The biggest event for all MUNRFE members, the Annual Conference 2015, was held in MUNRFE birthplace, the city of Khabarovsk, at the Pacific National University on 27-30 November. Traditionally, the opening ceremony was attended by the leadership of MUNRFE and the hosting institution: MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaly E. Savenkov and Vice-President for Educational, Extra-Curricular Activities and Social Issues of the Pacific National University Dr. Alexander R. Mshvildadze. The delegates were offered to join the following committees: the Security Council (in English), the Economic and Social Council (in English), the World Bank (in English) and the Third Committee of the General Assembly (in Russian). It was the second time when MUNRFE Annual Conference simulated Russian-speaking committee, thus, this practice led the Organization to the entirely new level. Moreover, two seminars in English and Russian languages were conducted by MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaly Savenkov and MUNRFE alumnus, MUNFW-2009 delegate, Mr. Sergey Gubchenko respectively. The Conference was concluded with the banquet where all participants were granted certificates and the best of them were announced.

MUNRFE is happy to congratulate those delegates of the MUNRFE Annual Conference 2015, who were selected as the winners of the Grant Competition. According to the requirements, those delegates have successfully sent their Policy Papers in compliance with the deadline and received the highest evaluation. Please, join us in congratulations to Ms. Alyona Filimonova, USA, Security Council (Vladivostok), who will receive reimbursement for the travel expenses and free accommodation, and Mr. Alexey Stanonis, USA, GA Third Committee (Vladivostok), who will get free accommodation as well.

The month of October brought Vladivostok MUNRFE Club a rich harvest of events, which included the Autumn Master Classes 2015 “Begin the Big Change” that was held from 30 September to 2 November. At the Big Presentation 27 students from all over the city gathered in Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, where Ms. Daria Kiseleva and Ms. Yana Krasnitskaya, the coordinators of the project, described to perspective participants all the peculiarities of these Master Classes. During this intense month the students had an opportunity to listen to numerous lectures, helping the participants to realize their potential in public speaking, team work, time management and debate skills. Furthermore, experienced MUNRFE members delivered lectures about international organizations and the United Nations system with followed trainings that helped to apply the theory on practice. The biggest training was the Final Conference where the participants had a great opportunity to get out of their comfort zones and to compete with participants of FEFU Master Classes.

From the 8th of October to the 2nd of November Vladivostok MUNRFE Club was conducting Autumn Master Classes 2015 “Set new start to take the flight” that opened its doors for the new generation of young ambitious leaders. Under the leadership of Ms. Evgenia Belous and Ms. Anastasia Yermoshina Master Classes were started with the Big Presentation where Dr. Sergey V. Ivanets, the President of the Far Eastern Federal University, and Mr. Evgeny S. Volosastov, the Second Secretary of the Representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in Vladivostok, came to greet more than 130 students who were willing to try a chance of four weeks of trainings and lectures. Young leaders were actively involved in the process of team-building and negotiations, taking the roles of future leaders and diplomats. The second week of self-development started with division into teams. As a result, 9 teams were created and headed by 12 Vladivostok Club members, who performed the duties of advisers. Prior the Master Classes, advisers were trained to lead their teams and to cope with difficulties during the Advisers’ Training Week. During the last week the participants had an opportunity not only to have fun during the Country Presentations but also to work hard and to prepare for the traditional Final Conference where 70 delegates tried themselves as diplomats of different states. Future newcomers debated as hard as real representatives to the United Nations. At the graduation party 71 participants received their certificates and the delegates who took first places in the Committees of the Final Conference were announced.

On the 8th of October young leaders from Russia and ASEAN countries came to Vladivostok, Far Eastern Federal University to participate in the Third Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit. More than 100 students, representatives of federal and regional institutions and scientific communities discussed the goals of the ASEAN economic integration, opportunities for education and cultural exchange for cooperation development on the intergovernmental level and other related issues. Besides foreign participants, 8 current members and alumni of MUNRFE participated in the Summit.

It was the third Summit for young leaders: the first time it was conducted in Moscow, Russia in 2013, then in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2014. The latter was the one where Mr. Vitaly Savenkov (MUNRFE Director-General) and Ms. Olga Katina (MUNRFE Annual Conference 2014 Secretary-General) had a chance to meet Dr. Victor Sumsky, the Director of the ASEAN Center in MGIMO University, and to agree upon conducting the next Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit in Vladivostok. Afterwards, MUNRFE Executive Director, Ms. Ksenia Shevtsova became a Coordinator and President of Vladivostok MUNRFE Club, Ms. Victoria Yavorskaya - a Vice-Coordinator.

The 9th of October started with the Opening ceremony and the following Plenary session where Dr. Victor Sumsky served a moderator of plenary reports made by the invited guests: H.E. Mr. Alexander Ivanov, Ambassador at Large of the Russian Federation, Mr. Albert Rakipov, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Economic Activity, Attraction of Private Investments and Export Support of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, Mr. Sergey Nekhaev, Vice-Governor of Primorskiy territory and Mr. Artyom Zolotarev, Director of FEFU Centre of New Technologies of University Internationalization.

From 18th of September till 21st of October the project of Khabarovsk MUNRFE Club “Model UN School 2015” was successfully conducted in the Pacific National University under the leadership of Ms. Alisa Makarova and Ms. Ekaterina Anisimova. Four weeks Master-classes program gathered young and ambitious students from the Pacific National University, Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law, Far Eastern State Transport University and Gymnasium №5. During this month the participants have obtained a lot of new knowledge indispensable in our life, have learned the basis of some MUNRFE disciplines such as knowledge about international organizations, procedural rules of Model UN conferences and resolution-writing and have practiced their public-speaking skills, teamwork and many more in tons of different activities. Traditionally, all the participants had a chance to experience what Model UN conferences look like during the Mini-conference, conducted in the end of the Model UN School. All the participants have received the certificates of completion of the School, and during the graduation party many of them have shared their willingness to participate further in the activities of the club and to become the delegates of Annual Conference 2015.