Round 3Economy and Work
Preliminary rounds
Round 4Politics and Government
This house believes that governments with racially diverse populations should never record the ethnic or racial background of their residents
Round 5International Relations
This house believes that the US should withdraw from East Asia and cede regional hegemony to China.
Break rounds
Partial double-octofinalsCrime and Justice
This house regrets mainstream, commercial films that depict historical subjugation and/or crimes against humanity.
QuarterfinalsPolitics and Government
This house supports the establishment of a Black secessionary state within the territory of the United States, the founding of which is supported by the American government.
Grand FinalEthics and Philosophy
This house believes that the world's poor would be justified in pursuing complete Marxist revolution.
ESL break rounds
For speakers of English as a second language.
ESL FinalPolitics and Government
This house would prefer a world in which extremely wealthy people in Western liberal states donate excess money to their governments rather than to charities
ESL FinalSociety and Culture
This house supports the decline of the nations-state's power in an increasingly globalized world.
ESL FinalInternational Relations
This house believes the West should prioritize stability over exporting democracy in foreign policy
EFL break rounds
For speakers of English as a foreign language.
EFL SemifinalsCrime and Justice
This house would retrospectively criminalise excessively risky management practises for economically significant corporations and prosecute the executives responsible for them.
EFL FinalInternational Relations
This house believes that campaigners for refugee protection should not use pictures displaying the graphic suffering of refugees as part of their advocacy.
Masters
Masters 1Science and Technology
Assuming the technology to do so easily and safely exists, this house would force everyone in society to undergo periodic sex changes.
Masters 2Society and Culture
This house would kill baby Hitler
About WUDC
The World Universities Debating Championship, often called Worlds, is the largest debate tournament in the world. Hundreds of university teams debate in British Parliamentary style, with 15 minutes of prep for each motion.
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