THIMUN MiniMUN CONFERENCE

37th Annual THIMUN MiniMUN

Takes place on Saturday 11th October 2025 at the Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar (near The Hague).

Committee in session

COUNTDOWN TO PARTICIPATION

MAY
Invitations will be sent to schools who have participated in THIMUN MINIMUN in the previous year. If you are a new school and interested in participating please review the New Schools under the participation section on the Foundation site or contact us by email.

The invitation letter can be downloaded here and for the Student Officer application form please click here.

 

SEPTEMBER
12 September 2025:
Deadline for Online Registration Form (FORM I) and Student Officer Applications are due.
19 September 2025: Delegation assignments and Student Officer selection will be announced on the website.

 

OCTOBER
04 October 2025:
Deadline for Online FORM II
04 October 2025:
Full payment of fees are due.
11 October 2025: THIMUN MiniMUN takes place at Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar.

Saturday 11 October 2025

08:00 – 09:00     Registration

08:45 – 10:00      Lobbying

08:15 – 08:45      Student Officer Briefing (mandatory for all Student Officers)

10:00 – 12:30      Committees in Session 1

10:00 – 17:00      Security Council in Session

10:00 – 17:00      ECOSOC in Session

12:30 – 13:30      Lunch

13:30 – 15:30      Committees in Session 2

15:30 – 17:00      General Assembly plenary Session

17:00 – 17:30      Closing Ceremonies

09:00 – 16:00      Workshop for (new) MUN-Directors

SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) 1. The situation in the Gaza strip and the West Bank
2. The situation in Ukraine
ECOSOC 1. Promoting the growth of small businesses through microfinance in LEDCs
2. Combating human trafficking
GENERAL ASSEMBLY [GA]
Economic Committee (EC) 1. The question of working conditions and safety standards in factories
  2. The question of rising protectionism and its effects on the global economy
 
Environment Committee (EVC) 1. Measures to reduce global dependency on fossil fuels
  2. Measures to safeguard wild natural areas from human activities
 
Human Rights Committee (HRC) 1. The question of transgender people serving in national armed forces
  2. Measures to eradicate domestic violence [femicide]
 
Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) 1. The question of adequate and affordable housing for all [SDG11]
  2. Reducing the environmental impact of the garment and textile industry [SDG12]
 
Political Committee (PC) 1. The situation in the Taiwan Strait
  2. The question of Greenland
 
Health Committee (HC) 1. Tackling online drug trafficking
  2. Eradicating malnutrition amongst children

Delegations

Note: At THIMUN MINIMUN each delegation can only be represented in the committees as indicated in the  delegations list below.

Country Delegations SC ECOSOC EC EVC HC HRC PC SDC Total
Algeria 1 1 1 1   1   1 6
Antigua & Barbuda 1 1 1 1     1 5
Argentina     1   1 1   1 4
Armenia   1   1 1 1   1 5
Australia   1 1 1   1 1   5
Austria 1   1 1 1   1 5
Azerbaijan 1   1 1 1   1 5
Bangladesh 1 1 1     1 1 5
Botswana 1 1   1 1   1 5
Brazil 1 1 1     1 1 5
Cabo Verde 1   1 1 1   1 5
Cameroon 1 1 1 1 1     5
Canada 1 1   1 1 1   5
China 1 1 1 1     1 1 6
Colombia 1   1 1 1   1 5
Costa Rica 1   1 1 1   1 5
Côte d’Ivoire 1 1   1 1   1 5
Denmark 1 1 1   1 1 1   6
Djibouti 1   1 1   1 1 5
Dominican Republic   1   1 1     1 4
Equatorial Guinea 1   1 1 1   1 5
Finland 1   1 1 1 1   5
France 1 1 1 1   1 1   6
Germany   1 1   1 1 1   5
Greece 1   1 1 1   1   5
Guyana 1     1 1 1   1 5
Haiti   1   1 1 1   1 5
India 1   1   1 1 4
Indonesia   1   1   1 1 4
Israel   1 1   1 1   4
Italy 1 1 1   1 1   5
Japan 1 1   1 1 1   5
Kenya 1 1 1 1     1 5
Lao PDR 1 1   1 1 1 1 6
Liechtenstein 1 1 1   1 1   5
Madagascar   1 1   1   1 4
Mauritania 1   1 1 1   1 5
Mexico 1 1   1   1 1 5
Nepal 1   1 1 1   1 5
Netherlands 1 1 1   1 1   5
New Zealand 1     1 1 1 1 5
Nigeria 1 1 1   1   1 5
Pakistan 1 1   1 1   1   5
Panama 1   1 1     1 1 5
Poland 1 1   1 1   1 5
Qatar 1 1 1     1 1 5
Republic of Korea 1 1 1 1   1 1   6
Russian Federation 1     1 1 1 1   5
Saudi Arabia   1 1 1   1 1   5
Senegal   1 1   1 1   1 5
Sierra Leone 1   1   1   1 1 5
Slovakia 1   1 1 1 1   5
Slovenia 1 1   1     1 1 5
Somalia 1   1   1 1   1 5
South Africa 1 1 1     1 1 5
Spain 1 1 1   1   1 5
Sri Lanka 1 1   1   1 1 5
Suriname 1   1 1 1   1 5
Sweden 1 1   1 1 1   5
Türkiye 1 1 1 1   1   5
Ukraine   1     1 1 1 4
United Kingdom 1 1 1 1 1   1   6
United Rep. of Tanzania 1 1   1 1   1 5
United States America 1   1 1 1   1   5
Uruguay   1   1 1 1   1 5
Uzbekistan   1   1   1 1 1 5
Vietnam     1   1   1 1 4
Zambia 1 1     1 1 1 5
TOTAL 15 54 46 46 46 46 40 46 339

Delegation Size

The restrictions on delegation size are as follows: Number of delegates: Must be represented in:
Security Council and ECOSOC member country max 6 delegates

1 delegate in Security Council

1 delegate in ECOSOC

max 4 delegates in GA Committees

Security Council member country max 5 delegates

1 delegate in Security Council

max 4 delegates in GA Committees

ECOSOC member country max 5 delegates

1 delegate in ECOSOC

max 4 delegates in GA Committees

Other delegations max 4 delegates

 

There will be 4 seats per delegation in the General Assembly plenary session.

The country delegation assignments per school for MINIMUN 2025 are now available.
Schools can view their assignments by logging into the MUNIS system.

At THIMUN MiniMUN the Student Officer team consists of the President of the General Assembly together with the Presidents / Chairs and Deputy Presidents / Deputy Chairsof the various councils and committees. All Student Officers must be thoroughly conversant with Parliamentary Procedure and particularly with the current THIMUN Rules of Procedure. They must have a good knowledge of current affairs as well as of the issues on the agenda. They must be prepared to be actively involved in the lobbying process, coordinating the work of their respective Council or Committee throughout the day.

The MiniMUN Student Officer application form can be downloaded here.

In their letter of motivation candidates should state which position and which forum(s) they are particularly interested in.


Students applying for a position as a Student Officer must be aware that, when selected, they are expected to attend the Student Officer briefing on Saturday 11 October 2025 at Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar (08:15 – 08:45).

Please note that students in their final year at secondary school who have not previously chaired at THIMUN or at a THIMUN-Affiliated conference are unlikely to be selected.

The general rules for this application is as follows, unless otherwise specified.

  • All students applying for a Student Officer position must complete an Application Form, together with a formal letter of application and a letter of recommendation from their MUN-Director.
  • Complete applications must be received at the THIMUN Office by the final closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Successful Applicants

The list of students whose applications have been successful will be published by the middle of September at the latest.

Briefing for Student Officers

All Student Officers are required to attend the Student Officer briefing held at Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar on  Saturday,  11 October from 8:15 – 8:45, immediately preceding the conference.

Fees

All students holding a Student Officer position will be charged the full participant fee.

POSITION 

NAME 

SCHOOL 

PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY Luigi Salghetti Drioli International School of Wassenaar
PRESIDENT ECOSOC Leon Boles-Ryan International School of The Hague
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ECOSOC Elissa Jiang Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ECOSOC Lex Kraan Maerlant Lyceum
Zikki Kango Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
PRESIDENT SECURITY COUNCIL Pranshu Panchal International School of Wassenaar
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SECURITY COUNCIL Garzaniti Juliette British School of Brussels
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SECURITY COUNCIL Nanoe Kunkels Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR ECONOMIC COMMITTEE Sebastian Mariner International School of The Hague
DEPUTY CHAIRS ECONOOMIC COMMITTEE Vic Takavarasha International School of Wassenaar
Shai Geva Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
Lisanne Meek Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Elizabeth Abitzsch American School of The Hague
DEPUTY CHAIRS ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Pooja Chawala International School of Wassenar
Margot Bartelink Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Loreta Vundere European School The Hague
DEPUTY CHAIRS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Tanvi Goel International School of The Hague
Dinand Monnink Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
Daria Csontos Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Marlon Knoflacher European School The Hague
 DEPUTY CHAIRS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Sudhiksha Supahia International School of The Hague
Florence van der Heijden Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR POLITICAL COMMITTEE Irina Elena Gheorghe European School The Hague
 DEPUTY CHAIRS POLITICAL COMMITTEE Margaux van Mill International School of The Hague
Martina Tsaalbi Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar
CHAIR HEALTH COMMITTEE Isabella Henchie International School of the Hague
DEPUTY CHAIRS HEALTH COMMITTEE Sixtine Bardot British School of Brussels
Kayla Lim International School of Wassenaar
Frederique Rutten Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar

Fees

EUR 50.00 per person, including lunch.

 

Payment

Bank details: 

ABN AMRO Bank, The Hague,

Account No. NL03ABNA0484264567

(IBAN: NL03ABNA0484264567, BIC/SWIFT: ABNANL2A)

Please clearly state the name of your school (or School ID) and “MINIMUN 2025” on the transfer.

The full fee should be transferred before 10 October 2025 to the THIMUN account.

Note: If your payment does not show in the financial part of the MUNIS Online Registration System on the day of the conference please bring evidence of payment to registration.

Venue

Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar

Backershagenlaan 5

2243 AB Wassenaar (near The Hague)

For directions please check Google Maps (https://www.google.nl/maps/)