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Hayasa Model United Nations

Part of the Hayasa Model United Nations series

Hayasa Model United Nations

Yerevan, Armenia · high-school

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Dates
Aug 21–2026 (day: 23)
Fee
TBD
Reg deadline
TBD
Delegates
TBD
Language
English
Format
In-person
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Summary

Hayasa Model United Nations brings high school delegates to Yerevan for a late-summer conference that uses Armenia's vantage point at the crossroads of Europe, the Caucasus, and the wider post-Soviet space as the backdrop for committee work. The agenda is pitched at secondary-school debaters who want a serious simulation without the procedural intensity of university circuits, and the host city itself becomes part of the curriculum. For delegates outside the region, the conference is also a rare chance to debate global questions from a capital that sits inside several overlapping diplomatic conversations at once - security architecture, energy transit, diaspora politics, and the long aftermath of conflict in the South Caucasus. The hosts position the weekend as both a training ground and a window onto a region that rarely anchors mainstream MUN calendars.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Most high-school MUN conferences cluster in a handful of familiar capitals in Western Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. A serious simulation in Yerevan widens that map. Delegates encounter a host country whose foreign policy choices are visible and contested in everyday life, which sharpens the link between committee debate and real diplomacy in a way that polished circuit conferences sometimes lose. The timing matters as well. A late-summer slot gives delegates a chance to use the conference as the capstone of their summer training, rather than competing with the autumn school term. It also lands at a moment when regional questions - sanctions geometry, transit corridors, normalisation talks - are actively reshaping the Caucasus, giving committee chairs fresher material than they would find in evergreen study guides. For newer programmes in the region, a high-school conference in Yerevan is structurally important. It builds a local pipeline of delegates who can later staff university circuits, and it gives schools in Armenia and neighbouring states a credible domestic venue rather than forcing them to travel west for serious competition.

How to prepare

Delegates preparing for Hayasa should treat the host country's geography as a research prompt rather than a backdrop. Reading Armenia's voting record at the UN General Assembly, its statements at the Human Rights Council, and its evolving relationship with both the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union will surface positions that recur across committees - on self-determination, on minority rights, on the legitimacy of regional security blocs. Because the conference is pitched at the high-school level, chairs are likely to reward delegates who can move between bloc politics and concrete policy instruments. That means going beyond a country's headline stance and learning the specific resolutions, treaty bodies, and funding mechanisms it has used. The UN's own Model UN guide is a useful structural reference for delegates who have not yet internalised how the system fits together. Logistically, delegates travelling to Yerevan should plan for a city that rewards a few extra days. Committee performance improves when delegates are not jet-lagged, and Armenia's archives, museums, and policy institutes offer context that simply cannot be downloaded. For first-time international delegates, the trip itself is half the education. Finally, expect the procedural style to lean toward classic UN4MUN-influenced rules rather than the faster Harvard-style flow common on the US circuit. Delegates who have only debated under one ruleset should read the conference's own procedure guide carefully before arrival.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

  1. Conference

    Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

  • Who is eligible to attend Hayasa Model United Nations?

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

  • Where does the conference take place?

    Hayasa MUN is hosted in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which places delegates inside an active South Caucasus diplomatic environment.

  • When in the year does Hayasa MUN run?

    It is scheduled as a late-summer conference, which makes it a natural capstone to summer training before the autumn school term begins.

  • How should a first-time delegate prepare for a conference in Yerevan?

    Beyond standard position-paper research, delegates should study Armenia's UN voting record and regional alignments, since the host country's diplomatic geography will shape committee framing.

  • Is Hayasa MUN a good fit for delegates travelling internationally?

    Yes - it is one of relatively few serious high-school simulations hosted in the South Caucasus, which makes it valuable for delegates who want exposure beyond the standard Western European and North American circuit.

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

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