Regional MUNRFE Conference 2015: Report
On May, 2-5, in Blagoveshchensk the Regional MUNRFE Conference 2015 has been successfully conducted on the premises of the Amur State University. Its Acting Dean of the Faculty of International Relations Dr. Lyudmila A. Ponkratova was among the key-note speakers at the Opening Ceremony, along with MUNRFE Director-General Mr. Vitaly E. Savenkov, and the Secretary-General of the Conference Mr. Jesse E. Thomas. This Conference became truly unique since for the first time in MUNRFE history and the history of the entire Model UN movement in Russia it was led by a foreign leader.
During three productive days of debates students from Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok were simulating the work of two principal UN organs in English language: the General Assembly and the Security Council. In between all of the debates, a beneficial seminar was conducted by Dr. Marina V. Katynskaya, Associate Professor of AmSU and a respected MUNRFE alumna. Traditionally, an MUNRFE conference was concluded with an awarding ceremony in the form of a banquet. According to the decision of the Evaluation Committee of the Conference the following delegates and delegations have received their awards.
Best Documents Award:
Ms. Alyona Medvedeva, (Vladivostok), Russian Federation (General Assembly)
Outstanding Delegations:
Russian Federation (Vladivostok)
Spain (Vladivostok)
Outstanding Delegates:
Ms. Anastasia Stasyuk (Khabarovsk), South Africa (General Assembly)
Ms. Ekaterina Tretiakova (Vladivostok), Venezuela (General Assembly)
Ms. Alexandra Gritsenko (Vladivostok), Spain (General Assembly)
Mr. Ivan Kumets (Vladivostok), United States of America (Security Council)
The team of four under the leadership of Ms. Victoria Yavorskaya as an adviser will explore the city of Jakarta and take part in the amazing Indonesia Model UN 2015 in September.
MUNRFE would like to sincerely congratulate all recipients of the awards. Moreover, we would like to express the deepest gratitude to the Secretariat officers, namely, Mr. Jesse E. Thomas, Ms. Elena Kiseleva, Ms. Olga Katina, Mr. Alexander Yugai, Mr. Vladislav Ulanov, Ms. Ksenia Shevtsova, and Ms. Elena Kharitonova; as well as to all other contributors towards the Conference’s success.