English debate on the death sentence

English debate on the death sentence

JAKARTA (JP): An English debate will take place at the University of Indonesia campus in Depok next week.

Called the Jakarta Varsities English Debate, it has been organized by the Local Committee of the Brussels-based Association Internationale des Etudiantes en Sciences et Commerciales (AIESEC) of the University of Indonesia.

Twelve teams from four universities and an institute will take part in the preliminary rounds on April 6, while the semi-finals and finals will be held the next day.

The finalists are scheduled to debate with Ascobat Gani, dean of the School of Public Health of the University of Indonesia, and Amir Santosa, a lecturer at the School of Political and Social Sciences, with capital punishment as the topic.

All debates will be held at the School of Economy's auditorium and are open to the public, according to the project officer, Indah Iramadhini.

AIESEC, an international organization for students interested in economics and business, has 75,000 members from 750 universities throughout the world.

The debating teams are from the University of Indonesia, the Trisakti University, the Tarumanegara University, the Malang- based University of Brawijaya and the Institute for the Development of Indonesian Professions. (sim)