Malaysian student bags awards at International Model UN conference

Picture of Prevena taken from Mahdzir's Facebook post.

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian student has made the country proud when she attended the International Model United Nations conference.

Prevena Ramakrishnan from SMK Sultan Badlishah, Kedah, also won several awards at the event in the US.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid took to social media to congratulate Prevena for her achievement.

"It is understood that this is the first time a Malaysian student has attended the International Model United Nations conference.

"Prevena gave a presentation to 96 delegates from around the world.

"She has also won the 'Best Speaker' and 'Best Position Paper' awards. We are proud of your success!" he said in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday night.

Mahdzir posted pictures related to the event including another award which Prevena won - the "Most Improved Delegate Award".

Prevena's accomplishments earned her lots of praise in the comments section of Mahdzir's Facebook post.

The conference was part of a two-week summer programme organised by the Unesco Centre for Peace this month at Hood College in Maryland, US.

The focus of the programme was cultural exchange and learning.