EU Simulation Game at UNNC

On 24 and 26 March 2010 students from the International Studies Division took part in a series of simulated European Union Council of Ministers meetings. The simulations formed part of the second year module European Union: Institutions and involved the drafting of a common EU resolution on Iran’s nuclear programme. Students engaged in a variety of activities, such as bargaining, coalition building, drafting and amending, all of which promoted joint or consensual decision making. Students applied their knowledge of the European Union gained in the lectures and tested their interpersonal and negotiation skills. The games were a useful addition to the EU Institutions course in that they provided an alternative format to student learning.