Student-run organization running Model UN conferences, a traveling MUN team, a quarterly magazine, and international education and campus events.
- Joining
- Application
About
The Harvard International Relations Council is one of the oldest and largest student-run organizations at Harvard College. Our mission is simple: to promote, improve, and develop the education of all individuals. The IRC inspires global leadership and presses for real world impact. Serving more than 700 members, the IRC forms an integral part of its members’ college experience, with an extensive network of alumni around the world. We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and an accredited NGO with the United Nations Department of Global Communications, and we were first incorporated in Massachusetts in 1974.
How to join
- Application — A written application, often followed by interviews.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Members
- 700+ members
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- HPIE Day, a debate conference on the Harvard campus
- Harvard Program for International Education (HPIE), weekly discussion sessions in Boston-area high schools
- Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN), a university-level MUN conference
- Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN), a high school MUN conference in Boston and abroad
- Harvard Intercollegiate Model United Nations (ICMUN), a competitive MUN traveling team
- Harvard International Review (HIR), a quarterly magazine on international affairs
- IRoC on-campus discussions and events on international affairs
- Harvard Program for International Education (HPIE), a public service program
Mission, in their words
To promote, improve, and develop the education of all individuals.
In the news
- Judge Rules Against Theo Harper ’25 in Harvard IRC Lawsuit Following Removal Over ‘Stress Test’The Harvard CrimsonApr 24, 2024
- ‘Bought Me In’: How Student-Run International Conferences Rake in Cash, Fund Free VacationsThe Harvard CrimsonMay 23, 2024
More links
- Career center listingHarvard directory
Sources
- Harvard International Relations Council – Harvard FAS | Mignone Center for Career SuccessHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Student clubs (career center)Harvard page · seen Oct 4, 2026
- Harvard Program for International Education — Harvard International Relations CouncilClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard International Relations CouncilClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- IRC Recruiting Home | IRC ApplicationsClub website · seen Oct 12, 2026
- Instagram: @harvardircClub's social account · seen Oct 3, 2026
- Judge Rules Against Theo Harper ’25 in Harvard IRC Lawsuit Following Removal Over ‘Stress Test’ | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- ‘Bought Me In’: How Student-Run International Conferences Rake in Cash, Fund Free Vacations | The Harvard CrimsonThe Harvard Crimson · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Harvard International Relations CouncilOther website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Wikipedia: List of Harvard College undergraduate organizationsOther website · seen Oct 1, 2026
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