MODEL UNITED NATIONS
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY AND EMERGE ZAMBIA
UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025
MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY AND EMERGE ZAMBIA
UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025
Mulungushi University, Kabwe
2nd – 4th May 2025
Theme: "Africa at Crossroads: Redefining Governance, Systems, and Sovereignty for a Self-Sufficient Future"
Conference Programme
May 2-4, 2025
Day 1: Friday, 2nd May 2025 – Opening Day
Director of Ceremony: Dr Musole Siachisa and Mr Steve Ncube
10:00 – 11:00
Delegate Registration
11:00 – 11:30
UNESCO Zambia Presentation
11:30 – 12:00
Luna TV
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch (Hosted by EMERGE-HEOS)
Pre-Conference Presentations
13:00 – 13:20
Youth & the Tragedy of the Commons
Ms. Ernnie Gondwe & Mr. Albert Muteka
13:20 – 13:40
Youth & Artificial Intelligence
Mr. Derrick Chiwesha & Dr. Halubanza Brian, PhD
13:40 – 14:00
Youth & Governance
Mr. Mwalindu Shokile & Ms Rosemary Nsepe
14:00 – 14:20
Youth & the SDGs
Ms. Catriona Coppez & Ms. Ruth Ngoma
14:20 – 14:40
Entertainment
Official Opening Ceremony
15:00 – 15:20
Welcoming Remarks & Speeches
Ambassador Professor Royson Mukwena: Vice Chancellor Mulungushi University
Facilitator: Dr. Rachel Mabuku Monde Kabeta, PhD: Dean of School Social Sciences
15:20 – 15:30
Secretary General of the Conference
Mr. Efithios Grigorakis & Ms. Malama Ng'ona
15:30 – 15:40
EMERGE-HEOS, Managing Director
Mr. Bernard Kalenga Munyoka
15:40 – 15:50
Cluster Coordinator, UNESCO
Mrs Musenge Makashi Ngoma
Plenary Session
15:50 – 17:30
"Africa's Stalled Progress: Is it a Product of Asymmetrical World Systems (SAPS, IMF, WTO), Failed Leadership, or Mismatched Governance Models?"
Facilitator: Mr Blessing Mataka and Dr Musole Siachisa
Panelists:
Mr Ancietos Mwansa: Lecturer, International Relations, Mulungushi University
Mrs. Hope Chanda: Director Zambia Law Development Commission
Dr. Mileji Phiri: Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University
Mr Ignatius Mukuntu: Lecturer, International Relations, Copperbelt University
17:30 – 18:00
Tea Break
18:00 – 19:30
Committee Session I
Day 2: Saturday, 3rd May 2025 – Debate in Motion
08:00 – 10:00
Committee Session II
10:00 – 10:30
Tea Break
10:30 – 13:00
Committee Session III
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00
Committee Session IV
16:00 – 16:30
Tea Break
16:30 – 19:30
Plenary Resolution Presentations
20:30 – 22:30
Cultural Night, Dinner Gala, Delegate Dance & Networking
Day 3: Sunday, 4th May 2025 – Closing Ceremony: Reflections & Recognition
Facilitator: Ms Ernie Gondwe
08:00 – 09:30
Award Presentations
Closing Remarks
Facilitator: Mr Peter Rabson Nguluwe
09:30 – 09:40
Head of Department
Dr. Musole Siachisa
09:40 – 09:50
Secretary General
09:50 – 10:00
EMERGE-HEOS
10:00 – 10:05
National Anthem