The Bond University High School Model UN competition is a yearly event that takes place at the Bond University Campus. A Model UN, or MUN, is a simulation-based learning exercise that will see student delegates adopt the persona of an allocated country and subsequently represent that country during a simulation of UN proceedings. Take a look at the previous years' conferences below!
Outstanding School Award: Padua College
Honourable Mention: The Southport School
Committee One Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Ryan Dib - Padua College |
| Best Position Paper | Ananda Somali - Robina State High |
| Delegation | Emmanuel College |
Committee Two Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Charlie Bergman - Padua College |
| Best Position Paper | Joe Maurice - The Southport School |
| Delegation | Pimlico High School |
Committee Three Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Emily Knoesen - St Hildas |
| Best Position Paper | Georgia Harper - Emmanuel College |
| Delegation | A.B. Patterson College |
Committee Four Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Bita Mahani - A.B. Paterson College |
| Best Position Paper | Attila Bencsik - Canterbury College |
| Delegation | Aquinas College |
Journalism Awards
| Award | Recipient |
Outstanding Pre-Conference Reporting Award | Sky Stewart – Emmanuel College |
Print and Breaking News Journalism Award | Sarah Eldawltly – Robina State High School |
Multimedia Journalism Award | Maria Nadezhdina – A.B. Paterson College Hannah Sibu – Benowa State High School |
Outstanding School Award: The Southport School
Committee One Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Chaad Hewitt – The Southport School |
| Best Position Paper | Max Dewhurst – The Southport School |
Committee Two Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Bita Mahani – A.B. Patterson College |
| Best Position Paper | Rhys Nickerson - Brisbane State High School |
Committee Three Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Arop Terkoc – The Glennie School |
| Best Position Paper | Lachlan Bond – Miami State High School |
BUHMUN Delegation Awards
| Recipient |
| Emmanuel College |
| St Hilda’s College |
| Robina State High School |
Outstanding School Award: Queensland Academies Health Sciences Campus
Committee One Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Jordan Engel – Southport State High School |
| Best Position Paper | Skyla Flick – QLD Academies Health Sciences Campus |
Committee Two Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Bita Mahani – A.B. Patterson College |
| Best Position Paper | Jaeden Kleinsasser- Danthonia Home School |
Committee Three Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Jarrod Chen – QLD Academies Heath Science Campus |
| Best Position Paper | Camille Luchs – QLD Academies Health Sciences Campus |
Committee Four Award Winners
| Award | Recipient |
| Diplomacy Award | Sakhi Tidyman – Miami State High |
| Best Position Paper | Angelina Inthavong – A.B. Patterson |
BUHMUN Delegation Awards
| Recipient |
| St. Andrews Lutheran College |
| A.B. Patterson College |
| Danthonia Home School |
Best Committee Coverage
| Recipient |
| Giulia Provenszano – Somerset College |
| Lev Marienbakh – Varsity College |
| Jordyn Riethmuller – Grace Lutheran College |
Best Breaking News Reporter
| Recipient |
| Narii Hamil Salmon – Miami State High |
For the first time, the Bond University High School Model UN Conference was held over two days, May 24 and 25, taking place at the Bond University Campus. A Model UN, or MUN, is a simulation-based learning exercise that will see student delegates adopt the persona of an allocated country and subsequently represent that country during a simulation of UN proceedings.
The 2018 BUHMUN Conference featured a special screening of the political documentary My Year With Helen: a film about former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as she campaigns for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, as well as working on global development issues as head of the United Nations Development Programme, and staying in daily contact with her 94-year-old father back home in New Zealand. The screening of My Year With Helen was followed by a Q&A with the film’s Producer, Catherine Madigan!
Conference theme
To End Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere
The 2018 conference theme was “To End Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere”. The topic has been a mainstay of the UN General Assembly’s agenda since 1974 under Resolution 3201 otherwise known as the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order. The Declaration proclaimed the international community’s determination to ‘make it possible to eliminate the widening gap between the developed and developing countries and ensure steadily accelerating economic and social development and peace and justice for present and future generations.’ High School students from across Australia were invited to participate in a full two-day debate about this topic representing a country’s perspective.
View the BUHMUN 2018 photo album
As promised, we have created resolutions compiled from your students’ efforts on the day. You can view each resolution here: Security Council, Committee One, Committee Two. If you have any questions or queries surrounding this, please do not hesitate to contact the BUHMUN Team.
2018 BUHMUN award winners
Best School Award
Emmanuel College
Committee One Award Winners
| Award | Recipient | Represented Country |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy Award | Taylor Jewell, Redlands College | Brazil |
| Best Position Paper | Charlie Turner, Queensland Academies, Health Sciences Campus | Bangladesh |
| Best Delegation Award | St Andrews Lutheran College |
Committee Two Award Winners
| Award | Recipient | Represented Country |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy Award | Duke Lawson, St. Andrews Lutheran College | Paraguay |
| Best Position Paper | Ryan Beerling Dolovac, Southport State High | Sweden |
| Best Delegation Award | Grace Lutheran College |
Security Council Award Winners
| Award | Recipient | Represented Country |
|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy Award | Maghaj Babu, QLD Academies of Science, Mathematics and Technology (QASMT) | China |
| Best Position Paper | Vita Milojkovic, Benowa State High | Ethiopia |
| Best Delegation Award | Padua College |
Conference theme
Towards a Nuclear Free World: Accelerating the Implementation of Nuclear Disarmament Commitments
The inaugural conference theme will be “Towards a Nuclear Free World: Accelerating the Implementation of Nuclear Disarmament Commitments”. The topic has been a mainstay of the UN General Assembly’s agenda since 2012 under Resolution 67/34. High School students from Queensland are invited to participate in a full day debate about this topic representing a country’s perspective.
View the resolution compiled from the students' efforts on there day.
View the photos from BUHMUN 2017.
Award winners
BUHMUN Diplomacy Award
- Daniel Miller (Emmanuel College)
- Vita Milojkovic (Benowa State High School)
BUHMUN Position Paper Award
- Luke Stegman and Chris Clayton (Robina State High School)
- Meghaj Babu (Queensland Academics, Science, Math & Technology campus)
BUHMUN Best Delegation Award
- Barclay McGain (Emmanuel College), representing the United States
- Meghaj Babu (Queensland Academics,Science, Math & Technology campus), representing the United States
BUHMUN Outstanding School Award
- Robina State High School
2021 AWARDS
Diplomacy Award (Committee One) - Ryan Dib, Padua College
Diplomacy Award (Committee Two) - Charlie Bergman, Padua College
Diplomacy Award (Committee Three) - Emily Knoesen, St Hildas
Diplomacy Award (Committee Four) - Bita Mahani, A.B. Paterson College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Emmanuel College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Pimlico High School
BUHMUN Delegation Award - A.B. Patterson College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Aquinas College
Outstanding School Award - Padua College
2020 AWARDS
Diplomacy Award (Committee One) - Chaad Hewitt, The Southport School
Diplomacy Award (Committee Two) - Bita Mahani, A.B. Patterson College
Diplomacy Award (Committee Three) - Arop Terkoc, The Glennie School
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Emmanuel College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - St Hilda’s College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Robina State High School
Outstanding School Award - The Southport School
2019 AWARDS
Diplomacy Award (Committee One) - Jordan Engel, Southport State High School
Diplomacy Award (Committee Two) – Bita Mahani, A.B. Patterson College
Best Position Paper (Committee Two) - Camille Luchs, QLD Academies Health Sciences Campus
Diplomacy Award (Committee Three) – Jarrod Chen, QLD Academies Heath Science Campus
Diplomacy Award (Committee Four) – Sakhi Tidyman, Miami State High
Best Breaking News Reporter - Narii Hamil Salmon, Miami State High
Best Committee Coverage - Jordyn Riethmuller, Grace Lutheran College
Outstanding School Award - Queensland Academies Health Sciences Campus
BUHMUN Delegation Award - St. Andrews Lutheran College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - A.B. Patterson College
BUHMUN Delegation Award - Danthonia Home School
