UC Berkeley Model United Nations

What UC Berkeley Model United Nations does

UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) is a student-run, non-profit collegiate conference organization affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, founded in 1995. It operates a single annual four-day Model United Nations conference at the InterContinental San Francisco, with the 30th edition (UCBMUN XXX) scheduled for March 5-8, 2026. The conference serves college and university students globally, offering committee simulations that span historical topics (e.g., European politics in a UNSC setting) and contemporary issues (e.g., military applications of emerging technologies via DISEC). A staff of 100+ competitive-circuit veterans designs committees, supports debate, and runs logistics under a student secretariat (Secretary-General Audrey Watson and Director-General Cheyenne Jemison for the XXX cycle).

The core product is the conference itself, supplemented by supporting resources including a Delegate Handbook, Rules of Procedure, and hotel/travel guidance via a dedicated travel microsite. No proprietary software, platform, or technical infrastructure is central to the offering — the value proposition rests on committee design quality, staff expertise, and the venue's symbolic resonance with the 1945 signing of the UN Charter. Marketing is concentrated in organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook), the ucbmun.com website, and word-of-mouth within the collegiate Model UN circuit.

Revenue derives from a single source: delegate registration fees, the pricing of which is not publicly disclosed. There are no sponsors listed, no external funding rounds, no enterprise customers, and no commercial product line beyond the conference. The organization operates under UC Berkeley's auspices, with governance vested in elected student leadership.

Name

UC Berkeley Model United Nations

Legal name

UC Berkeley Model United Nations

Website

https://ucbmun.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UC Berkeley Model United Nations is a student-run non-profit at UC Berkeley that hosts an annual four-day collegiate Model UN conference in San Francisco, serving college and university students globally through committee simulations and debate, supported by a 100+ person volunteer staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Conference Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Model United Nations (MUN) (EDAMAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Model UN & Parliamentary Procedure Programs (Oratory-Focused) (EDAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Collegiate Model UN
• Model United Nations conference
• Diplomatic simulation
• Student debate conference
• International relations education

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue is generated through delegate registration fees for the annual UCBMUN conference. The conference takes place March 5th to March 8th, 2026, at the InterContinental San Francisco. Specific registration fee amounts are not publicly disclosed on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) operates an annual four-day collegiate Model United Nations conference held at the InterContinental San Francisco. The conference offers delegates a curated program of specialized committee simulations—including historical United Nations Security Council scenarios and contemporary topics such as emerging-technology military applications in DISEC—designed to deliver substantive debate, inventive committee mechanics, and peer networking. Supporting resources include a Delegate Handbook and Rules of Procedure to standardize preparation and parliamentary conduct.

Product overview

UC Berkeley Model United Nations operates a single unified conference offering - the annual UCBMUN collegiate Model UN conference held in San Francisco. The conference features multiple specialized committees (including UNSC and DISEC) that offer both historical and contemporary debate scenarios. Supporting resources include the Delegate Handbook and Rules of Procedure to guide delegate preparation and debate conduct.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UCBMUN XXX Conference Annual four-day collegiate Model United Nations conference held at the InterContinental San Francisco, featuring multiple committee simulations (including historical UNSC and contemporary DISEC scenarios) on historical European politics, emerging technologies, and military applications, with substantive debate, inventive committee mechanics, and networking opportunities for college and university student delegates from around the world.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Model United Nations (NMUN): A larger-scale, established collegiate MUN conference run by a non-profit organization, serving a similar audience but with a broader, multi-conference portfolio rather than a single university-hosted event.

Direct peers

• UCLA Model United Nations: UCLA's collegiate Model UN conference, another direct West Coast competitor attracting a similar California-based college delegate audience with comparable conference format.
• Columbia University Model United Nations (CMUN): Columbia's annual collegiate Model UN conference operating with a comparable premium-conference format and global delegate draw, competing for the same applicant pool.
• Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN): Harvard's flagship collegiate Model UN conference; the most prominent and largest collegiate MUN conference in the U.S. and the closest direct competitor to UCBMUN in format, target audience, and delegate experience.
• University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference (UPMUNC): Penn's premier collegiate Model UN conference, attracting delegates nationally with a similar committee-based, simulation-driven format aimed at the same college student segment.
• Georgetown Model United Nations: Georgetown's collegiate Model UN conference, similarly positioned as a high-prestige university-hosted event targeting the same international-relations-oriented student audience.
• Stanford Model United Nations (StMUN): Stanford's collegiate Model UN conference and a direct West Coast peer to UCBMUN, competing for the same regional delegate base and university brand positioning.

Others

• Best Delegate: A Model UN training and advisory platform serving the same collegiate MUN delegate and organizer community, providing complementary resources rather than a competing conference.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UCBMUNconference
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucbmun
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uc-berkeley-model-united-nations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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