Model UN Competes in Spain

Congratulations to our Model United Nations team members who participated in the Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE Barcelona) over the Easter break. This business school was established at the request of entrepreneurs, in collaboration with the Jesuits, in 1958 and has a rich tradition of developing its students to serve others.

This mixed-level delegation competed against powerhouse MUN delegations from around the globe at BIMUN ESADE. They competed in the European format, which is a style very unlike their own, the North American format. The delegates came from across Europe and Eurasia, speaking multiple languages, from a variety of ethnic groups, and whose worldviews were shaped by the social and economic processes of their countries and regions. Our delegates interacted with students from Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, India, Latvia, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

“Attending BIMUN Esade opened our eyes, introducing us to new cultures, ideologies, and positions that we hadn’t been exposed to,” said Luis Lasa ‘25. “It was a privilege to be among so many different people and find commonalities between our own ideas and cultures and theirs, and finding common ground on issues that are prevalent today.”