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World Universities Debating Championship in Mexico

Mexico, January 2018
We are extremely proud to announce that our team, consisting of Melda Eren and Philipp Müller, broke to esl outrounds at the WUDC in Mexico! They are the best team from the german-speaking region and both top ten esl speakers! 

Munich wins Cambridge IV (esl)

Cambridge, November 27th 2017
The Munich team, consisting of Melda Eren and Philipp Müller, won the esl final of the highly renowned Cambridge IV! In addition, they are both top ten esl speakers! Congratulations! 

Public Debate

Munich, 1st of November 2017
We'd like to invite anyone who's interested in what we do to our public debate! Eight of our most experienced members will debate a motion as they would at a tournament. The location is the great hall of the restaurant "Max E. Brauerei" at Adalbertstraße 33. We meet at 7, the debate will begin at about 7:30. 
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Break to Finals at Vienna IV

Vienna, 21st of May 2017
After another very successful weekend with five teams at the Vienna IV, we are proud to congratulate Munich SV (Sushmit and Valerie) on their break to semis and Munich PM (Philipp and Melda) on their break to finals! 

Helsinki Open

Helsinki, 14th of May 2017
A proud weekend for Munich as three out of four teams we sent to the Helsinki Open (picture) and one of the two teams we sent to the Paris Open have made it into the outrounds! Congratulations to Melda and Suhail, Chris and Kathi, Calyxx and Philipp, and Florens and Samuel! 

Munich / Tel Aviv wins Rotterdam Open

Rotterdam, 23rd of April 2017
This years Erasmus Rotterdam Open was won by Monica Forman (Tel Aviv) and our own Melda Eren after they broke on legendary 15 points. Monica won the best speaker award as well. The final, which Monica and Melda won from OG, set to the motion "This House Regrets the dominance of the narrative of pushing yourself to your limits" also included Calyxx and Philipp from Munich.

Munich wins Tilbury House IV

Cologne, 27th of November 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! 

„Europe at stake“ - Discussion with Benoît Cœuré
Munich, 21st of November 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.

Munich wins Munich Open

Munich, 30th of October 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
Munich, 6th of October 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. 

Melda Eren: Our very own CA (chief adjudicator)!
Istanbul, 2nd of September 2016
From the 2nd to 5th of September, there will be an awesome tournament in Istanbul. And best of all: The first member of the CA-team is Melda Eren of Munich debating society! 

New board and Berlin IV

Munich, 10th of July 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
Munich, 10th of July 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

Munich, 16th of December 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
Munich, 21st of October 2015
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. 

Prague and Lisbon Open

Munich, 27th of September 2015
During the last weeks of summer, members of our club attended tournaments in Prague and Lisbon. In Lisbon, our team managed to break to finals, and both speakers were among the top ten of the tournament - Calyxx #8, and Philipp #5. 

European Universities Debating Championship 2015 in Vienna

Vienna, 7th of August 2015
The Munich delegation consisted of three teams, of which Munich A (Melda and Wladi) managed not only the break to quarterfinals (the only team from Germany to succeed in doing this), but even the break to Semifinals! In addition, Wladi is 8th best and Melda 10th best speaker in the ESL category (more than 220 people)! 

About our Club

In addition to German debating, we are quite active in the BP scene (English-language international debating). We always have at least two English debates per week, and members of our club regularly attend tournaments all across Europe and as far away as Malaysia. 

Speaking German is by no means a prerequisite to join our club and regularly take part. We welcome anyone interested in BP debating, and are also happy to train you if you don't have any previous experience. 

If you're interested, just drop by or send us a message! We meet several times every week. At 7 on Mondays, we have an advanced English BP debate or training session. On Wednesdays, we have training sessions (usually in German) at 6 and a German as well as an English debate at 7. We meet in room 312 of the "KHG", Leopoldstraße 11 in Munich (U3 / U6 Giselastraße). 

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