FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Who can participate?
BISMUN is targeted towards students in the universities in Romania and abroad, enrolled in an undergraduate or a graduate program.

Do I need to be enrolled in a specific field of study in order to participate?
No, anyone can participate, regardless of their field of study.

What is a Model United Nations delegate?
A delegate is a person who plays the role of the representative of a certain country in one of the committees. That person has, throughout the conference, to represent the position of the assigned country in the international issues brought to the attention of the committee. It is very important to always remember that a delegate never speaks on behalf of himself/herself, but on behalf of the country he/she is representing. Therefore, the official position of the country must be at the basis of any speech the delegate delivers and any decision he/she reaches.

What is the Rules of Procedure?
The Rules of Procedure are a set of rules by which the debates are being conducted. They are very similar to the rules by with the United Nations work, but have been simplified, in order to make it easier to apply. All delegates who are participating in a Model United Nations Conference for the first time must read them carefully. The Rules of Procedure of BISMUN are to be found in the “Preparation” section of the website.

What are the resolutions?
The resolutions are official papers produced by international organizations, in this case the United Nations Organization. They contain the solutions the countries present consider appropriate for addressing the problem brought to them. By the end of the conference, your committee will have to adopt one resolution for each topic.

What is a Position Paper?
A Position Paper is an essay that presents the position of your country on the two topics that are to be discussed within your committee. They will have to be sent to your chairs by a date that we will later announce. Position Papers are very useful, for they offer your chairs an image on the research you have conducted; they get to see if you have understood properly the position of the country you are representing and to give you suggestions on the aspects you need to do further research on.

What kind of research should I do?
If this is the first time you participate in a Model UN, you should start by finding out how your committee works. You can do that by accessing the official website of that specific body.
After that, you should start getting familiar with the topics that are to be discussed. You should look for the history of the problem, the steps taken towards solving it, the recent developments and the positions of the key actors in the matter. A good starting point for this will be the study guides the chairs will prepare for you, that will be available shortly.
Last, but not least, you need to find out which is the official position of your country on the matter. Most countries make this kind of information available on the websites of their Ministries of Foreign Affairs or on the website of their permanent mission to the UN. Also check for speeches the ambassadors of your country have made in front of various international fora.
Also, keep in mind that most countries formulate their position in accordance with the general position of the other organizations they are part of. So it would be useful to check the position of the EU, NATO or any other prominent international organization your country might me a member of, for a broader view.

How do I register?
In order to register, you have to access the “Registration” section of the website and download the registration form, complete it and then send it back to as. We will get back to you as soon as possible to announce you on the country you will be representing and the committee. When assigning this, we will take into account 3 aspects: your personal choice that you expressed in the registration form, some objective criteria (like your level of studies, MUN experience) and the countries that are still available.
Very important!! Please do not send us any money until you will have received this e-mail.
Once you receive the e-mail containing the country and the committee, you have one week to transfer the participation fee into the banking account specified both in the e-mail and on the website. Once you do this, please send us the scanned receipt of the transfer, so that you secure your position as soon as possible. Once we confirm we have received your receipt, you can start to prepare for the conference.

What kind of clothes should I wear?
During the works of the committee, formal outfits are compulsory. It is strictly forbidden to wear sneakers or jeans.

When will the meetings be held?
The meeting will be held according to the academic program that can be found on the website. The works of all the committees will be held at the same time, therefore one person can participate in the activity of only one committee.

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