Outstanding Performance by AU Students During Asian Arabic Debate Championships

Outstanding Performance by AU Students During Asian Arabic Debate Championships

AU was successfully represented by its Debate club Team during the 2nd Asian Arabic Debate Championship held in Muscat-Oman, with AU being one of the four Kuwaiti universities participating in the competition. 

This year’s Asian Arabic Debate Championship is the second edition of an international debate competition first organized by the Qatar Debate Center in 2020. The competition seeks to spread the culture of dialogue in the Arabic language amongst native speakers and non-native speakers alike, and to motivate students to raise the levels of civility, scientific-approach and language in discussion and debate cultures.  

AU team consisted of students: Abbas Al Saleh, Faisal Al Balool, Ayah Al Sarraf, and Dalal Al Refai managed to secure 7th place in the competition becoming the only Kuwaiti team to reach the quarter finals of the championship, noting that the tournament featured 5 rounds between teams representing 42 universities from 18 Arab and Asian countries.  

Commenting on the students’ efforts, Ms. Rola Mourdaa, Manager of the Teaching and Learning Center at AU, highlighted the dedication of the students and their preparation with familiarizing themselves with logical arguments and keeping up to date on important global topics.  

Furthermore, noting the benefits of the competition for students, Ms. Mourdaa said: “It was such a rich experience where students got the chance to attend professional practical workshops, huge networking opportunities with other students from different universities from various countries and be exposed to amazing contemporary topics that widens the scope of students’ critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.”