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MUN/Melchior Wankowicz Model United Nations

Melchior Wankowicz Model United Nations

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Melchior Wankowicz Model United Nations

Katowice, Poland · high-school

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Dates
Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026
Fee
TBD
Reg deadline
TBD
Delegates
150
Language
English
Format
In-person
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Summary

Melchior Wankowicz Model United Nations brings high-school delegates to Katowice for a long-weekend conference in southern Poland's industrial-heritage capital. The gathering sits at the high-school tier of the European MUN circuit, drawing students who are still building their committee instincts but want a more serious procedural environment than a typical school-club simulation.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Katowice has quietly become one of central Europe's most active hubs for youth diplomacy training, and a Polish-hosted MUN at this scale gives high-school delegates from across the region a structured way to test arguments about European security, energy policy, and human rights in front of peers who live close to the issues being debated. For a first-time delegate, that proximity matters: the room is not abstract about NATO, the EU, or the war on Europe's eastern flank. The conference also functions as a feeder into the larger university-level circuit. Strong showings here are how high-school delegates begin to be noticed by selection committees for more competitive conferences later in the cycle, and how delegations from smaller schools start to build a track record outside their home country. Because this edition is being staged without a deep archive of past sessions to lean on, the committee design and chairing choices will set the tone for what the conference becomes. That is worth watching for anyone deciding where to invest a travel budget in the European autumn season.

How to prepare

Treat this as a high-school conference that rewards fundamentals rather than theatrics. Delegates should arrive fluent in rules of procedure, comfortable writing a working paper from scratch, and able to caucus in English with peers whose first language is not English either - that is the realistic room. On substance, lean into the regional lens. A Katowice-hosted committee is likely to weight European and transatlantic framings of any global topic, so position papers that ignore the EU, NATO, or the OSCE will read as underprepared. Delegates representing non-European states should prepare specifically for how their assigned country engages with Brussels and Warsaw, not just with the UN headquarters in New York. Logistically, plan around an autumn long-weekend format: arrive the evening before opening ceremony, expect committee sessions to run across the full conference window, and budget for a closing social. Travel into Katowice is straightforward by rail from Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, and Vienna, which makes this a realistic conference for delegations that cannot fly. For advisors: this is a sensible second or third conference for a high-school delegate who has already done a domestic simulation and is ready to compete against an international field without yet jumping to a university-hosted event.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

  1. Conference

    Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

  • Who is this conference designed for?

    It is pitched at the high-school level, so the room will be secondary-school students rather than university delegates, and chairing should be calibrated to that experience tier.

  • Where does the conference take place?

    Sessions are hosted in Katowice, in southern Poland, which is reachable by direct rail from Warsaw, Krakow, and several neighbouring capitals.

  • What format should delegates expect?

    An in-person, multi-day committee format running across an autumn long weekend, with the standard MUN rhythm of opening ceremony, committee sessions, and closing.

  • How do I apply?

    Applications are handled through the conference's MyMUN listing, which is the canonical channel for delegate and delegation registration.

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

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