Who is eligible to participate?

The conference is pitched at the high-school level, so secondary-school students are the intended delegate pool.

Where does the conference take place?

Sessions are held in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by a local secondary school named after the heroines of the Warsaw Uprising.

What is the format of committee work?

The program combines classical General Assembly debate with specialised committees over a three-day winter weekend in Warsaw.

Is this an established conference with prior editions?

No - this is an inaugural edition, so delegates should expect organisers to set procedural norms rather than inherit them.

Part of the Bohaterki Model United Nations series

Bohaterki Model United Nations

Name: Bohaterki Model United Nations
Start: 2027-01-15T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-01-17T00:00:00Z
Location: Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland · high-school

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Dates: Jan 15–2027 (day: 17)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 150
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

Bohaterki Model United Nations gathers high-school delegates in Warsaw for a compact winter session organised by students of a Warsaw secondary school named after the heroines of the Warsaw Uprising. The program is structured around classical General Assembly debate and specialised committee work, giving newer delegates a manageable on-ramp while still rewarding the policy depth that experienced participants expect. As an inaugural edition staged in Poland's capital, the conference positions itself within the wider Central European MUN circuit. The footprint is intentionally modest, the level is secondary-school, and the working environment is designed to keep substantive debate, not pageantry, at the centre of the weekend.

Why this edition matters in 2027

Warsaw has become an increasingly active node for Model UN activity in Central Europe, and a new school-led conference adds capacity to a regional circuit where demand from high-school delegates continues to outpace supply. A first edition is also a signal: organisers are betting that the city can sustain another fixture in the winter calendar alongside the established names. For delegates, an inaugural conference offers a particular kind of opportunity. Committees tend to be smaller, chairs are often more accessible, and there is room to shape norms that will calcify in later editions. The trade-off is the absence of institutional memory - rules of procedure, awards philosophy, and crisis pacing are being set in real time rather than inherited. The choice of a Warsaw secondary school as host also matters. School-run conferences in Poland have historically served as a pipeline for the country's competitive university circuit, and a successful first edition could anchor a recurring January slot for years to come.

How to prepare

Delegates preparing for an inaugural edition should treat the published committee slate as the primary source of truth and avoid assumptions imported from larger conferences. Read the background guides closely, because first-year chairs typically signal their priorities explicitly rather than relying on shared circuit conventions. Where guidance is thin, lean on UN primary documents and the Model UN resources published by the United Nations itself. Because the program runs across a three-day weekend in January, pacing matters. Opening speeches and the first unmoderated caucus will set bloc geometry for the entire conference, and there is little time to recover from a slow start. Arrive with a draft operative framework, not just position-paper talking points. For high-school delegates new to Central European conferences, expect a working environment in English with a mix of local and visiting delegations. Diplomatic courtesy carries weight here; aggressive procedural tactics that play well at larger circuits often land poorly in smaller rooms where chairs can see every interaction.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: high-school
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jan 15, 2027 – Jan 17, 2027

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to participate?
The conference is pitched at the high-school level, so secondary-school students are the intended delegate pool.
Where does the conference take place?
Sessions are held in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by a local secondary school named after the heroines of the Warsaw Uprising.
What is the format of committee work?
The program combines classical General Assembly debate with specialised committees over a three-day winter weekend in Warsaw.
Is this an established conference with prior editions?
No - this is an inaugural edition, so delegates should expect organisers to set procedural norms rather than inherit them.

Last verified May 27, 2026 · Source: mymun.com

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