outside the United States and many of them, like The Lyceum School from Pakistan featured last week, view coming to HMUN as a great honor.” – Best Delegate on HMUN 2012

“I am just writing to thank you and the Crisis Staff for making this past HMUN a most memorable experience.  Not only that, but it was one of the most fun times I have ever had.  When I look back now, with the conference fresh in my mind, I am stunned at the amazing job the directors did in forming such a creative and interactive committee.  I felt so free and challenged to make critical, innovative, and imaginative decisions based on my character.” – a delegate from HMUN 2010

“Once again, thank you for running such an entertaining committee. As soon as I returned home, I began doing more research on the issue.  I plan to follow the issue more closely for a long time to come.  The intimate environment of the committee helped me make friends and really get to know my fellow delegates.” – a delegate from HMUN 2010