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Beginners Programme 2018

9/10/2018

We will once again offer a beginners programme at the start of the winter semester 2018/2019. The programme comprises a series of 7 introductory seminars every Wednesday at 6pm starting from 17 October 2018, followed by our club debates at 7pm (both in German and English). We will also have our annual novice tournament (the "Transrapid-Turnier") on 1 December.

Prague Open 2018

17/9/2018

The Munich delegation returns home today, after an amazing tournament and fun nights in the beautiful city of Prague.
We can happily report that we represented our club well: Flo & Lisa broke to semi-finals, and Yimin & Beccy made it to the final. Individually Munich also came to some success: Beccy was 3rd best speaker, Yimin 4th, Calyxx 5th and Flo 7th. Congratulations!

New Board

12/7/2018

After an incredibly successful year, the new board consisting of Yimin, Florens and Kenno was elected this week. We thank the previous board for their hard work and look forward to another successful year of debating.

Vienna IV 2018

28/5/2018

We grow stronger every day! Congrats to Philipp and Calyxx for making us proud in the finals, Yimin and Uzair for breaking to semis, Maximilian and Marika for giving us an excellent novice final and Patricia for the judge break! Go Munich, and thanks Vienna! It was a blast!

Munich wins Paris Open 2018 (ESL)

13/5/2018

The team from Munich, consisting of Patricia and Uzair, won the ESL final of the Paris Open last weekend. Congratulations to this great achievement!

Workshops: Summer Semester 2018

21/3/2018

The first two weeks of the semester will feature beginners workshops. After that, we will launch a training program consisting of casefile-based seminars and practical exercises. Here's some of what will await you in the coming months:

Rich and poor countries
How people think
Stock analysis practice
Minorities around the world
Money and monetary policy
and much more.

Workshops take place every Wednesday at 6pm in room 312. The exact dates of each workshop will be announced in the weekly newsletter.

WUDC in Mexico

4/1/2018

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

Munich Open 2017

26/11/2017

Congratulations to Gigi Gil and Devin van den Berg from Leiden for winning Munich Open 2017! As we look back at a great tournament (bigger and better even than last years Munich Open), we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our judges, and especially our fantastic helpers. You made the tournament happen; you are the best!

Munich wins Cambridge IV (ESL)

19/11/2017

The Munich team, consisting of Melda Eren and Philipp Mueller, won the ESL final of the highly renowned Cambridge IV last weekend! We would like to highlight this phenomenal achievement!
In addition, they are both top ten ESL speakers! Congratulations!

Public Debate

1/11/2017

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.

Beginners Program 2017

13/10/2017

The upcoming weeks will feature our beginners seminars. Every Wednesday at 6pm, we'll meet in the KHG, Leopoldstraße 11, for a 1h seminar. After that, we'll have our debates. Anyone is free to join!
In the beginning of December, we'll also host our annual novice tournament (the Trans-Rapid-Turnier) for the third time.

Split Open 2017

6/8/2017

Both of the teams we sent to Split Open this year broke. Congrats to Yimin / Valerie for making it into the semifinal, and Melda / Vladi for making it to the final! You never fail to make Munich proud.

Debate Getaway

23/7/2017

This weekend, members of our debating society spent some time debating, training, attending seminars and, of course, enjoying our time in the idyllic natural beauty of upper Bavaria.

New Board

19/7/2017

After a truly great year with Katharina, Chris and Joachim, our general assembly voted in a new board. Chris remains, becoming president, while Philipp rejoins and Florens joins the board. We look forward to a lovely and successful year of debating!

Break to Finals at Vienna IV

21/5/2017

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 and Paris Open

14/5/2017

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

23/4/2017

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. Congratulations to all Munich teams!

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!

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