Speaking at the inauguration of 4th International Model United Nations Conference of UPES (IMUN) IG Deepam Seth highlighted the relevance and benefits of participating in debates on global topics specially during the campus life days he also emphasized that all educational institutes should also focus on including subjects on moral values & ethics as a part of their curriculum. He shared that in this day and age while we have access to a lot of information and knowledge from the internet but somewhere the core values of humankind seem to have been completely forgotten and are being ignored. If we churn out good human beings from our Institutes, they would automatically become good Professionals he added.
Arun Dhand, Director, UPES in which while acquainting the audience with a broad overview of the University and its journey thus far opened the session with an address. In his welcome address Mr Sanjiv Zutshi, Senior Director, UPES shared that the kind of impetus ‘MUN’ gives to youth enables them to become well-informed global citizens of tomorrow. Participating in such ‘MUN’events he also teaches the art of diplomacy to the youth very early in their lives. Blessing the gathering Dr Shrihari, Vice Chancellor said that UPES management has always focused on all round development of its students and it always encourages the students and the faculty to organize events which are co-curricular in nature. Dr Ugur Guven, Vice President of International Affairs, UPES a special invitee on this occasion while speaking to the gathering shared his memories from his college days in the US as a part of MUN society in Florida. Deepraj Sinha, secretary general of this conference and a final year student pursuing his B. Tech in Fire Safety Engineering declared the conference open.
Dr Rati Oberoi, Assistant Professor and convener of this conference appraised the delegates and the audience on the agenda for this edition of UPES- IMUN some of which included Human Rights Violation due to non-international armed conflicts; Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction; Mobilizing inclusive partnerships for sustainable Development and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage