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Origin of the championships

The championship's origins are murky, with an attempt to mirror Worlds for Europe in the hope of promoting debating in Central Europe in particular having had several false starts. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The championships as they are known today were first held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at Erasmus University from the 8th to 11th of April 1999. Subsequent tournaments have been held in a similar time of year, although the competition is slightly longer to accommodate the growth of the tournament. Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Erasmus University Rotterdam is a university in the Netherlands, located in Rotterdam. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The competition started with 32 teams of two speakers entering but has now grown to over a hundred at subsequent championships, which entails about 250-300 speakers, judges and organisers. Institutions can enter more than one team based on the ability of the organisers to accommodate. Some institutions also enter separate societies which has proved controversial at times. A society is a group of people living or working together. ...

While the tournament's smaller size has attracted bids to host from institutions which would ordinarily be too small to attempt hosting Worlds, the 2005 host University College Cork had previously hosted Worlds in 1996. University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork - or more commonly University College Cork (UCC) - is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland located in Cork City. ...

The competition's supporters description of the tournament as "Europe's equivalent to Worlds" has proved controversial among those who consider the John Smith Memorial Mace to be the gold standard, despite that only teams from the British Isles may enter the latter. The John Smith Memorial Mace (known between 1954 and 1995 as the Observer Mace) is the foremost student debating competition in the British Isles and Ireland. ... In medicine, a gold standard test is the diagnostic test that is regarded as definitive in determining whether an individual has a disease process. ... This article describes the archipelago in north-Western Europe. ...

Participants

Participating teams are drawn principally from European tertiary education institutions, although teams from the Middle East and central Asian institutions are eligible pending the formation of similar competitions in their regions. Students at the Inns of Court are also eligible subject to some conditions. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Students attend a lecture at a tertiary institution. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Combined arms of the four Inns of Court The Inns of Court, in London, are the professional associations to one of which every English barrister (and those judges who were formerly barristers) must belong. ...

The competition

The competition has a main section of several rounds of debating after which the top 16 teams in cumulative score proceed to the elimination rounds (the "break"). A separate break of 16 teams is done for English-as-Second-Language (ESL) teams. ESL teams may also simultaneously break into the main tournament knock-out rounds. It has been suggested that Teaching English as a Second Language be merged into this article or section. ...

List of Championships

Past championships

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Future championships

2008 - to be hosted by Tallinn University, Estonia 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tallinn University (TLU) (Estonian: Tallinna Ülikool (TLÜ) is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Estonia. ...

English-as-Second-Language (ESL) Competition Winners

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Best Speakers of the Tournament

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The Council and the Committee

The Europeans tournament of 1999 formed a Council from the countries represented at the tournament and drafted a Constitution to govern the tournament. Unlike Worlds' tiered voting structures, Europeans Council opted for a one member one vote system of governance, electing to choose equality of representation despite the limited exposure of some countries to British Parliamentary debating at that time for the purpose of encouraging their participation. The Council governs the Constitution and Rules of the tournament, as well as deciding on bids to host subsequent tournaments. At least three bids have been contested - in 2001, Haifa University defeated the University of Limerick, in 2005, Berlin Debating Union defeated Koç University, and in 2007, Tallinn University defeated the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. OMOV, an acronym standing for one man, one vote or one member, one vote, is a term used to support wider and more equal participation in political systems. ... The University of Haifa (אוניברסיטת חיפה) is a university in Haifa, Israel. ... The University of Limerick (UL) was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. ... The Berlin Debating Union (German: Debattierclub zu Berlin e. ... Koç University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Tallinn University (TLU) (Estonian: Tallinna Ãœlikool (TLÃœ) is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Estonia. ... The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) (‎) is a private college located in Herzlia, Israel. ...

The Committee is formed of a President (who also chairs Council), a Registrar and regional representation from Central & Eastern Europe, Northern & Western Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the Islands of the North Atlantic and the convener of the current championship and that for the following year. This committee discusses issues which arise during the time between annual Councils, although the distances involved mandate e-mail rather than in person discussions. President is a title held by many leaders of nothing, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Registrar may refer to: In education, a registrar or registry is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ... Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA) was suggested by Sir John Biggs-Davison as a less contentious alternative to the term British Isles to refer to Britain and Ireland and the smaller associated islands. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

See also

• World Universities Debating Championship
• List of debaters

The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) is the largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international student events in the world. ... This is a list of top-ranked university debaters from official international competitions, in any debating style. ...

External links

• Official Site of the 2007 championship in Istanbul
• Official Site of the 2006 championship in Berlin
• World Debating Website (including information about the championship)
• World Debating Website page summarising past Euros results