10 young kiwis chosen to represent NZ at Harvard Model UN

10 outstanding young New Zealanders have been chosen as part of the delegation to represent Australasia at Harvard Model United Nations and Yale Model United Nations.

New Zealand 6 August 2015 -- In January 2016 10 outstanding young New Zealanders who have been chosen to represent Australasia at two of the most prestigious and competitive Model United Nations conferences in the world will set out with their Faculty Advisors on an intensive Ivy League academic study tour.

This whirlwind tour will give the students the Ivy League experience, immersing them in the culture of each school and showcasing the world-- class education programmes the United States of America has to offer.

The students aged between 15--18 were selected from across New Zealand and Australia to be a part of this prestigious Australasian delegation.

At both Harvard and Yale Model United Nations they will be debating a wide range of international issues as part of their two and a half week intensive international academic study tour.

The following students have been selected as part of the delegation: Isobel Ryan (Auckland) Nathan Huynh (Melbourne) Carolyn Song (Auckland) Helen Wu (Auckland) Angus Woods (Brisbane) Saurav Bansal (Auckland) Tiger Brown (Wellington) Amay Aggarwal (Auckland) Kate Li (Auckland) Nikki Mehta (Melbourne) Rayna Ravji (Auckland) Eugenia Tsao (Auckland) Sarah Lu (Auckland) The delegation has already begun their unique training programme in which they receive guidance on how to produce conference documents such as briefing papers, position papers and resolutions.

With a delegation--wide Harvard focus, each student is also preparing for Ivy League admissions office visits, lectures and on campus billeting with students sharing the same study interests as them.

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