 Welcome to the United Netherlands website We are an internationally-oriented student organization based in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, focusing on international relations and diplomacy. Examples of United Netherlands's ambitious projects for students are the Radboud international Model United Nations (RiMUN) and the academic United Nations and Multilateral Diplomacy course.We invite you to look further and discover the world of United Netherlands! |
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United Netherlands Board Positions are open Deadline for application: Wednesday April 14th 2010, 23:59. United Netherlands is currently recruiting board members for both full time and part time board positions for the academic year of 2010-2011. Being part of the United Netherlands (UNL) board is an unforgettable way to gain skills that are not easily acquired in many other student-run organizations. UNL board positions offer chances and responsibilities that will be encountered in only a handful of junior positions in professional companies. The board year runs from July 2010 to June 2011. For more information on board positions and the application procedure, please click here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: board@unitednetherlands.org or +31 24 361 1137 |
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RiMUN 2010: sign up! 
Sign up for the 6th edition of the Radboud international Model United Nations NOW! Enter the challenging world of diplomacy: public speaking, negotiation, lobbying, and great social activities together with more than 400 students from all over the world! Engage yourself at rimun.org/2010. The registration deadline is March 22nd. |
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Best International Delegation at Harvard National Model United Nations 2010! The United Netherlands Delegation 2009|2010 is proud to announce that it has succeeded in winning the Best International delegation award at Harvard National Model United Nations 2010. After having represented the Permanent Five nations of China, France, and the United States, this year, the United Netherlands Delegation had the honor of representing the Russian Federation! Though the challenge was indisputable, they once again succeeded in doing a marvelous job. |
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United Netherlands Delegation: The Road To Harvard New York City, February 12th 2010 It was a cold and windy Saturday. There was something in the air that night. New York seemed its normal self, but a sense of unusual excitement was lingering in the streets of the city that never sleeps. That day, close to midnight, the reason for this extraordinary vibration took shape at the corner of 45th West Street and 5th Avenue. Taxis were pulling up in front of Holiday Inn Express Hotel, and in the darkness the shapes of the distinguished members of the United Netherlands delegation 2009|2010 appeared. The delegates set foot on New York soil with only one purpose. They were here to take the last hurdle on the road to representing the Russian Federation at the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference: the New York Training Week (NYTW). Exhilaration soon filled the lobby, hallways, and bedrooms of the twenty-two-floor building, and sleep surely was hard to catch that night. Glorified by blue skies and rays of sunshine finding their way through the skyscrapers, the final twenty-four hours before the start of the NYTW were spent in feverish picture taking and exploration. Monday morning seven thirty sharp: before heading out, delegates made sure to fill their tummies with a good old American style breakfast, some still surprised to find hamburgers and gravy being served. The Foreign Press Centre, located in the building of the State Department, formed the stage on which the NYTW would show its true self for the coming five days. After a warm word of welcome by the director of the Centre and the Junior Board of Studies (JBoS), the NYTW commenced. The first days proved not only to be hard work, delegates were also committed to play hard, in the true spirit of United Netherlands. New York was about to experience the delegates' presence at a wide variety of events ranging from a classical piano concert in Carnegie Hall to a legendary NBA basketball game where the delegation as a whole cheered the New York Knicks to victory. As delegates started to feel more and more at home, and getting the hang of the life in the Big Apple, the training week was slowly coming to an end. The aim of the final training days was for delegates to sharpen and perfect their diplomatic skills. Aside from this, visits to the Dutch permanent mission to the United Nations and the United Nations headquarters allowed delegates to experience true diplomacy in practice. To add to the Russian feeling, the MUN trainer made sure to provide delegates with a Russian flag-pin. And with this the JBoS not only concluded the NYTW but also gave the delegates their last words of advice and inspiration on the road to Harvard. One legendary evening proved to be Thursday, where the delegation split into two groups on Boys and Girls night. Comfortably seated in Hummer limos, the boys and girls explored the city by night and finally united in the fashionably chic and famous meatpacking district. Although the NYTW had come to an official end, the delegates kept their stamina high and showed their commitment by continuing their preparation for HNMUN. This meant that the hotel lobby was filled with laptops, empty cups that where once filled with the famous Starbucks coffee and piles of documents that highlighted their research. During the week the delegates had shown that one can work hard but still find room to play hard. Sunday morning, while a number of us were still sleeping, others quietly moved to Harlem to attend a service in one of the many gospel churches. Still overwhelmed by the warm welcome they had received, the rollercoaster continued as later that day the Superbowl kicked off. Here the delegation was part of yet another proud American tradition, but only this time they cheered for the winning New Orleans Saints. On the supposed final day in New York City the delegates had their last supper at the Antique Garage before being plunged in the madness that is HNMUN. In Soho an abundance of food and live jazz music in the background proved to be a successful closing of the NYTW. This was not the case for all delegates because even though the delegation had to leave early the morning after, some still chose to go for a round of karaoke. Everyone present sung old time classics such as Born in the USA and Jesse like it was their last time. On the day of departure Snowverkill (the already epic blizzard of February 9th 2010) wreaked havoc in the streets of New York. Despite tireless efforts to get out of the city, the entire delegation got stuck in this city of endless possibilities. Taxi drivers stayed off the streets, and all other forms of transportation were blocked off. Nonetheless the delegation worked hard to cross the t's and dot the i's in their never-ending preparation for HNMUN. Luckily the blizzard was only going to last one day so the delegation is still ready and able to participate in HNMUN after all. Armed with knowledge, skill and high spirit, the United Netherlands delegation 2009|2010 truly lives up to the Russian saying Artelnyi gorshok gusche kipit (To work as a team produces better results). |
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United Netherlands Delegation: One Week Until Harvard The United Netherlands delegation has arrived in New York and is gearing up for the Harvard Model United Nations (HNMUN) 2010! The climax of the United Nations and Multilateral Diplomacy course will be a final training week in the Big Apple, including visits to the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations, and the UN headquarters. The delegation is anticipating a highly challenging role at HNMUN 2010 in Boston, representing the massive Russian Federation.
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