Blog Posts

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!

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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