About

In 2015, the conference topic was Sustainability: Balancing People, Planet and Profit. The Millennium Development Goals, which targeted extreme poverty, health, and education in developing countries are coming to an end in 2015. The newest set of targets, the Sustainable Development Goals, build upon their predecessors and provide the framework for further improvements. As countries gather at the United Nations to reevaluate the MDGs and agree upon the new SDGs, it is the perfect time to explore what a sustainable future looks like and what is currently being done to achieve it. The 2015 UNIS-UN international student conference will examine sustainability in terms of its three interrelated components: the development of our society, the growth of the economies and the impact on the environment. We seek to explore topics such as climate justice, gender equality, and resilient cities, and to uncover how they are all key parts of fostering sustainable development on all levels. Through diverse speakers and open dialogue discussions we hope to engage young minds in the importance and possibilities of designing our sustainable and promising future.

Visiting Schools

	Belgium	European School Mol, European School of Brussels 3
	Chile	Santiago College
	China	Chengdu Huaying Consulting & Service Co., Ltd., Huanggang Middle School Guangzhou Campus, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai No.1 Experimental School Affiliated To SISU
	Denmark	Birkerod Gymnasium, HF & IB
	Ethiopia	International Community School Addis Ababa
	Finland	Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu
	Germany	Nelson Mandela School / State International School Berlin, AKG Bensheim, Alfred-Wegener-Schule, Galileo Gymnasium, Phorms School
	India	The Cathedral & John Connon School
	Japan	Kagoshima Joho, Yokohama Higashi High School, Haguro High School, Yokohama Shogyo High School, Yamate Gakuin High School
	Puerto Rico	Nuestra Escuela, Commonwealth-Parkville School
	Spain	Frederic Mistral Tècnic Eulàlia
	Switzerland	Institut Florimont
	USA	Hunter College High School, French American International School, RAZI School, Avenues: The World School, The Calhoun School, High School of Economics & Finance, High School for Environmental Studies, High School for Environmental Studies, Garden School, Bronx High Schol of Science, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, NYC Lab School
	United Kingdom	Mulberry School for Girls