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== Future championships == |
== Future championships == |
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2010 - to be hosted by {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ASDV Bonaparte (http://www.asdvbonaparte.nl), in cooperation with the [[Free University of Amsterdam]] and the [[University of Amsterdam]] Website: http://www.amsterdameudc.org |
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== Notable Participants == |
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*[[André Walker]] - Member of [[Royal Holloway, University of London|Royal Holloway]] 1999 team that reached the final <ref name="1999Results"/> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 22:29, 11 July 2010
The European Universities Debating Championship (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).
Origins of the championships
The championship's origins are murky, with an attempt to mirror Worlds for Europe in the hope of promoting debating in Central Europe in particular having had several false starts.
The championships as they are known today were first held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at Erasmus University from 8-11 April 1999.[citation needed] 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 acros 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.
Participants
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.
The competition
The competition has a main section of several rounds of debating, after which the top 16 teams proceed to the elimination rounds (the "break"). There is also a separate break of 16 teams for English-as-Second-Language (ESL) teams. ESL teams may also simultaneously break into the main tournament knock-out rounds.
The Council and the Committee
The Europeans tournament of 1999 formed a Council from the countries represented at the tournament and drafted a Constitution to govern the tournament. Unlike Worlds' tiered voting structures, Europeans Council opted for a one member one vote system of governance, electing to choose equality of representation despite the limited exposure of some countries to British Parliamentary debating at that time for the purpose of encouraging their participation. The Council governs the Constitution and Rules of the tournament, as well as deciding on bids to host subsequent tournaments.
The Committee is formed of a President (who also chairs Council), a Registrar and regional representation from Central & Eastern Europe, Northern & Western Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the Islands of the North Atlantic and the convener of the current championship and that for the following year. This committee discusses issues which arise during the time between annual Councils.
The current president is Jens Fischer from the Berlin Debating Union.
Past championships
Teams letters are indicated, in brackets, where an institution had multiple teams in the final
* The tournament was actually held in Portorož, on the Adriatic coast of Slovenia.
Future championships
2010 - to be hosted by 
ASDV Bonaparte (http://www.asdvbonaparte.nl), in cooperation with the Free University of Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam Website: http://www.amsterdameudc.org
See also
References
- ^ Tel Aviv U beats Oxford at European Debating Championships, ISRAEL21c, 23 August 2009
- ^ a b c Results EUDC 2008 website
- ^ a b c d Cambridge B Win Euros, World Debating Website
- ^ UCC Climb to 4th in World Universities Debating Rankings UCC Press Release
- ^ EUDC 2007 Final World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d e Berlin Europeans Results & Tab, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d e Cork 2005 Europeans, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d e Durham 2004 Europeans, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d e EDC Zagreb 2003 Results, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d Haifa 2002 Europeans Results, World Debating Website
- ^ Haifa 2002 Europeans Team Tab, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d Slovenia EDC 2001 Results, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c d e Aberdeen Europeans 2000 results, World Debating Website
- ^ a b c EDC Rotterdam 1999 Knock out Rounds, World Debate Website
- ^ Rotterdam 1999 Speaker Tab
External links
- Official Site of the 2010 Championship in Amsterdam
- Official Site of the 2009 Championship in Newcastle
- Official Site of the 2008 Championship in Tallinn
- Official Site of EUDC Council
- World Debating Website (including information about the championship)
- World Debating Website page summarising past Euros results
- Debate website with past results and motions from EUDC and future announcements