Aspire Academy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International School of London – Qatar (ISLQ), the Middle East International School (MIS), and the Stafford Sri Lankan School Doha (SSLSD) to organise a Model United Nations (MUN) Conference on February 8 and 9, 2019.
The four schools come together to form a group going by the acronym AIMS.
It will plan and host the conference to include over 60 schools from Qatar, which will be invited to participate in the conference.
The MoU aims to facilitate and promote co-operation by raising awareness of the importance of interschool collaboration, Aspire Academy has said in a statement.
Students will participate in a series of debates on international topics, including poverty and humanitarian issues.
“By helping give students diverse international perspectives on important issues, the conference further cements Aspire Academy’s commitment to developing its student-athletes into well-educated sports champions.
“The conference also supports efforts around the region to develop programmes for young people that, through discussion, negotiation, debate and personal action, help identify solutions to the problems around the world,” the statement notes.
MUN conferences take place in school clubs around the world.
It is an extra-curricular activity where students are delegates and represent a country of the world.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Aspire Academy school principal Jassem al-Jaber, Aspire Academy’s MUN director Edwin Ndungu, MIS principal Dr Suzan Bordean, SSLSD principal Sivapragasam, and SSLSD director Zareefa Borham.
Al-Jaber said: “We’re aiming to build a collaborative framework to engage different students in a multicultural environment, helping them become acquainted with global issues.
“The AIMS conference will take place at Aspire Academy and will act as a learning opportunity for our student-athletes to enhance their networking and communication skills by collectively tackling pressing global issues.”


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