A New Silk Way Model United Nations conference was held at S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Humanities and Education of S. Toraighyrov PSU took part in the event. 

“In order to motivate students, we allocate funding so that students can visit other regions of Kazakhstan and neighboring states. At this stage the program has the opportunity to allow up to 10 students to travel to India next spring to join the event and upward of 10 students to travel to Italy, so that they are able to study comprehensively Model United Nations and introduce it at the University level in future. For this purpose, program participation requires good knowledge of the English language,” said Rafis Fanisovich.

According to the coordinator of the organizing committee of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Rano Yussupova, the meeting’ s objectives were to help students learn how to carry on diplomatic negotiations, to hold a discussion on various issues, and understand the UN system.

One of thematic issues that were prominently discussed at the conference held at PSU was the problem of early marriage. Students, roleplaying delegates from different countries, took the issue seriously, and everyone had a chance to express his or her opinion. Against the backdrop of recent events conference participants were given the opportunity to analyze the incidents and to deliver a summary report on the fight against terrorism, a global threat to humanity. 

A student of the Faculty of Humanities and Education of S. Toraighyrov PSU, Baurzhan Zada became the most active participant of the event. Baurzhan showed himself as a student of diverse skills. He demonstrated his excellent business conversation and English language skills and the ability to express his opinion clearly and effectively. Baurzhan has been awarded a grant to visit International Model United Nations, which is to take place in spring 2016, in Almaty.