Global Negotiation Symposium

The Global Negotiation Symposium is a chance for JUEMUN Faculty Advisors and other interested teachers and professors to share best practices and present on teaching skills needed for student success in Model United Nation conferences and related situations.

The 1st Global Negotiation Symposium with the theme of “Global Negotiation as a 21st Century Skill” was held during JUEMUN 2017 at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies and featured the following presentations:

  • Lori Zenuk-Nishide, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – What is JUEMUN?
  • Andrea Paul, Monash University – Negotiation in Practice
  • Michiko Kuroda, Mercy College – Successful Negotiation for Cooperation
  • Jay Klaphake, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies – Ten Lessons for Being a Better Negotiator
  • Barley Mak, Chinese University of Hong Kong – Developing negotiation and writing skills through wikis in Hong Kong
  • Robert Joel Deacon, Nagoya University – The Evolving Argument: Academic Confrontation and Negotiation
  •  (Webinar) Letizia Cinganotto, Italian Research Institute for Innovation – Debate in the “Avanguardie Educative” Project
  • Noriko Nakanishi, Shuet Ying Tam, Anthony Torbert, Yukie Kikukawa, Kobe Gakuin University – The challenges to overcoming the “inward tendencies” of Japanese through study abroad programs
  • Donna Tatsuki, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Negotiating in ELF: The Case for Native-Speaker Training
  • J. Barrie Roberts, Chapman University, Fowler School of Law – Getting to “Yes” as a Second Language
  • David Kluge, Nanzan University – Non-confrontational Debate: Debate Skills for Collaborative Communication
  • Tsuyoshi Kida, Tsukuba University – From Global Negotiation Skills to Earth Literacy
  • Craig Smith, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Community Engagement Projects: Negotiating Staff-Student-Faculty Consensus

The 2nd Global Negotiation Symposium was held during JUEMUN 2018 at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and featured the following presentations:

  • Michiko Kuroda, Mercy College – MUNs for University Students: Merits and Challenges
  • Mbilo Boliko, UNFAO Tokyo Office; Kazuhide Kuroda, Doshisha University; Takaaki Miyaguchi, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies; Laura-Anca Parepa, University of Tsukuba – Negotiating the UN SDG 2 throughout the Coming Years
  • Thomas Weiler, University of Westphalia – Germany at the United Nations: Negotiating a Permanent Seat at the Security Council
  • Gavan Gray, Tsuda University – Negotiation and Simulation-Gaming in Curriculum Development

The 3rd Global Negotiation Symposium with the theme of “Best Practices in MUN Simulations” was held during JUEMUN 2019 at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies and featured the following presentations:

  • Akiko Taguchi, Director for International Labour Organization, Tokyo Office – Q&A Roundtable
  • Miwa Ueda, PhD Student, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Learner Autonomy in EFL: A MUN Perspective
  • Lori Zenuk-Nishide, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – KASA and Self-efficacy through JUEMUN
  • Neil Cowie, Okayama University – The role of digital technology in MUN events
  • Yuko Ikuta & Yuko Kitamura, Bunkyo University – Promoting the awareness towards English as a lingua franca and intercultural sensitivity through JUEMUN: A case of Bunkyo University students
  • Fan Ran, PhD Student, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Presentations: Mediocre Made Great
  • Donna Tatsuki, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – A Taste of MUN: Mini-Workshops for Newcomers
  • Brent Jones, Konan University – Project-Based Learning for EFL Learners
  • Donna Tatsuki & Lori Zenuk-Nishide, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Flipped Classrooms and Model UN Simulations
  • Tom Fast, Notre Dame Seishin University – Acquiring Global Competence via the Model UN
  • Takako Yamane – Introducing Parliamentary Debate to High School Classes

The 4th Global Negotiation Symposium with the theme of “Engaging Ideas from the Model UN Community” was held during JUEMUN 2022 at Notre Dame Seishin University and featured the following presentations:

  • Thomas Weiler, University of Applied Science for Police and Public Administration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia / University of Bonn – Russia and Ukraine – A Common Decisive Response?
  • Tom Fast, Notre Dame Seishin University – UNESCO Story Circles for Building Intercultural Competencies
  • Ryoichi Kontani, Notre Dame Seishin University – Excavating the Archaeological Site of Kültepe in Turkey
  • Hitoshi Narikyo, Notre Dame Seishin University – Towards the Implementation of the Historic Urban Landscape Approach: A New Challenge in Kurashiki
  • Neil Cowie, Okayama University – Technology trends in language education in Japan
  • Brent Jones, Konan University – Engaging Students in Oral Histories Projects
  • Yuko Ikuta, Bunkyo University / Keiji Fujimura, Aichi Institute of Technology / Naomi Fujishima, Okayama University / Brent Jones, Konan University – How an Intercollegiate Online Conference can Impact Student Learning
  • Yumi Matsuda, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – UNICEF and its Global Mission
  • Donna Tatsuki & Lori Zenuk-Nishide, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Model United Nations Simulations and English as a Lingua Franca: New Perspectives on Best Practices
  • Samuel Nfor, Seitoku University – Intra-linguistic Mediation within the Context of Model United Nations

The 5th Global Negotiation Symposium was held during JUEMUN 2023 at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies and featured the following presentations:

  • Tom Fast, Notre Dame Seishin University – A correlation between Model UN participation and improved TOEIC score performance
  • Michael Hollenback, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Cultural Learning for Diplomatic Training
  • Neil Cowie, Okayama University – The affordances of Chat GPT for MUN preparation
  • Thomas Weiler, United Nations Association – North Rhine Westphalia Chapter / University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration of the state of North Rhine Westphalia – The United Nations: Membership Dynamics and the Case of PR China vs. Taiwan, Germany, and USSR as well as Former Soviet Republics
  • Yumi Matsuda, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Reading Data with Children: presenting an empirical model of data literacy education for children in Rwanda
  • Keiji Fujimura, Aichi Institute of Technology, Yuko Ikuta, Bunkyo University, Gin Gin Gustine, Indonesia University of Education, Faligul Janna Firdausi, SMA Negeri 15 Bandung, Indonesia, Brent Jones, Konan University, Naomi Fujimura, Okayama University – Facilitating Intercultural Communication and Engagement through COIL: An Empirical Study of a Japanese and Indonesian Student Conference
  • Lori Zenuk-Nishide, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – A Word Analysis of MUN and United Nations Security Council Resolutions on the Democratic Republic of Congo

The 6th Global Negotiation Symposium was held during JUEMUN 2024 at Notre Dame Seishin University and featured the following presentations:

  • Calum Adamson, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies – Understanding L2 Anxiety in MUN delegates: Insights from educators and participants
  • Ian Gibson, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies – Peace Education in Theory and Practice
  • Brent Jones, Konan University – Engaging Students in Oral Histories Projects
  • Implementing Human Rights and the SDGs as Common Values on the Community/Municipality Level
  • Yumi Matsuda, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Social Cohesion in Jordan – How Jordanian children and Syrian refugee children are fostering social cohesion
  • Angus McGregor & Erik Hawkinson, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies – Virtual Environments for Model United Nations: WebVR Simulations of the UN Security Council
  • Thomas Weiler, United Nations Association – North Rhine Westphalia Chapter / University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration of the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Halyna Protsyk, Ukrainian Catholic University, Chaldeans Mensah, MacEwen University – Canada-Ukraine Project: Transnational Institutional Collaboration and Building of Global Citizenship
  • How can we increase psychological safety in university English classes in Japan?
  • Johsua Jodoin, Konan University – A Powerful Approach to Challenges Faced by the Japanese University System: Language Education for Sustainable Development (LESD)

The 7th Global Negotiation Symposium was held during JUEMUN 2025 at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and featured the following presentations:

  • Richard Walker, Reitaku University – Planners and Walkers
  • Michael Hollenback, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Analysis of Global Competency Development for Model United Nations Students
  • Pramila Neupane, Gunma University – Language Learning and Global Citizenship through PBL
  • Yumi Matsuda, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies – Teaching Multilateralism through the Model United Nations
  • Thomas Weiler, University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia – Multilateralism as Cornerstone of International Relations
  • Chaldeans Mensah, MacEwan University – Diplomacy and Peer-to-Peer Experiential Learning: A Teaching and Learning Philosophy of Student Empowerment
  • Miu Kabayama – Ph.D. student at Kansai University – Promoting MUN activities in Japanese Junior High Schools
  • Thomas Fast – Notre Dame Seishin University – Model UN Research Grant Outcomes and Opportunities
  • Tim Cleminson – Okayama University – Creative strategies to nurture exploratory learning