Peruvian Universities (MUN)
Peruvian Universities is an inter-university student club, aimed at promoting debate and discussion on current national and international issues with the objective of making the leading citizens who contribute to development by participating in Model United Nations conferences around the globe. Beginning its participation in international conferences in 2006, the United Nations Studies Circle became the Peruvian Association for the Study of the United Nations, a non-for-profit NGO charged with task of promoting MUN in Peru and creating Peru's first "National Delegation", using past experience to select the finest delegates from Peru's finest universities, creating then Peruvian Universities. In addition to its debate team, AENU Peru also has a volunteer program and organizes the largest national Model UN conference annually since 2012. In January 2015 AENU Peru and Peruvian Universities Debate Team successfully hosted the annual Harvard National Model United Nations Latin America conference in Lima, Peru.
Since its foundation in 2010, their participation in Model UN conferences yielded multiple awards in national and international conferences. Peruvian Universities Debate Team has been ranked as one of the top international debate teams around the world in 2011, 2012 and 2013; being included in the World's Best International Model UN Teams 2015-2016 and ranked #10 at the Best College Model UN Teams - World Division: International Top 20. Being the first Model UN Peruvian force, it's the Peruvian delegation with more Best Delegate Awards and the one with more prizes in a single HNMUN conference. The debate team has also won the Best Large Delegation Award at Harvard World Model United Nations 2014 and at Harvard National Model United Nations Latin America 2017. The debate team currently competes with other national teams such as Peruvian Debate Society and International Delegation of Peru.
Directors of Peruvian Universities
Harvard National Model United Nations Participation
Harvard World Model United Nations Participation
Since 2016, former Peruvian Universities award winners have started to participate in Harvard World Model United Nations as part of the Substantial Affairs Team.Session | Year | Location | Venue | Host Team | Assistant Directors |
25 | 2016 | Rome, Italy | Sheraton Rome | United Network Italian Association | Economic and Financial Committee Lucía Ávila Legal Committee Ian Forsyth World Conference on Women Aracelli Chocano Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Fiorella Cadenas |
26 | 2017 | Montreal, Canada | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Dawson College | World Health Organization Astrid Medianero Human Rights Council Juan Diego Mujica Tiziana Zevallos North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ana Krstanovic |
27 | 2018 | Panama City, Panama | Atlapa Convention Centre | Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua | Disarmament and International Security Committee Nicolás Bentín Special Political and Decolonization Committee Jimena de la Villa United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Alejandra Coz United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Eduardo Reyna Human Rights Council Valeria Morante United Nations Development Programme José Gallegos |
28 | 2019 | Madrid, Spain | Spanish Alliance of Model United Nations | Disarmament and International Security Committee Ítalo Orihuela Human Rights Council Valeria Morante Commission on Science and Technology for Development Gonzalo Loza European Union Jorge Aguayo |
Harvard National Model United Nations Latin America Participation
Since 2015, former Peruvian Universities award winners have started to participate in Harvard National Model United Nations Latin America as part of the Host Team and the Substantial Affairs Team.Session | Year | Location | Venue | Host Team | Assistant Directors |
4 | 2015 | Lima, Perú | Universidad del Pacífico | Peruvian Universities Host Team President: Michelle Meza Host Team Vice President: César Urquizo Social Events Director: Lucía Ávila Sponsors Director: Antonio Ciudad Substantial Affairs Director: Francisco Biber Public Relations Director: Paolo Rivas Logistics Director: Karina Rodríguez Finance Director: Luis Alberto Max Ponce Arnillas | Disarmament and International Security Committee Fiorella Fachini United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Astrid Medianero Congreso de la República del Perú Alessandra Bazán |
5 | 2016 | Mexico City, Mexico | ITAM - Campus Ríos Hondo | Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Host Team President: Carlos Galina | Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee Fiorella Fachini Legal Committee Lucía Ávila United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Francesca Rodríguez United Nations Security Council Kai Díaz-Albertini Ministerial Cabinet of Felipe Calderón, 2006 Michelle Meza |
6 | 2017 | Lima, Peru | The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center | The Avengers | Disarmament and International Security Committee José Gallegos United Nations Environment Programme Carolina Coombes United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Cassia Arellano United Nations Security Council Kai Díaz-Albertini |
7 | 2018 | Lima, Peru | 27 de Enero Lima Convention Center | Promotora Internacional de Debates - Perú Host Team President: María del Pilar Lindley | Disarmament and International Security Committee Juan Raunelli Commission on the Status of Women Carolina Coombes |
8 | 2019 | Lima, Peru | Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola | Promotora Internacional de Debates - Perú Host Team President: María del Pilar Lindley | Disarmament and International Security Committee Rodrigo Alcorta Legal Committee Daniela Escobar Commission on Narcotic Drugs Gabriela Bellido United Nations Security Council, 1985 Daniela Macedo |
Oxford International Model United Nations Participation
Since 2015, former Peruvian Universities award winners have started to participate in Oxford International Model United Nations as part of the Substantial Affairs Team.Universidad del Rosario Model United Nations Participation
Since 2015, former Peruvian Universities award winners have started to participate in Universidad del Rosario Model United Nations as part of the Staff Team.Session | Year | Directors | Moderators |
6 | 2015 | José Luis Avilez Kai Díaz-Albertini Carlos Neyra Italo Orihuela César Urquizo | |
7 | 2016 | Kai Díaz-Albertini Ana Krstanovic Gonzalo Loza Carlos Neyra Maria Claudia Rossi | Mariana Silva-Santisteban |
8 | 2017 | Kai Díaz-Albertini Carlos Boza Rodrigo Alcorta Valeria Morante Mariana Silva-Santisteban Ana Krstanovic Sebastian Guzman | Lucrecia Gonzalez-Olaechea |
National Model United Nations Circuit Participation
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru Model United Nations (PUCPMUN)
Universidad del Pacífico Model United Nations (UPMUN)
Since UPMUN's starting run in 2011, Peruvian Universities alumni have participated as part of the Substantial Affairs Team.Session | Year | Venue | Chair |
1 | 2011 | University of the Pacific | General Assembly Jorge Tudela United Nations Security Council Walter Piazza |
2 | 2012 | University of the Pacific | General Assembly Michelle Meza Economic and Social Council Francisco Biber Lorena Gamarra |
3 | 2013 | University of the Pacific | General Assembly Carlos Santibáñez Economic and Social Council Karina Rodríguez Luis Cerro United Nations Security Council Francisco Biber Historical General Assembly Walter Piazza |
4 | 2014 | University of the Pacific | Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee Luis Cerro Fiorella Cadenas United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Francisco Biber United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Karina Rodríguez Juan Diego Mujica United Nations Security Council Alonso Gurmendi Ian Forsyth |
5 | 2015 | University of the Pacific | Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee María Fernanda Cabrera Kai Díaz-Albertini United Nations Development Programme Karina Rodríguez Aldo Cisneros United Nations Conference on International Organization Francisco Biber United Nations Security Council Lorena Gamarra Press Committee Gabriela Bellido |
6 | 2016 | University of the Pacific | Human Rights Council Juan Diego Mujica Paola Castillo European Union Francisco Biber United Nations Security Council Lorena Gamarra Rodrigo Vega |
7 | 2017 | University of the Pacific | World Health Organization Juan Raunelli High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Rodrigo Vega Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Carolina Coombes Lucrecia González-Olaechea United Nations Security Council Paolo Rivas Sebastián Guzmán |
8 | 2018 | University of the Pacific | Commission on Science and Technology for Development Jorge Aguayo Sergio Argüelles Asia Cooperation Dialogue Lucrecia González-Olaechea |
9 | 2019 | University of the Pacific | World Health Organization Daniela Escobar United Nations Development Programme Valeria Herrada United Nations Security Council María Fernanda Bohórquez |