Sillimanians attend Asia Youth International Model United Nations 2023 in Malaysia

(L-R) Students Athena Therese H. Dumaog, Beatriz Ellen P. Gatanela, Heini A. Borromeo, and Princess Jane C. Capila at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations conference, August 12-15, 2023 in Malaysia.

A group of students and alumni, and a faculty member from Silliman University (SU) participated in the Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) conference, August 12-15, 2023 in Malaysia.

Beatriz Ellen P. Gatanela, fourth-year Bachelor of Science (BS) in Entrepreneurship student; Heini A. Borromeo, third-year BS in Social Work student; Princess Jane C. Capila, third-year Bachelor of Arts in Political Science student; Athena Therese H. Dumaog, third-year BS in Social Work student; Jay Louie L. Jarbonido, an alumnus of the Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in Filipino program; Seth C. Bariga, an alumnus of the Bachelor of Special Needs Education; and Jan Cynth L. Palama, SU Senior High School faculty member, represented the University in the conference.

The group engaged with international peers by sharing ideas and contributing to meaningful discussions on global issues.

According to the AYIMUN website, the conference is organized by the International Global Network as a “platform where youth mentality in leadership, negotiation, and diplomacy will be developed in a Model United Nations.”

Delegates of a model United Nations, such as the AYIMUN, sit together in an assembly called a meeting session, where each of them plays the role of a diplomat representing a country they are assigned to and must solve a problem with other delegates.

(L-R) Alumni Jay Louie L. Jarbonido and Seth C. Bariga at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations conference, August 12-15, 2023 in Malaysia.

Jan Cynth L. Palama, SU Senior High School faculty member, at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations conference, August 12-15, 2023 in Malaysia.