UI to take part in debate contest

UI to take part in debate contest

JAKARTA (JP): Two teams from the University of Indonesia (UI)
will take part in the World Universities Debating Championships
which open in Manila on Dec. 27, their manager said on Friday.

Achmad Nurhoeri Sukarsono, who is also president of UI's
English Debate Society, said this would be the first time an
Indonesian had participated in the prestigious annual event,
which is being contested by about 100 universities from around
the world.

Two UI teams will be taking part. The first team comprises
Patsy Widakuswara and Judithia A. Wirawan, and the second Ria
Nuri Dharmawan and Puguh Priambodo. Achmad will accompany them to
Manila as coach and manager.

The UI's debate society has been actively promoting the idea
of competitive debates among university students throughout
Indonesia and is currently helping UI's School of Letters to
formulate the concept in the Indonesian language.

State-run UI won this year's Indonesian Varsities English
Debate, the first ever contest of competitive debate in English
among the country's colleges, which it hosted in August.

The UI's participation in Manila is supported by the British
Embassy and British Council in Jakarta and has received various
sponsorships, including from Marconi Electronics of the United
Kingdom.