Change the World Academy Reviews 170

Change the world is my favorite part of the year: from the amazing locations to the awesome team I could not ask for more! I love the family that forms from every event and I cannot wait for the next one!

Advantage: General idea for the project, "game-changing" video, participants, communication channels for participants, visit to the UN headquarters, the location of the accommodation.

Disadvantage: communication channels with staff (long waiting time for a response or no response at all; I didn't get all the recordings of the meetings I asked for; confusion with baggage fee), quality of accommodation (it is scandalous to put two strangers in one bed), no access to wifi for everyone, no writing surface.

CMWUN NY 2023 has been an investment at any level: economically but also in terms of the time spent and the effort made. At the end of the day though all I can stress is that it was definitely worth it! The MUN experience and the amazing people I met and enjoyed my time with, are the best reward for any kind of endeavour.

My biggest thank goes to Giada and Angelo! Love you guys❤️. The best tourist guide you can ask for, hands down! They helped me and all the people of the Tourist Package to feel welcome from the beginning and create beautiful bonds. Undoubtedly they made the experience even better with their energy and friendliness.
A special thank also goes to Nicola who guided me during the delegate course and as the chair of my committee in NY. He stayed perfectly in character for what his role competed, but always helped and supported us.

The one of NY 2023 was my first CWMUN, but after having experienced it, I simply don’t want it to be the last!

The Experience with CWMUN was such a good one:
1. E-Learning method’s with lectures by scheduled meeting and on demand.
2. Very structured, prepared, patient, kind and open minded Stuff, which will guide to a smoothly conference run. (for example Angelo, Chiara, Federico ,…)
3. They organised a hotel for accommodation and conferences in the middle of New York, direct at the Time square.
Beside the conferences, there were some cultural activities as well.
4. Highlight is the entrance in the UN GA-Hall with discussions by professional politics.
All in all, a unique experience with the huge amount of international students for political discussions and having some fun.

It was an amazing experience, I'll never forget the people I met with the same desire of changing the world as me.

As an Ecuadorian, it reminds me of the importance of being part of international affairs and the goal I want to achieve in the future. Thanks, CWMUN.

CWMUN NYC 2023, the just the name gives a fancy vibe and it’s conducted in the City of dreams and a city that never sleeps, that’s just enough to describe how excited people and I were. First of all, coming to the tutoring classes, I felt like they weren’t enough/detailed for first timers at MUN, as a person myself with Experience found it a little bit difficult to adjust to what was happening and you can think of first timers. Now coming to the Conference, it was a very good and an organised one, and the sessions were held according to the time and the Chair, President and the Rapporteur of my committee were very helpful and punctual. The problem over here was it was not diverse enough to justify the name of Change the World, if anyone wants to change the World, it shouldn’t just include only Europeans but rather try including everyone with very different backgrounds. Nearly 70% of the participants were Italians and 90% were Europeans and the rest 10% were scattered with Latin Americans, people from Indian subcontinent, Africans and barely any south east asians. If you talk about changing the world, you need to be very inclusive of every ethnicity and their views should be respected. I’m an Engineering student with having an interest in International Relations but I’ve seen very few students/delegates with an interdisciplinary background. Delegates with just Liberal arts background were proposing Ideas which were super hypothetical and favouring just the European continent as their thinking is not diverse and adequate enough. I have represented Italy at FAO and got an Honorable mention for my delegation. I have wondered how some people with hypothetical solutions and people who didn’t speak got awards, it was little bit partial I would say but not to a large extent. Coming to interactions, everyone were nice enough to talk but there have already been groups of their languages like Italians, spaniards, latinos, Germans, etc.. it was difficult for many people to mingle with them and understand them as their language isn’t the same. But as in my case, it was very different as my friends were kind enough to translate things for me and considerate enough to talk to me in English. Although this conference these many setbacks, I give it a solid 4 rating while it was a very good experience for budding delegates and Liberal arts students and the best part was the visit to UNO Hq. I absolutely loved the experience in the United Nations. It’d have been better if they let us wear us our traditional attire to atleast the UN Building as we can atleast Show our Identities which have been ignored by the world, but afterall it was fascinating enough to participate in this amazing conference and I’ve made friends whom I think would last a lifetime.

My experience was overall good, however I have heard multiple complaints about the majority of participants being Italians and I would suggest to increase the promotion of the event and association abroad. I asked my referent about the criteria for combining delegates and the answer was “random, we just tried to match time-zones”, however I’ve met two couples that knew each other from before the event (in my committee, so there were possibly more) and many of us Italians were paired with each other, I would have preferred to encounter a more different perspective while approaching a new country and the whole thematic, and I think everybody should have been subject to the same challenge.

First of all I want to say that the experience was great but only because I met really special people.

I have lots to say about the organisation though.
First of all my “tutor/ whatsoever” Nicola Zaini was not very kind (not to say he was rude) in the interactions that I had with him. I was among the ones who had booked the tickets for the nba match and I texted him at 8am to know how to collect the ticket and he reached out through a group chat hours after my text saying that we had to meet in Starbucks in like two hours. As you know New York is a huge city and I was with some friends (who were not going to the match) on the other side of the city, and to be on time for the meeting I had to spend lots of money for an Uber (cause for safety reasons subway was not an option) just for the lack of organisation of my tutor.

I was waiting with another guy in the Starbucks that is close to literally all Diplomatici’s hotel and since no one was there I checked the text again to discover that the location was like 2km faraway.
At this point we called Nicola explaining the situation and since it was raining LIKE CRAZY we asked him to give our tickets to the next person coming to collect his/hers. He said that he had no tickets left and we had to run cause we were the last ones and he was not going to wait longer. We literally run under the rain to be on time. As soon as we get there we apologise for the misunderstanding and he (I guess by mistake) takes out of the envelope like 8 tickets. I guess we were not the last ones.

I thought this behaviour was extremely disrespectful. The following day I lost my voice and caught a cold, just because some guy with a huge EGO could not be kind enough to hear us out or to simply answer a text I sent HOURS before he answered.

I am very sorry to write this cause I don’t think he is much older that I am but literally everyone who had interactions with him thought that he had bad manners and is FULL OF HIMSELF.

I have no interest in writing this since I am not going to participate in the future but I do believe that it’s useful for the people who will in the future.

I‘m in Italy now and I'm really sad. It was an exciting, fantastic and really full of things to do experiwnce. Thanks to “Associazione Diplomatici” for this wonderful experience, everything was really perfect. I want to say that I spent the most constructive days of my life in NY by talking about political issues with students from all over the world.
Furthermore I want to give a big thank you especially to Giada who has been fundamental for me in the explanations and constant support both as a Justice Team and in the tourist package. She has always been kind and very helpful with any of our requests and also thanks to her smiles in the morning, she immediately put you in a good mood and all the days started well. Talking about the tourist package, I want to thank Angelo too, he’s a really fantastic person and a great group leader, he always had jokes to make us smile, he is truly multitasking and a person with infinite resources. In fact even on rainy days he had always “b plans” to redefine the whole program! Everything was wonderful but, to be really honest, Giada and Angelo were fundamental for me in the experience, thank you so much to them.
See you soon
Lorenzo Consenti

I attended CWMUN NYC 2023 after participating in the last edition as a delegate. This year I experienced it from the other side, serving as a DAIS member in the role of Director of a Committee: it was a fantastic experience, overwhelming both from a professional and human point of view. I believe that having the opportunity, thanks to Associazione Diplomatici, to meet students from all over the world who are interested in current geo-political issues, is a very rare and crucial opportunity in the development of fundamental skills such as public speaking, research and teamwork, which are essential prerequisites for success in many careers. I look forward to participating in more Associazione Diplomatici's projects to continue enhancing my education and personal life experience.

The CWMUN 2023 in NY was enriched by the presence of Honourable guests such as Lucio Caracciolo, Maria Latella, Boris Tadic and Paolo Scaroni.

However, what made the difference was the opportunity to work for a week as diplomat in a multicultural environment which was characterized by students coming from all over the world.

I personally trembled when accessing the General Assembly of the UN, as it was a dream since middle school.
Undoubtedly, the organization played a crucial role in this project.

It would be pointless to submit this review if I would not mention the amazing Director, Chair and Rapporteur of the FAO Committee, who ensured a smooth Committee session, and all those people gravitating around Diplomatici for making all this possible.

Finally, thanks to my fellow delegates, whose visions of the world and ideas made the whole journey unforgettable.

my friends and I came from flacco di bari, we had a lot of fun and we also managed to grow from many points of view. And above all, a big thank you goes to our guides who have become an integral part of the family

The whole CWMUN experience definitely lived up to my best expectations as it was unique and incredible, thanks to the team that I had the chance to collaborate with and the outstanding guidance of Giusi and Alice.
Even though some moments turned out to be unpredictably challenging, everything was soon sorted out through the reciprocal support that we constantly gave each other.
The logistic part has been handled perfectly and the event went on smoothly for everybody.
I’ve known Associazione Diplomatici for 4 years now and the improvement in the quality of the event is just out of this world.
Thanks again!

The organizers, staff, and volunteers of the CWMUN 2023 NYC have left a wholeheartedly warming mark on this chapter of my life. This all owes to the lovely people, the unforgettable interactions, and most importantly, the delegates’ comments about CWMUN. It makes my heart smile. Knowing this will be public comments, I am leaving this out here because I want everyone to read this. It’s not a singular experience that folks especially delegates who don’t speak Italian or Spanish, have posted on IG that they felt excluded because they didn’t expect the Italian-speaking room dynamics. I hate to victimize myself in this kind of situations. As someone who grew up in China, and now speak Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and a northern Indigenous language Tlicho simply because I work with Indigenous populations, I truly believe that speaks more about those who willingly chose to ignore the presence of others, especially given this is an English speaking simulation. At least advertised as one. I hope that this gets out more from the CWMUN staff team. Principle is, CWMUN STAFF should set an example of speaking the same language as the population you work with. This was not my impression - Italian was the dominating language used by staff, DAIS, and the delegates. And I don’t blame any particular person for this as it came across as simple negligence. But I hope model UN can be the first unit that is willing to change. I think people become interested in your culture the same way as you in theirs. If I got this wrong from that get-go, I apologize that I don’t speak Italian. I bet you order fancier pasta than I do in Italy. Cheers.

This is experience will be a core memory of mine. I'm GRATEFUL for the opportunity and absolutely honored. It was my first time being a DAIS member and a learned alot from the team especially from Fabio and Anna!
Very informative!
I learned alot!
Looking forward for next year!

All in all I am very happy with the experience and how the simulation went, it was very good. I am a bit concerned with the fact that I have heard from my students and other people (uni and hs) that some DAIS members simply left the session and did not came back and there were no consequences. Not sure what to make of this that some people get off so easily, while others are subjected to hard scrutiny. Also, while I am against last-minute meetings (live or online) I am very thankful for the recordings of meetings and understanding when things got in the way. Also, I think there should be some communication between different people so that us, who are dais, advisors and point of contact know on who to turn with questions, because many times we simply did not know and were half guessing. I am more then happy to elaborate on all this in person and help to resolve things, that is why I am so upfront. Again, all in all, I am very happy and will gladly participate in the upcoming events.

CWMUN is an amazing experience, that it is difficult to explain with words.
I have experienced it in different forms, every year is different and every year is better than the past one.
In those days, you completely forget your life, you live chaotic, sometime stressful but wonderful days. This feeling is felt both as a student and both as a staff.
You immerse yourself in being someone else, you meet a lot of people from every part of the world, who are going to enrich you, you challenge yourself but at the same time you have fun.
The memories, the feelings and the relationships that you made here are unexpected and unique.

Excellent support and organization of our group by the tutor Michele Piras. Without him the experience wouldn’t have been so funny!!! Thanks

I loved every second of my time participating in the CMUN New York. The only thing I would like to see change is more diversity in the delegates and staff. At her then that it was a time of my life. I would like to acknowledge the work done by Nicola and Angelo in helping me before and during the conference.