Are planning freshers' nights? Then don't forget to ask for subsidies from DIE ZEIT! Read more on the details in the German version of this post. The ZEIT DEBATTEN series is convened by VDCH in cooperation with the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT and Deutsche Telekom, supported through VDCH’s media partner ZDF, a German public broadcaster. It has been a decade now since the first ZEIT DEBATTEN series kicked off with at least five annual tournaments, among them the German debating championship. The series is nested under the honorary patronage of the ...

The ZEIT – the main sponsor of the debating tournament series ZEIT DEBATTEN announced their sponsorship for this upcoming semester. All debating societies that belong to the umbrella association VDCH can now apply for material support for introductory evenings for newbies, university fairs or other events. For bigger events they also provide up to 80 Euros of financial support for debating clubs. The aim is to assist clubs with material or financial help, so that various debating projects and events may be realized. msi / apf

This article is not available in English, please browse the German version of this bit to see some of the photos taken at ZEIT DEBATTE Mainz 2011. ...

This article is not yet available in English. Please read the German version to learn more about wine tasting, masquerade and ... uhm ... yes, debating and motions at ZEIT DEBATTE 2011 in Mainz. It was a great tournament with amazing socials. ...

Leipzig won the final of ZEIT DEBATTE Mainz 2011! Please read more on this in the German version of this article. ...

Please read the German version of this article to find out who broke to semi-finals at ZEIT DEBATTE Mainz!

Debaters worldwide already are cheering about their teams at World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC or Worlds): The Debattierclub Stuttgart (DCS) jubilates about a smooth start into 2011, the Israeli Debating League compliment their Israeli debaters on their results and the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT interviewed Chinese debaters. ...

The Berlin Debating Union (BDU) has made a decision: They want to bring the Worlds to Germany! On Saturday, Patrick Ehmann, John Eltringham and Cloud Ramasendaran are going to present their bid for convening the World Universities Debating Championships at the Oxford IV. The support of VDCH, the Association of Debating Societies at Universities, facilitated the decision of Berlin Debating Union: “Only because we know we have the German debating circuit to support us we dare to do this,” BDU president Patrick admits. He is even more delighted to have other German debaters at the Oxford IV to back BDU’s presentation ...

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Die ZEIT DEBATTEN sind für die kommenden Jahre gesichert! Dabei hat der Verband der Debattierclubs an Hochschulen (VDCH) künftig eine neue starke Partnerin an seiner Seite: Die Deutsche Telekom AG. Die Telekom wird die ZEIT DEBATTEN als "Nationaler Förderer"  unterstützen! Damit setzt der VDCH auf eine Kombination von Bewährtem und Neuem: Mit der Wochenzeitung DIE ZEIT, die seit fast einem Jahrzehnt die ZEIT DEBATTEN und den VDCH sponsert, bleibt dem Dachverband weiterhin eine starke Partnerin zur Seite gestellt. Die ZEIT wird ihr Engagement für das Debattieren in den kommenden Jahren fortführen. Der Geschäftsführer der ZEIT, Rainer Esser, ...