Debating Society Germany e.V.
EurOpen 2013
16 JUN 2013
We cordially invite school debating teams and national school teams to attend this year's EurOpen 2013 in Stuttgart, Germany in November!
We have put together as much information as we can currently provide and will update it in the course of the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please write to
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Looking forward to seeing you in Stuttgart!
WSDC 2014 selection process has started
15 JUN 2013
14 students from six different schools from all over Germany have met at the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart today to enter the WSDC 2014 selection progress. Good luck to all! The final decision on who will finally be part of the delegation of five debaters to participate in the World Schools Debating Championship in Bangkok, Thailand will be made in early 2014.
From left to right: Elizabeth Baines, St.-Benno-GYM Dresden, Sophia Jaimes-Ramos, Laura Alviz, both Max-Born-GYM Backnang, Franziska Braune, St.-Benno-GYM Dresden, Eric Swanson, Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart, Olivia Scalise Gaspar, Intl. School Frankfurt (ISF), Nikolas Fabian Mattheis, Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart, Maxine Celine Thomas, Kolleg St. Blasien, St. Blasien, Daragh McCarthy, Luisa von Bismarck, Young Jin Song and Amelie Haeberlin, Intl. School Frankfurt (ISF), Stiliani Alexiadou, Johannes-Kepler-GYM Stuttgart, Donna Schons, Kolleg St. Blasien, St. Blasien
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MIX-Born Open 2013
09 JUN 2013
MIX-Born Open on SAT, 13 JUL 2013
The Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang invites individual debaters and judges to attend the first MIX-Born Open debating tournament (MBO). Its intention is to offer the opportunity for schools debaters from anywhere to get together informally and have a few nice rounds of debates at the end of the (BaWü) school year. If you're from a different state and have the time, join up as well!
Senior League South 2012/2013
06 JUN 2013
Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart wins Senior League 2012/13
From left to right: Luisa Balk, Thuy Giang Trinh, Sarah Gewilli, Teuta Thaqi, Victoria Parafianczuk, Stiliani Alexiadou, Medine Rexhaj, Salma Gewilli
The Senior League debating team from the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart has won the over 30-team strong Senior League South 2012/13! Congratulations! The speakers have defeated Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg in the Grand Final 4:1 on the motion "THBT the European Union would be better off without Britain."
In the preceeding semifinal, the team has defeated the Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd 2:1 on the motion "THW ban the use of drones as weapons of war".
These are the results of both final rounds, which have happened to have taken place at the winning team's school in Stuttgart:
Semi-finals:
Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg def. Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart 2:1
Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart def. Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte 2:1
Final:
Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart def. Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg 4:1
The final concludes this year's Senior League South. We wish all teams a nice summer and are looking forward to seeing you again in the next school year 2013/14!
Best regards,
Debating Society Germany e.V.
