MUNRFE is delighted to announce the extension of the Grant Competition deadline to participate in the upcoming MUNRFE Annual Conference 2015, which will be held in Pacific National University, Khabarovsk on 27-30 November, 2015. We are now accepting grant applications until 26 October, 23:59 (UTC +11:00). The results of the careful selection process will be announced no later 31 October on our-web-site. The winners of the Competition will be provided accommodation during the Conference for free and/or have reimbursement of their travel costs.

We remind you that in order to take part in the Grant Competition an applicant should be officially registered as a delegate and assigned a country to represent by the Secretariat. The application includes submission of 2 Policy Papers for the delegates of Third Committee, Security Council, and ECOSOC; and an ISO/PAD for the delegates of World Bank. The documents, which do not follow the official requirements, or which contain plagiarism, or received after the deadline will not be considered.

Do not miss your chance to take part in the brightes Model UN conference of the year on the Russian Far East, especially in light of the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations! Regular registration to take part in the Conference will last till 6 November, 2015.

On September 18 in the Pacific National University the Big Presentation of one of the most important projects of the year for Khabarovsk MUNRFE Club was successfully conducted. The beginning of the Model UN School 2015 gathered more than bright 30 students from various universities over the city. Ms. Elena A. Kiseleva, MUNRFE Counselor, Ms. Anastasia Stasyuk, the President of Khabarovsk MUNRFE Club, Ms. Alisa Makarova and Ms. Ekaterina Anisimova, Coordinators of MUN School 2015, were happy to address the prospective participants in a warmly manner. Traditionally, every autumn MUNRFE gathers perspective and ambitious students, who are willing to implement various youth projects, such as international and regional conferences, summer programs for high school students, and others social activities.

MUNRFE Delegation to Indonesia Model UN (IMUN) had several official meetings in Jakarta prior the Conference. On September 7, Anastasia Stasyuk (RANEPA), Ekaterina Tretyakova (FEFU), Alexandra Gritsenko (FEFU), Ivan Kumets (FEFU), and Victoria Yavorskaya (FEFU) as an adviser, met Dr. Victor V. Sumsky, Director of the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO University, who shared his enormous experience and knowledge about Russia – ASEAN dialogue partnership, in light of the upcoming Third Russia-ASEAN Youth Summit, which is going to be conducted in Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok, Russia) in October. Moreover, that day MUNRFE delegation was welcomed by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Mr. Mikhail Y. Galuzin in the Russian Embassy. It was the first time in MUNRFE history, when our delegation was honored to meet a Russian Ambassador personally. On September, 8, Dr. Sumsky kindly accompanied MUNRFE delegation to the main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Indonesia, where all students got engaged in a discussion devoted to ASEAN issues with Indonesian diplomats. During the IMUN itself all MUNRFE delegates attended the diplomatic dinner, where they got an opportunity to talk to ambassadors and diplomats from Indonesia, India, Finland, Australia, Nigeria, Turkey, and even Ambassador Galuzin one more time. Also, MUNRFE delegation met Mr. Vlastimil Samek, Acting Director of the UN Information Centre in Jakarta, who expressed his greatest interest in MUNRFE activities.

More than 200 students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Russia were gathered together in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 8th to 12th, 2015 to take part in the Indonesia Model United Nations (IMUN) 2015, whereas. MUNRFE delegation also took part in this big event. According to the results of the Regional Conference 2015 held in Blagoveshchensk, Ms. Anastasia Stasyuk (Khabarovsk), Ms. Alexandra Gritsenko (Vladivostok), Ms. Ekaterina Tretiakova (Vladivostok), and Mr. Ivan Kumets (Vladivostok) under the advisership of Ms. Victoria Yavoskaya were granted with a chance to represent the Organization at the IMUN and they accomplished this goal successfully. Being the representatives of Romania, our delegates received 4 individual awards: Ms. Victoria Yavorskaya became the Best Delegate; while Ms. Anastasia Stasyuk, Mr. Ivan Kumets, and Ms. Ekaterina Tretiakova got Outstanding Delegate awards.

The Model United Nations of the Russian Far East and the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO-University launch the Third Photo Contest “Russia as Seen by ASEAN Students and ASEAN as Seen by Russian Students”. The participation is free and open. The Contest has one round. The ASEAN Centre accepts the photos for the Contest together with the participant's form up to September 20, 2015 at the following e-mail address asean.russia.photo@gmail.com.

The Photo Contest has three nominations:

1. People and cities

2. Traditions and modernity

3. Everyday life: amazing and incredible

Each participant can present photos in several nominations. The Contest will result in a photo exhibition during the Third ASEAN-Russia Youth Summit in Vladivostok. The Jury will award the best photos in each nomination.

On August 14-27, 2015 the annual Summer Program for high school students “FireStarter 2015” was successfully implemented on the base of “Rhythm-10” in Vladivostok under the leadership of Ms. Elena A. Kiseleva. This year FireStarter gathered 48 brightest and outstanding high school students from more than 10 cities and towns of the Russian Far East, namely Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Amursk, Belogorsk, Novobureiskiy, Troitskoe, Artyom, Fokino, Ussuriysk, and Vladivostok.