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IIUM English Debate Teams reached the Grand final (ESL Category) of the Cambridge Intervarsity Debate
Date : 26 November 2018
Reported by : MUHAMAD ZAMIR BIN ZAINUL ABIDIN
Category : IIUM Community
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IWON would like to congratulate our students for reaching the Grand Final of the ESL Category at the Cambridge Intervarsity Debate. The programme was held at the University of Cambridge on 15-17 November 2018.
IIUM has participated in this tournament with 2 teams. Both IIUM teams made its way to the Grand Final of the ESL Category of the competition. In the ESL Grand Final, the IIUM Team A and B met the teams from University of Leiden and Hebrew University. In a highly contested Grand Final, University of Leiden emerged the Champions. IIUM debater Irtza Ali Soomro received award for Top Ten ESL Best Speaker.
IIUM Team A consisted of Shitab Daiyan Akash (KENMS) and Mohd Hilmy Yazid (AIKOL), whereas Khalis Khalid (AIKOL) and Irtza Ali Soomro (AIKOL) comprised IIUM Team B.
