The C.A.S. School team for UWC Maastricht MaasMUN 2023

The C.A.S. School from Karachi sent a team of 17 students to the Netherlands led by their trainer, Umer Irfan Sharfuddin, to compete at the United World College (UWC) Maastricht’s MaasMUN 2023. 

MaasMUN is its signature public speaking competition based on the Model United Nations (MUN) format of debate, that took place this year from 23 June 2023 to 25 June 2023.

UWC Maastricht is one of 18 schools and colleges on four continents, with UWC national committees in over 150 countries reaching and selecting students from diverse backgrounds, selecting only the best students for their programs. 

Their alumni network, 60,000 strong, consists of some of the most renowned names in industry, policy, and statecraft, with the King of the Netherlands also among them.

This was the first team from the school to travel to the Netherlands as well as the first and only team from Pakistan to participate at the event. The event was attended by teams from Brazil, England, Georgia, Germany, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, and Pakistan among others.

The following students from the school were part of the UWC Maastricht MUN 2023 team:

Aly Muhammad Dadwani, Amaan Danish Bawla, Eshaal Hamayun Sajjad, Ezzah Zulfikar, Mahnoor Zaidi, Mekail Ahsan, Mikael Khalid Mehmood, Nael Atif Jan, Nael Manghi, Omar Siddiqui, Osman Jalal Khan, Raahim Aziz, Salina Ovais Allawala, Shaan Ali, Shafaay Kashan, Shahzayn Khan, M Sufyan Siddiqui.

 After months of training and three days of vigorous debate, eight members from the 17-member team emerged victorious in their respective debate committees.

Awards received by the team are given below:

The team was also featured in Limburger, a national news daily run from Limburg, Netherlands.