In 100 words
The Comité interuniversitaire des Nations Unies de Paris (CINUP) brings together the student associations of Paris universities and grandes écoles that work on the United Nations, diplomacy and Model United Nations. Independent since 2012, it has run the Paris International Model United Nations (PIMUN) since that year; the conference, born at Sciences Po in 2008, gathered 300 delegates in 2026. CINUP’s divisions organize visits to embassies and international organizations, conferences with diplomats, delegations to MUN conferences and a diplomatic speaking contest.
In 300 words
The Comité interuniversitaire des Nations Unies de Paris (CINUP) is a union of associations under the French law of July 1, 1901, founded on November 13, 2013. It brings together the student associations of Paris universities and grandes écoles that work on the United Nations, diplomacy and Model United Nations, close to a thousand students.
Since 2012, CINUP has run the Paris International Model United Nations (PIMUN), born at Sciences Po in 2008. It takes place every year at the end of the academic year, on the campus of a member association; in 2026, 300 delegates debated there for four days, in French and English. CINUP’s Assemblée générale votes its budget.
Nine divisions, the pôles, run the Union’s work. The Diplomatie pôle organizes visits to embassies and international organizations and conferences with diplomats, such as “What is a diplomat in 2026?” with the Académie diplomatique et consulaire. The Mobilité internationale pôle led CINUP’s first diplomatic trip, to Geneva, in May 2026, and forms its delegations to MUN conferences. The Éloquence pôle holds a diplomatic speaking contest, in German in 2026, with its final at the Embassy of Germany.
The presidents of the member associations meet every month in the Assemblée générale. On May 25, 2026 they adopted the Union’s Charter of Values.
