Ithaca College participates actively in the simulation of the European Council Summit, sponsored every year by Global Model European Union (GMEU). In odd years, the simulation is held in New York State (usually NYC). In even years the event is hosted by Vesalius College/Brussels School of Governance in Brussels, Belgium. If all goes well, we will represent Belgium and Cyprus in Brussels in January of 2025.
Participating colleges are assigned one of the 27 EU member countries, and the students adopt the roles of the Prime Minister or President, Foreign Minister, two ministers from other areas, such as Finance, Environment or other policy areas). Additional participants might play roles with other college teams, or may be assigned to the press corps.
A few weeks before the event, the agenda is published and we get to work to develop our nation's positions.
The event opens with a brief ceremony, during which we hear from an expert or a policy-maker in the EU. This is followed by full committee sessions, each of which is followed by a press conference to review the conclusions of the preceding meetings.
The press corps publishes a newsletter every day of the conference, with pictures, profiles and articles on what is happening at the summit.
Contact faculty advisor Juan Arroyo, Politics, for more information: jarroyo@ithaca.edu.
