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Take Part in University Debate Championship
The British parliamentary university debate championship 'HSE Open 2015' will be held at HSE on the 4-5th of April. Registration deadline for players, judges and observers is March 30.
'Parliamentary debate' is a popular student game that imitates sessions of the House of Commons. The proposing side defines the motion, and provides arguments in favor of their point of view. Meanwhile the opposition demonstrates the drawbacks and disadvantags of the measures proposed.
The main goal is to build a logical chain of argument and refute the points made by the opposing side. Debating communities are widespread thoughout the world, especially in prestigious universities such as Ivy League institutions, Oxford, Cambridge, and the LSE. The debating community is currently expanding in Russia, particularly in Moscow, and HSE became one of the most popular platforms.
The "HSE Open" has been held since 2010 and has become a landmark event for university parliamentary debate in Russia. This year the event was announced at the "World University Debate Championship" in Kuala Lumpur, where it provoked keen interest among foreign debaters. This year the list of participants includes debaters from Turkey, Germany, the USA, the UK and China, and, of course, the best Moscow universities. All teams will compete in the art of the debate and argumentation. The "HSE Open" has been organized by the HSE university debate club and the corporate projects office of the HSE. The mission of this championship is to strengthen international relations between students as well as developing their ability to logically argue any position in English.
The international university debate championship will be interesting for those students who follow current affairs and are, are interested in politics, but have not participated in this type of debate before. The tournament starts at 10:30 on April, the 4th, breaks at 21:00 and continues from 10:30 to 19:00 on April, the 5th. The semifinals and final will be held at 13:20 and 16:00.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Boris Timerbulatov, the convener of HSE Open 2015, at 8-915-499-12-60.