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The World Universities Debating Championship is the highest-profile tournament in university debating. It is a parliamentary debating event, held in the British Parliamentary format. It has been organized in its current form since the 1980-1981 year, although similar international tournaments have been run since the early 20th century.
All of major national debating societies are involved in its organization, including the American Parliamentary Debating Association, the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate, the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Association (http://www.debating.net/aida/), and many others. The World Debating Council consists of every country that competes at the championship, with the president of that country's national debating organization typically serving as the council delegate.
The most successful teams at past world championships have included the Oxford Union Society, the Cambridge Union Society, and the Glasgow University Union.
Future Championships
Past Championships
- 2005 Multimedia University, Malaysia
- 2004 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- 2003 Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- 2003 University of Toronto, Canada
- 2001 Glasgow University, Scotland
- 2000 University of Sydney, Australia
- 1999 Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
- 1998 Deree College, Greece
- 1997 Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- 1996 University College, Cork, Ireland
- 1995 Princeton University, USA
- 1994 University of Melbourne, Australia
- 1993 Oxford University, United Kingdom
- 1992 Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- 1991 University of Toronto, Canada
- 1990 University of Glasgow, Scotland
- 1989 Princeton University, USA
- 1988 University of Sydney, Australia
- 1987 University College Dublin, Ireland
- 1986 Fordham University, USA
- 1985 McGill University, Canada
- 1984 University of Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1983 Princeton University, USA
- 1982 University of Toronto, Canada
- 1981 University of Glasgow, Scotland
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