ONE BIG FIGHT! 💙🇵🇭 The Ateneo team, represented by David Africa and Tobi Leung, bested other teams from Bulgaria’s Sofia University, Israel’s Tel Aviv University, and Princeton University in the United States during the grand finals.
MANILA, Philippines – The Ateneo de Manila University won in the latest World Universities Debating Championship held in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, January 4 – the first Philippine team to bag the top prize.
The ADMU team, represented by BS Applied Mathematics students David Africa and Tobi Leung, bested other teams from Bulgaria’s Sofia University, Israel’s Tel Aviv University, and Princeton University in the United States during the grand finals. The teams debated on whether it’s preferable to have a “world where all persons have a strong belief in the philosophy of Ubuntu.”“I am because we are,” is an “African philosophy that places emphasis on being self through others.”
This year is the 43rd edition of the WUDC, which is considered the world’s biggest debating tournament. It was held from December 27, 2022, to January 4, 2023. Last year’s edition champions came from the BRAC University in Bangladesh
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