Dear all,
On behalf of its many hardworking organisers, I am excited to announce the sixteenth annual edition of the Haganum Model United Nations (HagaMUN XVI), taking place from the 27th of February untill the 1st of March 2026.
The HagaMUN is a yearly conference held at the Gymnasium Haganum, a high school established in 1394 in the Hague. The Haganum has switched locations and buildings a few times over the course of its centuries-long history, finding its current location in a beautiful neoclassical building along the Laan van Meerdervoort in the centre of the Hague, with courses as Latin, philosophy and Ancient Greek still being taught to this day.
The Hague offers a unique environment for an MUN conference due to its international focus. Amongst others, the International Court of Justice, the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, the International Criminal Court, and the European Patent Office are all headquartered in the Hague, leading to the moniker of “International City of Peace and Justice”. Moreover, the Hague is the political centre of the Netherlands, with the parliament, the senate, and most other political offices being held here. This combination of politics and international relations attracts a large international presence, indicated by the many expats and international schools present. All of this creates an atmosphere for an MUN conference like no other.
At an MUN conference, people from all over the world come together to debate and speak about pressing global matters. This gives delegates the opportunity to take part in the political process, allowing a deeper understanding of international relations and national stances on the discussed topics. Furthermore, student officers are able to hone their leadership skills and the executive staff has the opportunity to take responsibility for the organisation of a large conference.
This year in particular, the executive staff is already hard at work setting ambitious goals for HagaMUN’s noteworthy fifteenth edition, by designing fashionable merchandise, crafting new and exciting committees, and making sure the school is ready to host over six hundred guests, to name a few examples.
From Awareness to Action: Advancing gender equality in an unequal world. This theme will allow for our conference to cover some of the world’s most pressing matters. We currently live in an unfair and unequal world. Currentyl, in many places all over the world, half of all humans are treated unequally which has many consequences. So many great minds, so many amazing politicians or hard-fighting activists get sweeped under the rug, just because they lost a coinflip. As an MUN, we do not only want to emphasise the chnages we need to make to create a world where everyone gets treated equally as humans, we want to acutally start taking actions to make sure the world changes for the better.
The first mailing will contain all necessary information for your application to this conference. The second mailing will contain further practical information relevant after acceptance. For an impression of last year’s conference, our instagram(@hagamunxiv) and our website have plenty of information.
We are very much looking forward to hosting you at our school for our best conference yet! Registration is possible through our website, hagamun.org. Please note that the deadline for registration is the 28th of November.
If there are any questions about our conference or registration, please send us an email via hagamunsecr@gmail.com.
We hope to see you all at HagaMUN 2026!
Yours sincerely,
Tadhg Stockmann,
Secretary-General of HagaMUN 2026