HIGH SCHOOL ASIA CHALLENGE SIMULATION
The Asian Studies Center is pleased to host the second annual Asia Challenge simulation for high school students. The goal of Asia Challenge is to give students grades 9-12 the opportunity to learn about the history, politics, economics, and cultures of Asia and the surrounding region through a hands-on simulation. Playing the roles of delegates to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which was formed in November 2020, students will spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over immediate and long-term crises affecting the RCEP partnership. The objective is to simulate a specific RCEP meeting that focuses on past and current events impacting Asia. Asia Challenge will enhance student understanding of classroom learning and give them a real sense of the challenges involved in the debate and decision-making process of RCEP.
DATE: Thursday, February 10, 2022
TIME: 8:30am – 3:00pm ET
LOCATION: virtual via Zoom
Prizes will be awarded to the top teams in each room.
Sponsored by: The University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center at the University Center for International Studies
Contact: Cathy Fratto
Contact Email: caf166@pitt.edu
Contact Voicemail: 412-648-7426
Click here to register on-line.
Registration is due Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Country assignments will be announced shortly after the deadline.
Position papers are due by Monday, January 24, 2022.
Resources:
- Asia Challenge High School Simulation Information Document
- Asia Challenge 2022 High School Simualtion Schedule
- Asia Challenge Crisis Simulation Agenda 2022
- Guidelines for Asia Challenge Crisis Simulation Position Papers
- Links to Asia Challenge 2022 Resources
- Asia Challenge 2022 Sample Position Paper
- Asia Challenge Rules and Procedures