‘In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can”. The delegation of fifteen students representing DPS, Sharjah at MUN@DPSD’2015 indeed learnt that self confidence and belief in your own ability are the keys to success in life. MUN@DPSD15 was conducted in DPS Dubai from the 13th to the 15th of November. It was a platform of 256 delegates from over 10 local and Indian schools to debate, discuss, agree and disagree with a positive state of mind.

The delegates from DPS Sharjah participated in eight dynamic committees that included the NATO, the Crisis Committee, the GA1, GA3, GA6, the security council and an even an enthralling, thoroughly engaging crisis situation headed by the secretary general  that gave the delegates an insight into how to solve a real life crisis through simulating evidences.

Manya Walia of 10-F and Subhadeep Sengupta of 10-G won first position for  best position paper presented among ten participating schools from UAE and India , as the delegates of JP Morgan in the World Economic forum and Russia in the African union respectively.

Both of them debated vigorously and confidently on various issues ranging from the Greek Debt Crisis to FDI in developing economies. Arushi Madan and Vyshak Satheesh of Grade 12, DPS Sharjah were co-chairs of the World economic Forum and of the African union respectively and were praised and lauded for their exemplary chairing performance.

The social night held at Movenpick hotel on the second day gave the delegates an opportunity to interact with students from various other schools.

The delegates also proved their problem solving skills during the hypothetical emergency crisis held on the third day. It was an enriching experience for the participants as they learnt more than just how to debate, how to come up with effective solutions and how to implement them. With active encouragement from the Principal, Ms Vandana Marwaha, this event has helped them immensely to enlighten the spirit of Global Citizenship in their minds and provided them with a platform where they can make their presence felt.