CAUMUN conference at GZAAT
მარტი 05, 2025
Article by Natalia Mujiri
Edited by Elene Mansvetashvili
Source: GZAAT Gazette
The Model UN club has been a part of our school for nearly 12 years. With its founders, Tamuna Guniava and Ketevan Sturua, one of the club’s most important goals is to attend MUN conferences abroad. Their aim is to share their knowledge and experience to other students from different countries.
This year, the MUN conference was held in GZAAT by students, who have been part of the club for over two years. “When the idea was fresh in our minds, we started to communicate it to the founders first,” said Zviad Tsetskhladze, a junior member of MUN. “We assigned roles within the school; only then did we create the website and assign chairs to planned communities. We acquired funding from the school and started allocating the money to various needs such as office supplies, food, banners, flags, advertisements, etc. We were ready to conduct the conference!”
CauMUN was the first international model UN conference hosted by the GZAAT students. The preparation first began in the summer, when they started talking about their plans and goals for the conference. “The intense preparations started when we came to school in September,” said Natalia Abuladze, a member of the MUN club. “We were all very excited to bring our visions to reality. It was very stressful, as it included us staying late at school many times, going over our plans, and taking care of technicalities. We were all nervous, trying very hard not to make any mistakes and in the end, we definitely succeeded!”
The conference lasted three days in total. The first two days were solely for the debates and the committee sessions. The third day was the main event, the general assembly, where the delegates, the representatives of different countries, presented their resolutions and got awarded with certificates. “The most exciting part was seeing the enthusiasm in the room, as everyone was willing to participate and do their absolute best. We even had international delegates, who don’t reside in Georgia, fly in from different countries and participate in the conference,” added Natalia. “Obviously, we want to hold more conferences in the future and even after we graduate, we hope the tradition will continue. Planning CauMUN was an amazing opportunity, it was a way to show us the importance of responsibility and step into adulthood.”
Other members also reflected on the conference: “I think with CAUMUN 2025, we certainly succeeded in creating an international community that will return for CAUMUN 2026. However, as it was our first conference, we also identified some mistakes we made that we would like to change for the next year,” said Sandro Mrevlishvili. “One thing we think we can improve upon is hosting the closing ceremony in a more prestigious venue to reflect the significance of the event. We also aim to raise the marketing budget in order to attract more delegates. To ensure the conference is even more organized and efficient, we plan to transition to using the MUN command platform, which will streamline communication and delegate management. With these changes, we’re confident that future CAUMUN conferences will be even more professional, impactful, and rewarding for everyone involved!
