Winners of the Xarxa Vives’s 2016 Debate League announced

The University and the High School Debate Leagues organised by the Xarxa Vives have come to an end. The UPF and the IES Sivera Font are the winners of this year’s league. The UAB team came fifth in the university competition and sixth in the secondary school competition.

02/05/2016

The University Debate League and the High School Debate League organised by the Xarxa Vives have come to an end. From 25 to 30 April, the Universitat Politècnica de València has hosted and event with the debates from both Leagues and the participation of students from all the Catalan-speaking territories. This event is an example of the importance of debate and dialectic confrontation.

14 teams have competed in the University Debate League, among which there was the UAB team, which came in fifth of its group. Discussing the topical and controversial issue: Is it necessary to have a minimum of political knowledge in order to vote?, 70 students defended their arguments in the UPV’s auditorium. Finally Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s team prevailed over Universitat de Girona in the finals and won this year’s competition. However, the UAB’s team was chosen as the best team by all participants.

In the High School Debate league 12 high schools debated about the freedom that internet can give us or take from us. The team of Escola El CIM, winner of the local phase last month in the UAB, has represented the university in the competition and came third of its group. Finally the team of the IES Sivera Font has won this edition.

In the Xarxa Vives website you can find the debates and qualifications, and in the Community Involvement Unit blog, you can also find all the information, summaries and videos of the UAB teams’ debates. You can also look at the leagues’ follow-up through social media with the hashtag #LligadeDebat.You can also watch the local phases debates, both from the University Debate League and the High School Debate League in our Youtube channel.