DOHA: QatarDebate - member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development- recently organized the 2nd Qatar Universities Debate League (QUDL) in English, held on November 10, hosted by College of North Atlantic - Qatar; with a total number of 16 participating teams from 7 institutions.
The rounds discussed three thought-provoking topics; “this house believes that sports league associations (e.g. UEFA, IPL, and NBA) should cap annual club spending”; “this house supports China’s rise as a super-power”; “this house regrets the narrative that democracy is the ideal form of governance”.
It is worth mentioning that the 16 of debating teams representing Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, College of North Atlantic Qatar, and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University Qatar, Qatar University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
With regard to the results, this is a league system; the debate points earned by the top two teams from the University at tournaments are accumulated.
