Invitation to the Unisca Summercourse 2012
Want to Live, Learn and Lead?
Dear UAF-student,
The UNISCA Foundation is delighted to inform you that this year we have decided to grant our
scholarships to 8 UAF-students.
The UNISCA Foundation is a United Nations simulation project, which is organised, in close
cooperation with the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The UNISCA conference lets students step
into the shoes of ambassadors or organizations from UN member states – other than their own - to
debate on current issues on the agenda of the United Nations. Students make speeches, prepare draft
resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the conference
rules of procedure - all in the interest of mobilizing "international cooperation" to resolve problems
that affect countries all over the world.
This year UNISCA will take form as a two week summer course worth 6 ECT’s for both
Master and Bachelor students, between the 13th and the 25th of August 2012, in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands. Before the actual conference all prospect delegates are to prepare position papers on
the issues to be discussed in their respective committees. The first week will be all about
preparation for the actual conference, there will be many lectures and skill development programs
where participants will have to prepare literature, study, and cover an exam. Both the literature
study and the actual conference will pay attention to current international issues with respect to
international relations and international organizations in preparation for the conference. During the
second week the actual conference takes place and as a participant, you will get the opportunity to
put the acquired skills to good use. As mentioned earlier, each student will be a delegate,
representing a member state of the UN throughout the conference week. For those that do not wish
to represent a UN member state during the conference, there is also an opportunity to sign up for the
UNISCA Press Department or the ICJ moot court.
After a hard day’s work, our evening program during these two weeks provides you the
opportunity to relax with fellow delegates and to experience the nightlife of Amsterdam. UNISCA
is well-known for its Evening Programme where all the UNISCA participants come together for a
good social experience: together with your Dutch and international peers you will discover
Amsterdam, which is excellent for getting to know each other and our beautiful capital. In short,
this experience will leave you with valuable knowledge and fond memories for a lifetime!
This conference provides a unique opportunity for well-educated young adults to deepen
their knowledge and to further improve essential professional and academic skills. We, at the
UNISCA Foundation are dedicated to educating, inspiring and mobilizing young adults to support
the principles and vital work of the United Nations, strengthening the United Nations system,
promoting constructive leadership in that system and achieving the goals of the United Nations
Charter.
What are we looking for?
 Very motivated students who are interested in global politics
 You will participate as a Delegate, thus you will represent a country during the Conference
 Students who have 90 EC's of their Bachelor's programme (so half way 2nd year of your
Bachelor's degree)
 You are full time available from 13th - 25th of August 2012
 You are a serious and ambitious student and interested in meeting and cooperating with
loads of other students
 You will write a good position paper on the country you represent (more info on this arrives
as soon as you are registered)
If you are interested, then please send an email to our Secretary at secretary@unisca.org before June
18th 2012. In the subject box, please indicate that you are an UAF student. Our Secretary will then
further inform you on how to register. To see the registration procedure and our programme, please
check our website at www.unisca.org. Please keep in mind that the UNISCA scholarships have
made it possible to fund 8 UAF students interested in participating in the Delegate Programme. In
case you are interested in participating as an ICJ lawyer or a member of the Press Department,
please do mention this in your email to the UNISCA Secretary and we will try to take your
preferences in to consideration whenever we can.
We hope to welcome you on August 13th!
On behalf of the UNISCA-board 2012,
Valentina Djoemai
President UNISCA Summercourse 2012
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Short outline of the UNISCA Summercourse programme 2012
Dear UAF-student,
The UNISCA Conference 2012 consists of three Committees, the ICJ and the Press Department.
Delegates Programme
The UN Delegates will represent a country and will defend this country's stances on the different
topics in the Committees. The Committees and corresponding topics are the following:
United Nations General Assembly 3: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
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Reviewing Capital Punishment
The Right to Self-Determination
The Use of Antibiotics is Global Health
United Nations General Assembly 4: Special Political and Decolonisation Committee
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Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa
Iran and Nuclear Development
Use of Private Military Companies by States
United Nations Security Council
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The Situation in North Korea
The Situation in South Sudan
Standards for Intervention
For law students or students with writing skills and aspirations, there is the possibility of joining the
ICJ programme or Press Department programme. Please check our website www.unisca.org for
these programme and mention your preference to participate in this Programme in the email you
write to our Secretary at Secretary@unisca.org. We will do our utmost best to assign positions to
prospect participants according to their preference, but please note that we cannot guarantee this.