United Netherlands

Welcome to the United Netherlands website!

United Netherlands is an internationally-orientated foundation that aims to create a platform where talented, motivated and ambitious young people challenge each other to develop their full potential as global citizens.

This network of driven young people from diverse backgrounds attains skills and knowledge in preparation to effectively deal with the global challenges of the future.

To this end, United Netherlands fosters an environment where pragmatic idealism blooms and where good is the enemy of fantastic.

Since its inception in 2004, the inexhaustible strive for improvement continues to flourish and as a result, United Netherlands is proud to offer the programs and activities found on this website. We invite you to look further and discover the world of United Netherlands.

• New United Netherlands Board 2009-2010.
• Summer Selection for the United Netherlands delegation has closed!
• United Netherlands moves to Erasmusbuilding

New United Netherlands Board 2009-2010.

We are happy to present the United Netherlands Board of 2009 - 2010 below. The new board will start on July 1st, 2009. Congratulations to you all!

Executive Board

President:

Dianne Slot (UU - Arabic Languages and Cultures, UNL delegation 08-09)

Vice-President & Treasurer:

Maarten van der Goot (RU - International, European and Dutch Law, UNL delegation 08-09)

Director of PR & Sponsoring:

Still open for applications

High School Program Secretariat

Director-General HSP:

Annemarie Mastenbroek (RU - Human Geography, UNL delegation 08-09)

RiMUN Secretariat

Director-General RiMUN:

Still open for applications

Secretary-General RiMUN:

Tom van Assendelft de Coningh (RU - Criminal Law, Political Science)

Deputy DG RiMUN:

Lisa van Beek (RU - Sociology)

Junior Board of Studies

Head Delegate:

Wouter Kruithof (UvA - International Relations, UNL delegation 08-09)

Head Delegate:

Amanda Klemann (UCM - International Relations, UNL delegation 08-09)

MUN Trainer:

Frank Hemmes (RU - Physics, UNL delegation 08-09)

We are currently still recruiting for a Director-General for the Radboud international Model United Nations (DG RiMUN) and a Director of PR and Sponsoring (D PR&S). Do you want to acquire or improve leadership skills, organizational skills, expand your network within prominent international institutions and multinational companies and much more? Please read more about the vacancies in this document.

For more information about RiMUN in general please see our RiMUN page. For specific information on RiMUN 2008, please visit rimun.nl. For more information on WorldMUN 2009, please surf to worldmun2009.org.

Kindly send your applications, consisting of a motivation letter and CV in English, asap to: board@unitednetherlands.org. You may then be invited for an interview.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

United Netherlands moves to Erasmusbuilding

As of May 1st, the United Netherlands office has moved from the Thomas van Aquinostraat 5.00.69 to the Erasmusbuilding 1.00.01.

For more information on the changed contact details please see contact.

Summer Selection for the United Netherlands delegation has closed!

The application for the Summer Selection of the United Netherlands Delegation has been closed - we thank all those that have applied. If you have applied we will send you a confirmation of receipt. Over the coming week we will carefully review your application. On Tuesday May 19 at the latest you will be notified for which local selection round you will be invited.

For those who are interested in our program, but were too late with applying we would like to point to the possibility of the Fall Selection. This day in September is an opportunity for those who - with valid reason - were unable to apply for the Summer Selection. The latest information on the Fall Selection will always be posted on the How To Apply page.