Who is this conference aimed at?

KaMUN is pitched at high-school delegates, and the committee slate - spanning the IAEA, COPUOS, WHO, ILO, UNSC, European Parliament, and an International Press Corps - assumes participants who are ready to engage with substantive procedural debate rather than first-timers.

What is the conference theme this year?

The sixteenth edition runs under the theme 'From the Black Forest to the Global Stage: Navigating Multilateralism, Power and Cooperation,' which frames debate across all committees around the relationship between regional cooperation and global governance.

Where does the conference take place?

The simulation is hosted in Karlsruhe, in southwestern Germany, which makes it accessible to delegates traveling from France, Switzerland, and the wider Rhine corridor.

How should a delegate choose between the committees on offer?

The slate ranges from technical bodies like the IAEA and COPUOS to the European Parliament and the Security Council, so the choice should follow the kind of debate a delegate wants: technical regime work, party-group legislative negotiation, or fast-moving crisis-style sessions.

What format does the conference use?

KaMUN runs a standard multi-committee Model UN format at the high-school level, with parallel committees including the UNSC, WHO, ILO, IAEA, COPUOS, European Parliament, and an International Press Corps operating across the sessions.

Part of the Karlsruhe Model United Nations series

Karlsruhe Model United Nations

Name: Karlsruhe Model United Nations
Start: 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-11-15T00:00:00Z
Location: Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe, Germany · high-school

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Dates: Nov 13–2026 (day: 15)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 160
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

Karlsruhe Model United Nations, known on the circuit as KaMUN, returns to the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe for its sixteenth edition. The conference gathers secondary-school delegates from across Europe for a multi-day simulation pitched at participants who are actively developing their diplomatic and negotiation skills, and who want a substantive committee experience inside a compact, well-run weekend format. This edition runs under the theme 'From the Black Forest to the Global Stage: Navigating Multilateralism, Power and Cooperation,' a framing that pushes delegates to think about how regional cooperation in Europe connects to the wider machinery of global governance. The committee slate spans the International Labour Organization, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the European Parliament, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Security Council, and the International Press Corps - a mix that lets delegates choose between technical, regional, and crisis-style debate.

Why this edition matters in 2026

KaMUN sits in a useful spot on the European high-school MUN calendar. Karlsruhe is close enough to France, Switzerland, and the Benelux to draw a genuinely international delegate pool, and the conference has built up enough editions to have a settled procedural culture. For a delegate, that means the debate quality tends to be predictable: chairs know what they are doing, position papers are read, and the rules of procedure are enforced rather than improvised. The committee mix this year is also worth taking seriously. Putting the IAEA and COPUOS alongside the WHO and ILO signals a conference that wants to talk about how states cooperate on technical and scientific governance, not just about the headline security files. The inclusion of a European Parliament simulation gives delegates a chance to step out of the UN frame entirely and work inside a legislative body where party groupings, not national blocs, drive the outcome. That kind of variety is rare at a conference of this size. The Security Council and International Press Corps round out the slate for delegates who want faster, more adversarial debate. Together with the conference theme, the program reads as a deliberate attempt to make delegates think across institutions - to ask how a resolution drafted in one body would land in another, and where the real leverage in a multilateral system actually sits.

How to prepare

Preparation should start with the committee choice, because the committees on offer reward very different kinds of work. A delegate in the IAEA or COPUOS will need to read into technical regimes - safeguards, dual-use technology, orbital debris - and be able to translate that into resolution language. A delegate in the European Parliament will need to understand party group positions rather than national instructions, which is a real shift in mindset for anyone used to standard GA-style debate. Whatever the committee, the conference theme should shape the position paper. 'Navigating Multilateralism, Power and Cooperation' is an invitation to be honest about where a country's interests actually diverge from the consensus language, and delegates who can articulate that tension tend to do well in front of experienced chairs. Strong position papers here will name the trade-offs rather than hide them behind generic calls for cooperation. On the practical side, Karlsruhe in mid-November means cold weather and short days, so travel and accommodation should be locked in well in advance of the conference window. Confirming school-side paperwork early frees up the final weeks for the work that actually matters: reading the background guides, drafting opening speeches, and rehearsing the procedural moves that turn a good position paper into a passed resolution.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is this conference aimed at?
KaMUN is pitched at high-school delegates, and the committee slate - spanning the IAEA, COPUOS, WHO, ILO, UNSC, European Parliament, and an International Press Corps - assumes participants who are ready to engage with substantive procedural debate rather than first-timers.
What is the conference theme this year?
The sixteenth edition runs under the theme 'From the Black Forest to the Global Stage: Navigating Multilateralism, Power and Cooperation,' which frames debate across all committees around the relationship between regional cooperation and global governance.
Where does the conference take place?
The simulation is hosted in Karlsruhe, in southwestern Germany, which makes it accessible to delegates traveling from France, Switzerland, and the wider Rhine corridor.
How should a delegate choose between the committees on offer?
The slate ranges from technical bodies like the IAEA and COPUOS to the European Parliament and the Security Council, so the choice should follow the kind of debate a delegate wants: technical regime work, party-group legislative negotiation, or fast-moving crisis-style sessions.
What format does the conference use?
KaMUN runs a standard multi-committee Model UN format at the high-school level, with parallel committees including the UNSC, WHO, ILO, IAEA, COPUOS, European Parliament, and an International Press Corps operating across the sessions.

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