ACT-UNIBO NATO MODEL EVENT

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 Nato Model Event 2023

The NATO Model Event 2023 has offered highly motivated IR student from European Universities and the University of Bologna a unique opportunity to role play as negotiators in the evolving context of global security through the management of multilateral crises in the North Atlantic Council.

The NATO Model Event: a flagship activity of the Unibo-ACT partnership

Since 2007, under the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Bologna and the NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation HQ (SACT HQ), the School of Political Sciences – Forlì VP has been hosting the ‘Nato Model Event’ on a yearly basis.

In the past 10 years, the Unibo-Nato ACT ‘Nato Model Event’ has allowed more than 300 highly performing students to practice the political management and communication of international crises in the North Atlantic Council through role-play as national representatives of NATO member states,. Among past participants, some have continued along that track in their professional careers, as international officers or consultants on the multilateral management of security crises.

In addition to students from the School of Political Sciences of the University of Bologna, past Editions of the Nato Model Event have been attended by students from, among others, The University of Bath, The University of Cork (UCC), The University of Dublin (UCD), The University of Ljubljana, The University of Amsterdam, The Nova Universitade of Lisbon, The European University Institute, The Johns Hopkins University (Bologna Center), The University of Aarhus, Ozyegin University, The Università Cattolica (Milan), The Università Statale (Milan), The University of Palermo, The University of Catania, The University of Pavia, The University of Parma, Jagiellonian University, Ca’ Foscari, University of Helsinki, IE University ,University of Trento

Participants

The 2023 edition of the NATO model event witnessed the participation of 32 selected students  who had the unique chance to interact with - and contribute to - a top-level network of NATO personnel, to pursue knowledge-sharing on NATO and its current and future strategies. The Nato Model Event intends to contribute to the debate on the multilateral management of security issues by raising awareness among selected highly performing students, from Unibo and Partner Universities, on NATO Alliance and its adaptation to the changing security environment both at the global and at the regional level. Throughout the simulation, the students have the possibility of getting in touch with colleagues from all over Europe while learning more about NATO and the working opportunities it can offer.

Selection

Eligible students from the University of Bologna have been selected through a competitive Unibo Call, while the selection of International Students has been managed directly by Partner Universities