MUNRFE is proud to announce that “Like Hostel Vladivostok” has become our official partner in organizing the Annual MUNRFE Conference 2014. On November, 19, MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaliy E. Savenkov and “Like Hostel Vladivostok” Co Ltd Director Mr. Vladimir A. Saranchuk have successfully signed a mutual agreement on cooperation. “Like Hostel” is one of the world-biggest international youth hostel chains represented on the Russian Far East. Totally, more than 80 hostels are now operational in Russia and CIS-countries by various aged entrepreneurs, whose age ranges from 19 to 47 years old. “Like Hostel” is always ready to provide a really comfort accommodation at a price equal to the movie ticket one. That is why it is “Like Hostel”, who is the best partner for MUNRFE with its 3 Clubs in different cities of the Russian Far East and high level of student mobility. MUNRFE looks forward to our mutually beneficial cooperation and welcomes all MUNRFE members to Like Hostel in Vladivostok.

On November, 10, Vladivostok MUNRFE Club launched the project “Round Table” in Russian language with the support from International Relations Department, Oriental Institute – School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University. Last semester the “Round Table” was devoted to the “Situation in Ukraine”, while this time Coordinators Ms. Victoria Yavorskaya and Ms. Ksenia Bogdanova introduced a very crucial issue to discuss: “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”.

The first week of the project included 2 lectures given by the scholars from International Relations Department, Oriental Institute – School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University. The first lecture “World terrorist organizations” by Prof. Andrey V. Gubin, PhD, and the second one “Terrorist organization “Islamic State” by Prof. Ivan N. Zolotukhin, PhD, totally gathered more than 100 active participants.

MUNRFE is happy to announce the results of the Grant Competition to participate in the Annual MUNRFE Conference 2014, which will be held in Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service on December, 26 – 31, with the support from the East and North-East Asia Office of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. We have received more than 10 applications, but unfortunately only few of them met the requirements of the Competition. Anyway, MUNRFE is glad to announce Mr. Pavel Dobrolyubov (student of Mirny Polytechnic Institute (branch) of North-Eastern Federal University), a delegate of Finland to the General Assembly, as a winner of the Grant Competition. On behalf of MUNRFE we would like to express our sincere congratulations to Mr. Dobrolyubov. Moreover, we would like to thank everyone who showed the interest to participate in the Annual MUNRFE Conference 2014.

On November, 9, Vladivostok MUNRFE Club met Prof. Salvatore Babones, Ph.D., an Associate Professor and Research Coordinator for Ph.D. students at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney. Prof. Babones has acquired his degree in one of the world-class universities - Johns Hopkins University and came to Far Eastern Federal University as a visiting professor.

The guest made a brief presentation about measures of power in contemporary world politics, and proceeded to the Q&A session. The range of asked questions was wide: from exact country’s policy and intergovernmental relations between states to personal opinion on the hottest conflicts in the world – in Ukraine and Iraq. After the meeting MUNRFE members had an opportunity to continue the conversation with professor in more informal atmosphere. Everyone noticed him as an open person and qualified professional.

The traditional Autumn Master-Classes 2014 "Four weeks for achievements” were successfully conducted in the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok. The concept of the Master-Classes was aimed to show the participants the best way to achievements that can be easily reached through developing of such skills as public speaking, teamwork and debating. Totally, more than 50 participants completed a four-week course of 25 different lectures and trainings, including usual concepts and newly presented ones by Ms. Olga Katina and Mr. Lavrentiy Pak.

Since 18th of September till 25th of October Master-Classes “Journey to Success” were successfully implemented in Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service by Vladivostok MUNRFE Club. For these 4 weeks our participants were listening to the traditional MUNRFE lectures, as well as 2 newly presented ones by Olga Katina and Lavrenty Pak. Moreover, numerous trainings, aimed both at learning and understanding the lectures better, were conducted on each day of the MC. This turned out to be very productive way of teaching and at the very end of the MC, especially during the Final Conference, participants of MC “Journey to Success” have shown really significant results. After this challenge the majority of participants expressed their desire to become members of Vladivostok MUNRFE Club and continue their development through our activities, including the participation in the upcoming Annual MUNRFE Conference 2014.

The “Journey to Success” MC in Vladivostok became one of the most successful projects, implemented in VSUES in the recent history. Vladivostok Club looks forward to expand MUNRFE activities from FEFU to other universities and organizations.