The Seoul Model United Nations (SEOMUN) conference plays host to some of the best student debaters found in Asia. For 3 days in late November more than 600 students from across Asia and North America came together at the Korea International Exhibition Centre to discuss and deliberate on some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.
Seoul Model United Nations (SEOMUN) 2016
The Seoul Model United Nations (SEOMUN) conference plays host to some of the best student debaters found in Asia.
The Seoul Model United Nations (SEOMUN) conference plays host to some of the best student debaters found in Asia. For 3 days in late November more than 600 students from across Asia and North America came together at the Korea International Exhibition Centre to discuss and deliberate on some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.
Students were tasked with representing their allocated countries, proposing resolutions and seeking collaborative solutions to help build a better future.
The international nature of the SEOMUN conference was captured by this year’s theme “Embracing diversity”, and in keeping with the theme British International School, HCMC, took a team of 18 students of 8 different nationalities to take part.
The delegates – as members of each committee are known – were in councils as diverse as the Historical Security Council (1971-76), the Disarmament Commission and the highly competitive International Court of Justice, to name but three, debating an incredibly diverse range of issues.
The quality of the debate was excellent, and the students battled hard in their various councils to have their opinions heard and to produce global solutions for local problems. A conference to remember for everyone involved…
… when the debate was settled, and it was all said and done, we took one last opportunity to have a little fun and produce our own SEOMUNequine challenge. Enjoy!
Daniel Gamwell, Head of TOK and Model United Nations Coordinator
We are proud to announce the achievements of ten BIS HCMC students who have been recognised with the Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards and Oxford AQA Go Further Awards 2024. These prestigious awards celebrate the highest performers in Cambridge and Oxford IGCSE exams across a wide range of subjects. This year, BIS HCMC students have excelled in Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Art and Design, Mandarin Chinese, Biology, Music, and Foreign Languages, showcasing the diversity of talent within our school.
We are incredibly proud of our Year 11 class of 2024, for their impressive IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results. This incredible cohort of 155 students, our largest IGCSE class in the history of the school, have significantly surpassed UK and international averages and were awarded 97% of all grades at A*-C. An incredible 62% of all grades awarded were at A*-A.
On Saturday 11th November, our secondary robotics team and their two robots, BIS A and BIS B headed to SSIS in District 7, for their first ever VEX robotics tournament. Despite only having 1 robot built the week before and not having much time to practice, the team had a tremendously successful run battling against other schools, making it to the quarter and semi-finals!
We are extremely proud of our Year 11 class of 2023 on their incredible IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results.
This remarkable class, our second largest IGCSE cohort of 130 students, were awarded 70.2% of grades at A* or A. It’s fitting that in our 25th year, 25 of these students achieved A* or A in all of their subjects, a truly incredible achievement.
