The University of Calgary Model United Nations Team (UCMUNT) is an academic group that provides post-secondary students of the Calgary region the opportunity to compete in conferences that simulate the bodies of the United Nations as well as regional and international organisations. Among these include the General Assembly, the World Health Organisation, and the Security Council, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the European Union, and the Association for Southeast Asian Nations – just to name a few. Through these conferences, delegates practice and develop many abilities such as their public speaking skills, team working skills, professionalism, and how to become more analytical. UCMUNT has come a long way since we first entered the competitive international collegiate tournament circuit in 1995. Through hard work, teamwork, research, and innovative new strategies we have grown to be respected by universities from around the globe. We are currently internationally recognised as one of the top Small Delegations in North America. Our alumni have been accepted into law schools, the Canadian Foreign Service, engineering positions, diplomatic and non-governmental organisational roles, medicine, and other prestigious disciplines.​As a diverse group of individuals, the people who make up UCMUNT bring something new and different with them to every conference. Hailing from every major faculty at the University, UCMUNT seems to be much more diverse than other teams on the circuit. Whether they study the arts, the humanities and social sciences, the natural sciences, engineering, business, health sciences, or any other academic discipline, each member brings a new and important perspective to UCMUNT. It is essential to have members who can work with each other across functional areas and contribute where they can.