The University of Macau’s (UM) English Debating Team has recently won the championship in the “Star of Outlook National College English Debating Competition”, according to the local university.
The team consisted of UM students Ali Omar Kassana Jimenez (Faculty of Science and Technology, Honours College and Chao Kuang Piu College), Wang Hanyu (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Honours College and Cheng Yu Tung College) and Zhu Shuairong (Faculty of Business Administration and Cheng Yu Tung College).
The competition followed the format of a British Parliamentary debate, where students had to demonstrate their logical reasoning, public speaking and listening skills in competition with students from universities across the country. Furthermore, the competition promoted academic exchange and British Parliamentary debate style, according to UM.
Source and Photo: UM
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