English Debating Club Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University

  A Brief History The National University Debating Championship, simply known as NUDC, is a nationwide debating competition for universities throughout Indonesia. The competition has it roots back in 2007. It was first known as National University English Debating Championship (NUEDC), before changing to its current name in 2013. The competition is currently being hold under Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture ( Kemendikbud ) and it is hosted by a select university. Previously it was held by Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education ( Kemenristekdikti ) Indonesia. NUDC 2024 Logo The Debate System Throughout the competition, NUDC will use the British Parliamentary debate style. The use of this particular debating style is in line WUDC. NUDC is known to be used to choose Indonesia’s delegation for WUDC.  The debating style features a structure involving four teams, each with two members. These teams are divided into the Government and the Oppositio...

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