TEIMUN

The European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN) foundation aims at educating students AbOUT International Relations through providing several Model United Nations conferences and workshops. TEIMUN is a member of the European Model United Nations Network (EMUNNET), and uses the standardized EMUNNET Rules of Procedure.

History

TEIMUN was found in 1987 when a group of American students who were spending parts of their studies in The Netherlands organised the first TEIMUN conference. TEIMUN's originally came from the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA).

A major turning point took place when the Groningen branch of the Dutch United Nations Student Association (DUNSA) or SIB (in Dutch) took on the responsibilities for the organization of the conference through the organizing committee. This partnership between UNA-USA and SIB transformed the conference from a predominantly American undertaking to a truly international programme. Later on, the cooperation between SIB and UNA-USA in organising the conference was replaced by the organising work of the SIB-TEIMUN Foundation alone. The organisation of TEIMUN now became a Dutch enterprise. Since 2008, TEIMUN is an independent foundation which organizes several UN simulations.

Structure

The TEIMUN foundation has a unique structure. Where most Model United Nations are associations, TEIMUN does not have members. The TEIMUN Board has its office in Groningen. The Board takes care for organizing several conferences such as GrunnMUN and the TEIMUN conference. The Board consists of eight Board members, six Supervisory Board members and three Audit Committee members. The Chair of the Board is ultimately responsible.

The intellectual content of the conferences is provided by twentyone staff members, which are headed by the Secretariat, consisting of a Secretary General and a Vice Secretary General. These staff members come from all over the world.