Events

MIAS hosts a wide variety of events each year, from its Model United Nations conference and workshops to academic and social events.

In the past, MIAS has been fortunate to welcome/meet many esteemed guests for panel discussions, round tables, and greetings:

Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 33rd & 35th President of Chile
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia
His Excellency The Hon. Mitch Fifield, Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN
His Excellency The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos, Australian Ambassador to the United States
His Excellency Gary Quinlan, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia
His Excellency Richard Court AC, Australian Ambassador to Japan
Her Excellency Victoria Treadell CMG MVO, United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia
His Excellency Dr Aleksey Pavlovsky, Russian Ambassador to Australia
His Excellency Christophe Penot, French Ambassador to Australia
Matt Anderson PSM, Director of the Australian War Memorial
Natasha Stott Despoja AO, Chair of Our Watch and Australia’s candidate for CEDAW
Kate Gilmore, Former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Right
Amy Haddad, Coffey International
Her Excellency Francesca Tardioli, Ambassador of Italy to Australia
Professor Simon Jackman, CEO of the U.S. Studies Centre, University of Sydney
His Excellency Wahidullah Waissi, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Australia
Dr. Stephanie Williams, Australian Ambassador for Regional Health Security
His Excellency Geoffrey Tooth, Ambassador of Australia to Afghanistan
His Excellency Luke Daunivalu, High Commissioner of Fiji to Australia
His Excellency Bello Kazaure Husseini, High Commissioner of Nigeria to Australia
Her Excellency Dame Annette King, High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia
His Excellency Hugo Gobbi, Ambassador of Argentina to Australia
Her Excellency Hellen B. De La Vega, Ambassador of the Philippines to Australia
The Hon Professor Bob Carr, Former Foreign Minister
Kirsty Sword Gusmao AO, Former First Lady of East Timor
His Excellency Paul Foley, Ambassador for Counter Terrorism
Siamak Sam Loni, Director of the Global Sustainable Development Solutions Network and First MIAS President
Her Excellency Tegan Brink, Deputy Ambassador of Australia to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr Michael Pulch, Ambassador of the European Union to Australia
His Excellency Breandán Ó Caollaí, Ambassador of Ireland to Australia
Dr Fabio Spadi, Deputy Ambassador of the EU to Australia
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, former MP and Ambassador Women & Girls
His Excellency George Brandis QC, High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom
His Excellency Mark Sofer, Ambassador from Israel to Australia
Michael Kleine, US Consul-General in Melbourne
His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain
Her Excellency Julie-Ann Guivarra, Ambassador of Australia to Spain
Her Excellency Gillian Bird, Ambassador to the United Nations
Her Excellency Menna Rawlings, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Australia
His Excellency Grigory S. Logvinov, Ambassador from Russia to Australia
His Excellency Kwok Fook Seng, Singaporean High Commissioner
Tim Wright, Head of Asia Pacific for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The Hon Gareth Evans AC QC, Former Foreign Minister of Australia and Chancellor of ANU
His Excellency Bernhard Zimburg, Ambassador of Austria
Ian McConville, Director of Nuclear Policy Section (International Security Division), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chris Holtby, British Consul General
His Excellency Izzat Salah Abdulhadi, Palestinian Ambassador to Australia

MIAS’ Annual General Meeting is held near the end of Semester 2 each year, in which MIAS’ executive committee is determined for the following year.

In addition to this, MIAS hosts a number of social events for its members, from ‘Coffee and Chill’ sessions, to movie nights and trivia nights.

Check out photos from MIAS’ past events in our Gallery.