Vor kurzem fanden die World Schools Debating Championships in Bali (Indonesien) statt und auch Deutschland war wie jedes Jahr dort vertreten. Dieses Jahr traten Ria Rosenauer, Zoe Sándle, Cliodhna Herkommer, Marcus Nonn und Meike Gärtner als Team Germany an. Die Achte Minute hat sie im Vorfeld des Turniers interviewt und stellt euch die fünf Schülerinnen und Schüler vor. ...

In addition to debating at universities, competition has spread at schools all over the globe in recent decades. For example, participating countries annually send a delegation of pupils aged 14 to 19 to the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC), which are comparable to the World Universities Debating Championships. Laura Alviz of the Debating Society Germany e.V. explains what exactly that means. WSDC takes place in Stuttgart next week. After the German team had to cover long distances in 2014 and 2015 to reach the Southeast Asian cities Bangkok and Singapore, traveling becomes easier this year. WSDC takes place in seven days ...