MUNRFE delegation to NMUN-NY 2018 at New York University
On March 26, at the final day of the trip MUNRFE delegation to NMUN 2018 visited New York University (NYU) for a briefing with Associate Chair of the Department of Anthropology Prof. Bruce Grant. Prof. Grant warmly welcomed MUNRFE representatives and gave them a short walk around the campus, including its main library, guiding them to the history of the University and its current state of affairs. Founded in 1860s as one of the first universities in the United States of America NYU was also among first accepting women and local minorities as students. Over the time the institution has been growing and today it is one of the biggest research universities worldwide with around 50 thousand students.
After a tour around New York University campus the delegation had a fruitful discussion over the opportunities for students in NYU and in New York city as a whole. Prof. Grant also shared his experience of living and conducting a research in Russia and expressed his views on tendencies of world politics. This meeting gave an opportunity for MUNRFE delegation to see New York life from a local perspective and exchange opinions over current situation on international arena.