From Augst 15th to August 17th 2014, the Splitska Debatna Unija will host the Split Open 2014 in Split, Croatia. The city, founded in 300 A.D., is the second biggest city in Croatia and is situated directly on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The hosts promise beach parties and historical venues for everyone not only interested in debating. 3,5 hours by car from Zagreb, the Split Open is also designed as a preparatory tournament in the run up to Zagreb EUDC 2014. With the Ljubljana IV taking place at the same time, debaters now have a choice of tournaments ...

The Split Open take place in Split (Croatia)  April, 26th - 28th. The Team-Cap is 48, contingents must conform to n-1. CAs are Michael Shapira, Goran Jankuloski and Maja Cimerman. For more infos check out the Facebook-Event. fpu

Debating goes to the Croatian Adriatic: from May 18 to 20, the Split Debating Union invites to the Split Union Open. Chief adjudicators are Jeroen Heun (ESL EUDC finalist 2011), Rabejaona Setry Randriamananoro Rola and Luka Keller. The prelim speeches are going to be five minutes long, in the semis and the final you are going to have seven minutes. Registration has already opened for teams and adjucators separately, team cap is 32 teams while n-1 applies. Reg fee is €40 per person. To stay up-to-date, visit the Faceboook page of the Split Union Open. If you have any other questions, please ...

Thank God there were only two weddings. Had there been four, we would also have had a funeral. Branka Marusic Usually, we like to define debating as the activity that empowers people to speak up, make an argument and try to change the world to the better. At the very least, we are all familiar with the concept of being able to argue any subject on both sides, regardless of our personal taste, and through that experience be able to tolerate other opinions, try and integrate different perspectives into a better version of 'truth' or - at the very least - be able ...

Debating by the beautiful Croatian Adria – offered at the Split Union Open from May 13 to 15. But there’s not only the sea, no! There is more: Four prelims with five-minute speeches and a break to finals with seven-minute speeches. While the preliminary rounds will be staged at the law faculty of Split, the final will be held on Peristil, a place where the Roman emperor Diocletian greeted his subjects in late 3rd, early 4th century. Not only will there be ancient history, but also the present and the future – the chief adjudicating team comprises some of the finest ...

The European Debating League (EDL) was created by the representatives of ten European countries at a meeting in Split, Croatia. Teams from all over Europe are invited to compete at EDL tournaments that will be held in the British Parliamentary Style (BPS). The first official season will start in the academic year 2011/2012. But already in the current academic year 2010/2011 a test season will be run. The countries present via Sykpe or physically were Austria (Rosi Halmi), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Vedran Arapovic), Croatia (Julia Mikic), Germany (Marcus Ewald), Greece (Manos Moschopoulos) Latvia (Robert Bernans), Macedonia (Georgi Velkoski), Serbia (Milan Vignevic), ...

Debating at the Balkans, just by the Croatian Riviera – you’ll find that and more at the Split Open from 29 to 31 October 2010. Together with other conveners, the Split Open hosts aim at establishing the European Continental Debate League (ECDL) which will culminate in a master tournament by the end of the academic year next summer. Therefore, ECDL delegates from participating countries will meet at Split Friday afternoon. The tournament will start Saturday morning with the first of five preliminary rounds. But the socials Friday night are already part of the event since the conveners promise to stage an ...

Debattieren an der Adriaküste! Das Split Open 2010 lädt in die heimliche Hauptstadt Dalmatiens. Beim Split Open 2010 gilt es, vier Vorrunden mit fünfminütigen Reden zu bestreiten um schließlich im großen Finale sieben Minuten lang zu glänzen - wenn man denn zu den besten Rednern des Turniers gehört. Am Pfingstwochenende, an dem das Turnier am 22. und 23. Mai stattfindet, hat auch noch den Vorteil, dass man entspannt bis zum Pfingstmontag bleiben und Stadt und Meer genießen kann.Samstagfrüh um 9 geht's los, das Turnier ist am späten Sonntagnachmittag beendet. Turniersprache ist ...