Global Classrooms: Beijing

Beijing operated in partnership with Peking University (PKU), one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China. Often compared to the likes of Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Oxford, and Cambridge, PKU was one of the first Chinese universities to have a Model UN program; its students have been attending Model UN conferences around the world for the past several years.  Annually, the president of Peking University opens the Global Classrooms conference where committees are led by experienced university-level Model UN staff from universities throughout Beijing.  As in the case of most international cities, the Beijing program incorporates Global Classrooms in their high schools and middle schools as a means to help with English language learning. Global Classrooms operates in 77 classrooms across 25 provinces including: Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Lianoning, Macau, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanhai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tianjin, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. For the forth year, students from the Beijing program will travel to New York in May to participate in the United Nations Association Model UN Conference (UNAUSAMUN) held at UN Headquarters.

 For more photos from Global Classrooms Model UN Conferences and Events, visit UNA-USA's flickr page.

Quick Facts about the Global Classrooms Program

• Established in 2004;
• Peking University has worked with UNA-USA to implement the program locally;
• Serving 77 Schools in New York City
• University students from Peking University have volunteered annually to serve as members of the Model UN conference staff.

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