Our students, namely Lim Min Ying from the Faculty of Engineering (FOE), Abimanyu Sivasankar from the Faculty of Computing & Informatics (FCI), Nur Maisarah Mohd Saifrol from the Faculty of Information Science & Technology (FIST), and alumni Shahril Nizam from the Faculty of Engineering (FOE), were selected as Malaysian Team Committee for Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) – International Political Instability: Preventing The World from Global Threats. The conference took place from 12-15 August at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
This conference recorded the participation of more than 424 delegates from 39 countries around the world, including Azerbaijan, Canada, Egypt, India, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. AYIMUN was also attended by The Charge D’ Affaires of The Embassy of the Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Sir Oumar Condé, and The Ambassador of The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Her Excellency Madam Valeria Csukasi.
AYIMUN is a platform where youths’ mentalities in leadership, negotiation, and diplomacy will be developed in a Model United Nations. It aims to facilitate young leaders from different places to broaden their networks and provide a platform to share their perspectives, particularly on peace and security.
Min and Shahril were chosen to be the Master of the Ceremony (MC) for the conference at the Opening and Closing ceremonies. Abimanyu and Maisarah helped to coordinate the MUN sessions for five councils; UNICEF, INTERPOL, UNESCO, IMF and WHO, covering the topics of Protection for Children in War and Conflicted Areas, Combating The Rise of Terrorism Activity, Reducing Gender Discrimination and Inequality, Addressing the Increase of Global Economic Downturn to Attain Post Pandemic Stability and Resilience and Sustainability in Establishing Health System.
Well done!
