S1: Model EU 2022

As a part of the LEAP project, a Model European Union simulation that will enable participating students to understand the decision-making processes of the European Union was organized. The simulation took place in Eskişehir, Turkey, between the 20th and 22nd of May, 2022. While Eskişehir Osmangazi University hosted the simulation, other partner universities attended the simulation with a selected group of students that will participate in the simulation. For three days, participating students acted as the Head of State and Foreign Ministers of their allocated countries and discussed the redistribution of Ukrainian Refugees within the EU, supporting measures for third-country national refugees, integration of refugees into the host countries, improving the humanitarian corridor, reducing EU energy dependency from Russia, the Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) proposal and adopted a document referred to as “Conclusions” that contains the summary of the discussions as well as the decisions that the Council has taken. For the Simulation Film, please go to LEAP Project YouTube Channel.

The simulation promotes intercultural exchange and at the same time it provides students with a hands-on experience of the EU by fostering a broader EU awareness. Moreover, students will have the opportunity to improve their debating, negotiating and team-work skills.