Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Debators from 10 int'l universities in S'pore for debating competition

Debaters from 10 int'l universities in S'pore for debating competition
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 02 November 2010 2008 hrs

SINGAPORE: Some 40 of the best debaters from ten international universities are meeting in Singapore for a week of intense verbal sparring in Mandarin.

The teams will compete in the Singapore-Sinomem International Varsity Debate, which starts on November 2.

The event is jointly organised by MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia and China Central Television.

The 10 schools include the National University of Singapore, the University of Hong Kong and even Princeton.

The Debate ends on Sunday, November 7.

The series will be telecast on Channel NewsAsia from November 23 to December 21 this year.

The universities taking part are:
National Chengchi University
National University of Singapore
The University of Hong Kong
University of Macau
University of Malaya
Wu Han University
Korea University
Princeton University
University of Nottingham
University of Sydney

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- wong chee tat :)

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