Who is eligible to attend TEIMUN?

The conference is pitched at the college level, drawing university delegates from across Europe and beyond to its sessions in The Hague.

Where is the conference held?

TEIMUN convenes in The Hague, Netherlands, the city that hosts the International Court of Justice and several other anchor institutions of international law.

How are the registration fees structured?

The fee is uniform for individual and team applicants and is denominated in euros, with payment handled through the official application portal.

What kind of delegate experience should I expect?

TEIMUN runs as a compact college-level conference, which typically means longer speaking opportunities, substantive bloc work, and chairs who reward research depth over procedural flourish.

Part of the The European International Model United Nations series

The European International Model United Nations

Name: The European International Model United Nations
Start: 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-07-17T00:00:00Z
Location: The Hague

The Hague, Netherlands · college

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Dates: Jul 13–2026 (day: 17)
Fee: €140
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 100
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

The European International Model United Nations returns to The Hague for a summer week of college-level simulation diplomacy. Hosted in a city that doubles as the seat of international law, the conference draws a compact delegate cohort into committee rooms shaped by the institutions that surround them.

Why this edition matters in 2026

TEIMUN sits in a category of European conferences that treat Model UN less as a competition and more as a working seminar in multilateralism. The Hague is the working address of the International Court of Justice, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and the International Criminal Court, and the conference draws on that ecosystem for context, speakers, and committee inspiration. For university delegates, the value is the proximity between simulation and the real institutions of international order. Debates on disarmament, accountability, or humanitarian law are not abstract here - they happen a tram ride from the bodies that adjudicate them. That setting changes the texture of negotiation: delegates argue with the awareness that the language they draft has real-world analogues nearby. A compact delegate count also matters. Smaller conferences allow longer speaking time, deeper bloc work, and more substantive engagement between chairs and the floor. For students who have already cycled through large North American circuits, TEIMUN offers a different rhythm.

How to prepare

Delegates should treat TEIMUN as a research-forward conference rather than a procedure-forward one. Chairs in The Hague tend to expect command of the actual legal and institutional landscape - treaty texts, recent resolutions, jurisprudence - more than performative procedural fluency. Position papers should engage with the source documents that committees mirror. Because the conference runs at college level over a full working week, sustained policy depth matters more than opening-speech theatrics. Delegates who walk in with a clear understanding of their country's voting history in the relevant UN organ, and who can articulate where their delegation has room to maneuver, tend to set the agenda by mid-conference. Logistically, this is a summer conference in a compact European capital. Delegates should plan travel, housing, and any Schengen requirements well in advance, and budget around the listed registration fee. The fee structure is uniform for individual and team applicants, denominated in euros. For delegates new to the European circuit, it helps to read the host's previous study guides and to follow the working bodies that inspire the committees - the General Assembly Sixth Committee, the Human Rights Council, and the Security Council in particular.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: college
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to attend TEIMUN?
The conference is pitched at the college level, drawing university delegates from across Europe and beyond to its sessions in The Hague.
Where is the conference held?
TEIMUN convenes in The Hague, Netherlands, the city that hosts the International Court of Justice and several other anchor institutions of international law.
How are the registration fees structured?
The fee is uniform for individual and team applicants and is denominated in euros, with payment handled through the official application portal.
What kind of delegate experience should I expect?
TEIMUN runs as a compact college-level conference, which typically means longer speaking opportunities, substantive bloc work, and chairs who reward research depth over procedural flourish.

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

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