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Our 34th Year
Rider NMUN 2001Team

Self-Evaluation of the 2001 NMUN Experience

Viktor Mayer (exchange student from University of Graz, Austria)
Committee: WTO Ministerial Conference
Year in NMUN: First year

1. In comparison with other 3-credit courses, how much effort did the NMUN participation require of you?
  I think it was much more work than a normal class because it started in the winter semester and ended nearly at the end of the summer term. Preparing speeches for every week and researching the topic was a lot of work. I spend at least twice as much time on NMUM that on most of my other classes.


3. What academic benefits did you derive from participating in the 2001 NMUN? If you are a second-year member, what did you learn this year that you did not learn last year?
 

I learned a lot about different countries and improved my ability to speak in public very much.


4. What non-academic benefits did you derive from participating in the 2001 NMUN? If you are a second-year member, what did you learn this year that you did not learn last year?
 

I learned more on how to achieve something in a large group like our committee I also learned a lot about the people here in the team.


7. Overall evaluation of the 2001 NMUN experience
 

NMUN was definitely the best experience I have had here in the United States and it was one of the best experiences of my entire college career. The work in class gave me the opportunity to overcome my fear of public speaking and to improve my language skills.

The stay in NYC was just indescribable. It was one of the most interesting work I ever did. Even though we had some long nights, I couldn’t wait to get down to the committee again in the morning. I think I gained a lot from NMUN. I learned how difficult the political process can be and how much work and feelings are involved. I think NMUN has enriched me as a person.

I also found the work with the team very rewarding. It gave me some additional insights in the American culture and was great fun.
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Faculty Adviser: Dr. Chau T. Phan, 896-5262,phanc@rider.edu
Updated 25 April 2001