Blog Posts

Munich wins Tilbury House IV

27/11/2016

This weekend, Philipp and Calyxx won Tilbury House IV in Cologne after breaking top of the tab on 13 points. In addition, both Katharina and Chris were in the judge break! Congratulations for this awesome achievement!

Europe at Stake - Discussion with Benoît Cœuré

21/11/2016

On November 21st, Philipp R. Mueller from Munich Debating Society took part in a panel discussion hosted by the TUM speaker series. The discussion, which took place in front of an audience of over a thousand, was moderated by Hans-Jürgen Jakobs, senior editor of „Handelsblatt“. Philipp asked Cœuré, member of the ECB executive board, critical questions regarding the EU and ECB. We are once again proud to promote critical thinking and public discourse.

Munich Open 2016

30/10/2016

Last weekend, the Munich debating society hosted its first international tournament, which was a wonderful success! 32 teams from a plethora of countries debated for the beer mug trophies, but in the end, the Friedrichshafen / Munich mixed team consisting of Calyxx and Philipp won! In addition, Philipp won the best speaker prize. We hope to see you all again next year!

Beginners Program 2016

6/10/2016

At the beginning of the winter semester, we're offering a beginners training program. This will consist of seminars and proper debates. While most of the seminars will be in German, we aim to have at least one english debate every week, in which beginners wishing to debate in english will be paired with experienced club members who will assist and train them.
Seminars are on Wednesdays at 6, debates start at 7.

New Board and Berlin IV

10/7/2016

After electing a new board consisting of Katharina Heinrich, Christian Rausch and Joachim Rößner, 5 Munich teams attended Berlin IV, where we formed the largest delegation.

Tournaments Attended: First Half of 2016

1/7/2016

Since January, Munich debating society attended 12 tournaments with a total of 26 teams. Thus, our society has become one of the most active in the country.
Note: Weekly sessions continue throughout summer!

Winter Break

16/12/2015

2015 is drawing to a close, and we celebrated our last meeting this year with a christmas-themed debate and party. Sadly, we won't have regular weekly meetings until the 13th of January. In the meantime, we wish you happy holidays and a great new year!

Beginners Program 2015

21/10/2015

At the beginning of the winter semester, we will be offering a beginners training program and pro-am / novice debates. Trainings are on Wednesdays at 6, debates at 7. Like always, we meet in the KHG (Leopoldstrasse 11) in room 312.

Prague and Lisbon Open

27/9/2015

During the last weeks of summer, teams from Munich attended Prague Open and Lisbon Open tournaments. In Prague, Philipp became 7th best speaker, and in Lisbon, our team (Calyxx and Philipp) managed to break to finals. In addition, Calyxx was 8th best and Philipp 5th best speaker at the tournament. We would like to thank the Prague and Lisbon debating societies for two lovely weekends!

Vienna EUDC 2015

8/7/2015

The Munich delegation to the European Universities Debating Championship 2015 in Vienna consisted of three teams, of which Munich A (Melda and Wladi) managed not only to break to quarterfinals (as the only Team from Germany to do so), but made it all the way to semis! In addition, Wladi is 8th best and Melda 10th best speaker in the category "English as a second language", which contained more than 220 contestants. Congratulations!

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