Extracurricular activities are a great way for students to supplement their training, and may in some cases be recognized as for-credit activities by the program director.
Simulations not only place students in a highly realistic arena of summit negotiations, they also provide opportunities to build networks with young people from all walks of life during the event. They are held each year at a university or international organization.
All the delegations below have their mailboxes in our offices, except ASNUUL, which has a mailbox at the Department of Political Science.
Supported by Centre d'études Interaméricaines (CEI), this simulation is held in a different country of the Americas every year in July. The simulations are organized by a host university in partnership with the OAS’s Foreign Affairs Department.
delegationOEA@eti.ulaval.ca | Facebook page
The Washington Model Organization of American States is organized by the Institute for Diplomatic Dialogue in the Americas (IDDA) in partnership with the OAS in late March.
WMOAS website | Delegation from Université Laval | Facebook page | wmoas-laval@asso.ulaval.ca, wmoas.laval@gmail.com
The Université Laval Delegation to the Cairo International Model Arab League was created in 2007 and first attended the simulation held in Cairo. It will attend the Birmingham Model Arab League in May.
CIMAL website | Delegation from Université Laval | Facebook page | cimal@eti.ulaval.ca
Created in 1998 by Université Laval students, SPECQUE is now the largest European Parliament simulation in the world. It allows students from some fifteen universities from Canada, Europe, and around the world to develop their critical thinking about the European Union and its relations with Canada and Québec. It is held in August.
SPECQUE website | Université Laval Delegation | Facebook page | Info@specque.ulaval.ca
This French-language simulation was established by ESEI students in 2014. Recruitment takes place throughout the fall and the event itself is held during winter reading week in March.
Université Laval delegation | Facebook page |asifnuul@asso.ulaval.ca
The International Model NATO is held in Washington D.C. The Université Laval Delegation was created in 2007 by ESEI students and recruits participants at the beginning of the fall semester for the event, whch is held in May.
Facebook page | otanlaval@eti.ulaval.ca
The International Model African Union Conference (IMAUC) is held in February by Howard University, in partnership with the African Union Mission in Washington.
IMAUC website | Université Laval Delegation (DESUAL) | desualaval@yahoo.com
The National Model United Nations (NMUM) is the oldest UN simulation of all. Université Laval’s delegation attends every year in New York, in late March.
NMUN website | Université Laval Delegation | Facebook page | asnuul@pol.ulaval.ca
Thanks to their multidisciplinary training, our students play a leading role in various activities organized at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Administrative Sciences.
The Clinic responds to requests from lawyers, NGOs, and victims of human rights violations. It assigns real cases to students, who carry out their work on site, and occasionally abroad.
Clinic website | Facebook page | cdiph@fd.ulaval.ca
This French-language international law moot court competition requires participants to prepare a brief and then face off as they plead a fictitious case before leading international law specialists.
Competition website | Person in charge of the competition at Université Laval :alain-guy.tachou-sipowo@fd.ulaval.ca
This program gives students the opportunity to get hands-on experience in international trade. After completing the training, participants take on the task of exploring or opening up an international market for a real-life Québec business.
Site des MCUL| Facebook page | info@missionscommerciales.com
Regard critique is an international relations and development journal run entirely by our students. The articles are written by graduate students from Université Laval and other institutions of higher learning throughout the French-speaking world.
Learn more about Regard critique