Who will be the last team standing?
In collaboration with SMK Taman Desa 2 (STAND 2), WoLCE is proud to bring you the STAND2 National Schools Debate Challenge 2023, a fully sponsored in person debate tournament.
Dates: 27-28 May 2023
Venue: SMK Taman Desa 2, Bandar Country Homes, Rawang
Format: Asian Parliamentary
Registration Fees: None
Team Cap: 20 teams
Eligibility: High school open, speakers must not be enrolled in a tertiary course to be eligible to break.
Lunch will be provided for participants for both days.
Personal Tab Registration
Once your team slot is confirmed, each speaker should proceed to complete personal registration for the tabulation team here.
Adjudicator Registration
All adjudicators (including institutional adjs, subsidized and non-subsidized IA applicants) should fill in this form. The CAP will reach out to confirm subsidized IAs closer to the tournament date. This is a fully physical tournament and only applicants willing to travel to the venue should apply.
Event Partner
We are happy to announce our partnership with the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health under Sunway University. The Centre is keen to drive critical discourse on planetary health issues among the youth, and will be conducting a workshop on youth advocacy during this tournament. The debate motions at this event will also align with current issues in the planetary health community.
Tentative Schedule (GMT+8)
Saturday, 27th May 2023
8:30 am - 9:00 am Roll Call
9:00 am - 10:00 am Briefings
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Round 1
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Workshop
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Round 2
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Round 3
6:00 pm Break Announcement
Sunday, 28th May 2023
10:30 am - 11:30 am Roll Call
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Semi Finals
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Grand Finals
4:00 pm Closing Ceremony
Invitation Letter & MoE Approval Letter
You can obtain a copy of the invitation letter for this event here. If you require a personalized letter to your school, please drop us an email at info@wolce.org, or get in touch with us via social media @therealwolce.
You can also download the letter of approval from the Ministry of Education Malaysia for this event.
Core Adjudication Panel
Revan TJ
WoLCE
Emma Aripin
UT MARA
Halim
Sunway University
Raymond Kimura
Sunway University
Rashrvin Pillay
Malaya
Registration Form
Registration for this event has closed. We hope to host you at our future events!
General Topics
Education
Family
Geopolitics
Media
Philosophy
Science
Health
Current Affairs
Sponsor a Debate Team or a Debater
All proceeds go to funding someone or a team that is under-privileged that would like to participate in this competition but can’t. WoLCE actively sponsors debaters for every tournament it organises. WoLCE will match your donation 1-to-1, this means if you sponsor $10, we will match it with an additional $10 to make the total donation valued at $20!