European Universities Debating Championships

The European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC) is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Europe. The competition uses the British Parliamentary Debate format (the same debate format used at the World Universities Debating Championship).

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European Universities Debating Championship
Established1999
RegionEurope
FormatBritish Parliamentary Style
Number of Participants~250-400

The championships as they are known today were first held in Rotterdam, Netherlands at Erasmus University from 8–11 April 1999.[1] Subsequent tournaments were held at a similar time of year until Koc EUDC in 2007 when the tournament shifted to the late summer in order to accommodate all university examination periods across the continent. The competition has also become longer to accommodate the growth of the event.

The competition in 1999 involved 32 teams of two speakers, but has now grown to involve up to 200 teams each year. Institutions can enter more than one team based on the ability of the organisers to accommodate them. Some institutions also enter teams from more than one separate debating societies within their institution.

Participating teams are drawn principally from European tertiary education institutions, although teams from the Middle East and central Asian institutions are eligible pending the formation of similar competitions in their regions. Students at the Inns of Court are also eligible subject to some conditions.

Recent controversy has occurred in relation to the Welsh EUDC, which allegedly never occurred.

Current Champions

The current European Champions in the Open category are Emma Lucas and David Metz from Leiden University.

The current European Champions in the English as a Second Language category are Katharina Margareta Jansen and Louis Honee from Leiden University.

Championships

These are the institutions (universities or debating bodies) that have hosted or will host the European Universities Debating Championships.

YearInstitution
2020 Astana Debate Union (Hosted virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe)[2][3]
2019 Debating Society of Greece[4]
2018 Novi Sad Business School[5]
2017 Tallinn University of Technology Debate Society[6]
2016 Warsaw (Fundacja Polska Debatuje)
2015 Vienna Debating Society (Debattierklub Wien)[7]
2014 Zagreb Debating Society and The Open Communication
2013 Manchester Debating Union[8]
2012 The Open Communication[9]
2011 NUI Galway[10]
2010 Free University of Amsterdam[11]
2009 Newcastle University
2008 Tallinn University
2007 Koç University
2006 Berlin Debating Union
2005 University College Cork
2004 Durham University
2003 University of Zagreb
2002 University of Haifa
2001 Za in Proti
2000 University of Aberdeen
1999 Erasmus University Rotterdam[12]

EUDC Council and EUDC Committee

In 1999, the EUDC Council was formed as the highest decision making organ. Every competing nation has one vote. The council sits during the tournament. It decides on the constitution, criteria regarding eligibility issues, and about the hosts of future championships.

The EUDC Committee consist of a president, who also chairs the council, a secretary, a registrar, the hosts of the current tournament and the past tournament and regional representatives for central and eastern Europe, for Northern and Western Europe, South-East Europe, the middle east and the Islands of the North Atlantic.

Minutes of EUDC Council and the Constitution are published on the EUDC Council Website[13]

The current chair of council and president of the committee is Jan-Gunther Gosselke from the Debattierclub St Gallen from Switzerland.

See also

References
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  2. "Astana EUDC 2020". astanaeudc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. "Athens EUDC 2019". athenseudc.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. "Novi Sad EUDC 2018". www.novisadeudc.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. "Tallinn EUDC". Tallinn EUDC 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  7. "About Vienna EUDC - Vienna EUDC 2015". Vienna EUDC 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  8. "Official website". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  9. "Registration for BelgradeEuros". Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  10. "Convenor's Welcome". galwayeudc2011.ie. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  11. "European Universities Debating Championships 2010!". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  12. "Previous Hosts". eudc2012.org. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  13. "Constitution and Minutes - EUDC Council". eudc.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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