Worlds are over, but some questions remain. Why was there a delay during the preliminary rounds every day? Did Tabbie2 malfunction at any time? Or were the adjudicator scores lost? Worlds Tab Master Jakob Reiter from DK Wien talked to Achte Minute about tabbing the biggest international tournament, his software Tabbie2, and other technical details. Achte Minute: Dear Jakob, you were one of the Tab Masters at the World University Debating Championships in Thessaloniki. How do you feel after this tournament? Jakob: I am really happy I had the opportunity to be the Tab Master. It is always a great challenge to ...

Es ist das wichtigste und längste Turnier im internationalen Debattieren: Die World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC) beginnen in Thessaloniki, Griechenland. Vom 27. Dezember 2015 bis zum 4. Januar 2016 werden über 1.000 Teilnehmer in die zweitgrößte Stadt Griechenlands fahren und sich um den Weltmeistertitel streiten.Für den Verband deutschsprachiger Debattierclubs an Hochschulen (VDCH) werden die folgenden Teilnehmer in Griechenland vertreten sein:BDU Berlin: Frederick Aly, Christof Kebschull (Team); Fabian Bickel, Pegah Maham (Team); Moritz Altner, Annabelle van Beusekom (Juroren)BITS Iserlohn: Florian Schneider, Julian Vaterrodt (Team); Jule Biefeld, Jonas Linck (Juroren)Debating Club Heidelberg: Anne Gaa (Jurorin)Debattierclub Kiel: Rauad Abagela, Aleksandar Markovic (Team)DK Wien: ...

The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) is the largest international debating tournament. The first WUDC took place in Glasgow in 1981 in which only 43 teams from seven nations participated. This year, more than 440 teams from all continents compete for the title of World Debating Champion. The WUDC 2016 will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece. Two clubs cooperate to host the tournament: The Rhetoric Club of Thessaloniki, one of the oldest debating societies in Greece, and the Debating Society of Greece, a group of experienced Greek debate trainers and organisers that provides debate training to young people in universities. The ...