On October 1, Model United Nations of the Russian Far East celebrates its birthday: 19 years ago, the Peace Corps volunteer, Dr. Jeffrey Lindstrom, with 8 students of Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law founded a debate club in Khabarovsk, which then transformed into the non-commercial organization "MUNRFE" and expanded its borders to Vladivostok and Blagoveshchensk.

MUNRFE had numerous impressive achievements and bright events to be proud of on this important date. In turn, the Organization sincerely strives to carry on positively changing peoples minds and society around, providing lots of new opportunities, and raising new generations of leaders.

MUNRFE Vladivostok Club is going to conduct the MUNRFE Autumn Master-Classes 2019 “Through Difficulties to the Stars” in Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) from September 27 to November 3 under the leadership of Oleg Powzyk and Polina Dolgopolova. The educational project unites Russian and international students in order to provide them with an opportunity to acquire soft skills and expand knowledge about the United Nations (UN).

The Big Presentation of the Project, at which the attendees will get answers to all their questions, is taking place on September 27, in FEFU, Building C, Red Conference Hall. The Application Form for the Presentation can be found here.

On September 19, MUNRFE Blagoveshchensk Club held an Excellence Day for the students of Amur State University (AmSU). The project aimed to introduce the students to MUNRFE, its activities, and further projects as the Annual Conference 2019. The attendees listened to the lectures about MUNRFE history and public speaking technics by the AmSU professor Dr. Marina Katynskaya, the distinguished alumnus of the Organization, and current Blago Club President Elizaveta Sungurova respectively. At the public speaking training, the participants had an opportunity to get tips for successful performing in public and try some of the MUNRFE methods of the public speaking skills improvement.

On September 21 and 25, the MUNRFE Vladivostok Club in collaboration with Far Eastern Federal University conducted “The UN for schools 2019”, a station game for high school students which aimed to familiarize young people with the United Nations (UN) and its influence in the world.

The FEFU Gymnasium and the International Linguistics School hosted the project.

The stations represented the main UN organs, the Sustainable Development Goals, and MUNRFE as a part of Model UN movement. The participantsl had a chance to learn the history and the principles of the UN, understand the purposes of its existence, and get acquainted with the MUNRFE values.

On August 30, MUNRFE Assistant Executive Director and the MUNRFE Annual Conference 2019 Secretary-General Aleksei Stanonis took part in the meeting of the winners of the grant competition of the Russian Federal Agency for Youth Affairs from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with FEFU President Nikita Yu. Anisimov.

Aleksei presented the Conference to the President, listed the goals set by the Secretariat this year, the current stage of the project and named a number of areas in which the support from the University is most necessary. Dr. Anisimov highly appreciated the work done so far, noting almost twenty years of successful MUNRFE activities in the field of youth leadership development and expressed the readiness of FEFU to provide the Secretariat of the Conference with the necessary administrative, informational and organizational support.

Помощник исполнительного директора Модели ООН на Дальнем Востоке и Генеральный секретарь Ежегодной конференции МООНДВ 2019 Алексей Станонис принял участие во встрече победителей грантового конкурса Федерального агентства по делам молодежи России из Дальневосточного федерального университета (ДВФУ) с ректором Никитой Юрьевичем Анисимовым, состоявшейся 30 августа.

Алексей представил проект конференции ректору, рассказав о задачах, которые ставит перед собой Секретариат в этом году, текущем этапе реализации проекта и назвал ряд сфер, в которых наиболее необходима поддержка со стороны университета. Никита Юрьевич высоко оценил проделанную работу, отметив также почти двадцатилетний опыт успешной деятельности МООНДВ по развитию лидерского потенциала молодёжи, и сообщил о готовности ДВФУ оказать Секретариату конференции необходимую поддержку административного, информационного и организационного характера.