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Model Gen Twenty
Part of the Model Gen Twenty series

Model Gen Twenty

Bratislava, Slovakia · high-school

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Dates
Sep 17–2026 (day: 18)
Fee
TBD
Reg deadline
TBD
Delegates
85
Language
English
Format
In-person
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Summary

Model Gen Twenty convenes high-school delegates in Bratislava for a focused simulation of the Group of Twenty, drawing a compact cohort to Slovakia's capital for a short, intensive program of committee work. The conference is pitched at a secondary-school audience and runs over a brief window, which shapes both the pace of debate and the depth of preparation expected from each delegation.

Why this edition matters in 2026

A G20 simulation at the high-school level is a sharper instrument than a generalist Model UN circuit. Delegates are pushed to think like finance ministries and heads of government coordinating on macroeconomic, climate, and development questions - a register that rewards numeracy, communiqué drafting, and bloc arithmetic rather than procedural theatrics. Hosting in Bratislava also matters. Slovakia sits inside the European Union and the eurozone, close to Vienna, and that geography shapes the kind of delegates a conference like this can attract from across Central Europe. For students from the region, a compact weekend in Bratislava is logistically realistic in a way that flagship conferences in London or New York simply are not. The small expected delegation count is a feature, not a bug. G20 only works as a simulation when each chair represents a real economic weight; a tighter room makes that arithmetic legible and forces delegates to negotiate rather than hide in large blocs.

How to prepare

Treat this as a G20 brief, not a UN brief. That means reading the most recent leaders' declaration and the working-group tracks - finance, sherpa, development, climate and energy - and being able to articulate your assigned country's red lines on at least two of them. Procedural points will not save a delegate who cannot speak fluently about debt sustainability, energy transition financing, or trade frictions. Build a one-page position note per agenda item that links your country's domestic constraints to its negotiating posture. For a G20 simulation, the domestic political economy is the position - a delegate who can explain why their finance minister cannot move on a given clause will out-negotiate one who only quotes communiqués. Finally, plan the logistics early. The program is short and the city is compact, so arrival timing and the hand-off between committee sessions matter more than at a week-long conference. Delegates traveling from outside Slovakia should treat the trip as a working weekend and arrive rested enough to draft from the first session.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

  1. Conference

    Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

  • What kind of simulation is Model Gen Twenty?

    It is a Group of Twenty simulation rather than a standard Model UN conference, which means committees mirror G20 leaders' and ministerial tracks rather than UN organs.

  • Who is eligible to attend?

    The conference is aimed at high-school delegates, and the cohort size is deliberately compact to keep the G20 negotiating dynamic realistic.

  • Where is the conference held?

    Model Gen Twenty takes place in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, which puts delegates inside the European Union and within easy reach of nearby Central European hubs.

  • How should delegates prepare differently from a Model UN conference?

    Preparation should center on G20 working-group outputs - finance, sherpa, development, climate - and on each country's domestic economic constraints, rather than on UN Charter procedure.

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

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