Ottawa – The Carleton United Nations Society won eight awards during the Queen’s University Model United Nations simulation (QMUN). The conference simulates the work of real international bodies such as the UN Security Council and the African Union.

“This just shows how smart and competitive Carleton students are,” said Andrew Loebus, vice-president of communications at the Carleton UN Society. “The awards that we won are a source of pride for the whole university.”

Forty Carleton University students recently spent four days at the competition, debating and discussing. In the end, they won eight of the 21 awards - an unprecedented victory at QMUN. Carleton won four of the seven Best Delegate awards and four of the 14 Honourable Mention awards.

“The awards won by the Carleton students at this forum are a credit to the whole team,” said Christopher Dornan, director of the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs. “It is a demonstration of their intellectual skills, their worldliness and their interest in the world beyond Canada’s borders.”

Participants included more than 150 students from six Ontario universities, including Carleton, the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, the University of Ottawa, York University and Queen’s University.

The Carleton University United Nations Society is a student-run organization that strives to promote a better understanding of and appreciation for global affairs and the role of the United Nations. Established in 2003 as a model United Nations club, the society has since expanded its mandate to become Carleton’s premier international affairs association.