WEMUN Expo

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WE Model United Nations Expo
AbbreviationWEMUN Expo
Formation2007
TypeProfit
PurposeEducation
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Location
  • Beijing, China
Official language
English, Chinese
Website http://www.welandedu.com/
WEMUN Expo in action. Wemun Expo 2010.jpg
WEMUN Expo in action.

WE Model United Nations Expo (WEMUN Expo) was established in 2007 and was one of the first high-school Model United Nations conferences in China. It has become international with delegates from around 30 different countries and with over 1500 delegates, [1] and has now grown to become the largest permanent Model UN conference in Asia. [2] The conference takes place at the Grand Epoch City Hotel in the outskirts of Beijing annually at the beginning of August. [3] The conference is unique as being the first MUN to unite twelve notable high-school and university level conferences, which are the following: [1] [4]

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Harvard Model United Nations China

WEMUN Expo has, since March 2010, collaborated with HMUN to bring a chapter of the Harvard Model UN Conference to China. [5] The 2010 conference was held in Beijing and hosted 1000 delegates and 13 committees, [5] and the 2011 conference was held in Shanghai. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Boston University International Affairs Association
  2. Global MUN
  3. UNA-USA
  4. "Inventure Academy wins Best Delegation dethroning the All-American reigning champions at the WEMUN Expo 2018". Times of India. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "HMUN China". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-08.