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The World Universities Debate Championship (or the Worlds, for short) is collegiate debate’s largest competition. It attracts over two hundred educational institutions from all over the world to face off over nine preliminary rounds of debate set to British Parliamentary format. The Philippines last hosted this event back in 1999 when Ateneo de Manila won the rights to carry out and organize the tournament.

Another Philippine university will be bidding for the 2012 Worlds and I’m wishing them all the best. De Lasalle University will take its case to the council members during the 2010 Worlds at Koc, Turkey to see if they can bring back the tournament back to the Philippines. They need all the help they can get so I’m officially throwing in my support for the Lasalle ’sbid for  32nd Worlds for what it’s worth.

Note: The Worlds take place from the last few days of December to the first week of January. Going to the Worlds is a great ’sacrifice’ since you will be surely celebrating the New Year without your family around. The 2011 Worlds will be hosted by Botswana.

Past hosts:

2009 -University of Cork (Ireland)

2008 – Assumption University (Thailand)

2007 – University of British Columbia (Canada)

Full list of hosts and winners here

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