Friday, June 24, 2011

2011 NUEDC - Recap of Preliminary Round Motions

As the Octofinal round of this year's 2011 National Universities English Debate Competition begins (with the motion In cases of emergency, THW justify channeling aid and donations through groups linked with terrorism), debateIndonesia provides a review of all the motions deployed for the preliminary round:

Round 1 - THW abolish all forms of affirmative action.
Round 2 - THW open state-funded brothels in military bases.
Round 3 - THW not allow oil companies to have patents on green technology.
Round 4 - THW require parents seeking divorce to get their children's consent.
Round 5 - THBT GDP should not be a good measure of a nation's standard of living.
Round 6 - THBT the UN should not allow the prosecution of LBGT Q by its member countries.
Round 7 - THBT governments should ban their citizens' departure for religious pilgrimage in times of major epidemics. 

There were 7 matches for the preliminary round - a change from the initial 5 rounds indicated in the official DIKTI (Directorate General for Higher Education) invitation.



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