Since its establishment in 2010, Rhodes Model Regional Co-operation (RhodesMRC) has been widely recognized as an innovative platform promoting youth development, academic excellence, and international dialogue. Over the years, the conference has received high-level patronage, auspices, and distinctions from national authorities, international organizations, and diplomatic institutions, reflecting its growing impact and credibility.
RhodesMRC has had the honor of receiving:
The patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, for the 2024 edition;
The auspices of His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, in 2019;
The auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ms. Marija Pejčinović Burić, for the 2023 edition;
The patronage of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions;
The patronage of the Secretary-General of the Permanent International Secretariat (PERMIS) of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation (BSEC), Amb. Michael B. Christides, for the 2018 and 2019 editions;
The auspices of the Greek Ministry for Family and Social Cohesion, for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions;
The auspices and support of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, for the 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions;
The support of the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC), for the 2017 edition;
The support of the Representation of the European Commission in Greece, for the 2025 edition;
The auspices of the Technical Chamber of Greece, for the 2025 edition;
The auspices of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights, for the 2023 edition
In addition, RhodesMRC has enjoyed official support from the diplomatic community, with 18 Embassies and Foreign Missions in Greece having participated in the RhodesMRC Embassy Programme since 2017.
RhodesMRC has further been recognized at the European and international level through its inclusion in:
The official calendar of the 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, as designated by the World Tourism Organization, highlighting its role as a model of academic tourism and intercultural exchange;
The official calendar of the European Year of Youth 2022.
Among its distinctions, RhodesMRC was:
Recognized as one of the top projects for European youth in 2013 by the Creative Generations programme in Nantes, France
Identified as the cornerstone initiative leading to the House of Europe in Rhodes receiving an award from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean in 2012
These acknowledgments reflect RhodesMRC’s sustained commitment to innovation, dialogue, and youth empowerment, and underscore its role as a respected platform for education, diplomacy, and international cooperation.