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01/01/1970

Model EU is an educational simulation in which participants recreate the political decision-making of a European Council Summit to learn about European politics and current issues. The 2014 Macao edition was held on November 22-23, and was co-founded by the European Union, along with the European Union Academic Programme in Macao, the Institute of European Studies in Macau, the Department of Government and Public Administration of the University of Macau, and the Youth Association of International Affairs. In teams of two, students played the role of the heads of state and government of the EU.

Kelly Kou Chi Ieng and Daniel Vendramini, two year-1 students in the Government Studies programme, volunteered to participate and were assigned to represent Sweden. Prior to the event, both read and researched on the EU current state of affairs to get prepared for the competition by building their background knowledge. The other participants were graduate students, exchange students and mainland students from the University of Macau, the Macau University of Science and Technology and the Macau Polytechnic Institute. The group was rather diverse and international in its outlook, but also driven by a highly competitive spirit, as our GS student reported. Over two days, they had to deliberate on two major current affairs: the Ukrainian crisis and the Ebola outbreak, after which the judges awarded Daniel Vendramini the title of “Best Delegate”! That will allow him to attend the EU conference, and a free trip to Europe, including flights, accommodation, meals and local transportation.

Congratulations to our two Government Studies freshmen, Kelly and Daniel, for having taken up the challenge of the competition and represented USJ with flying colours at the Model EU Macau 2014! And hip hip hurray to Daniel for his outstanding achievement!