IVED 2014: UGM, UI Meet Again in the Final Just Like in 2011

Unbeaten #1 Universitas Gadjah Mada A (Alif Satria, Indriani Pratiwi, Romario Tambunan) will go against #2 Universitas Indonesia A (Magreta Kailla Adenta, Revaldi Wirabuana, Elvia Sumayastra) in the final of the 2014 Indonesian Varsities English Debate, the national 3-on-3 championship. Teams from the two state universities met in the 2011 IVED final that ended with the Yogyakarta school emerging as the victor. This year's finalists also clashed in the last preliminary round of IVED 2014, which had the same result as the 2011 final.

The UI debaters, however, are bent on settling the score and giving their school its ninth IVED victory. UI teams championed the first six IVEDs. The last time UI won was in 2008. UI teams fell in the final in the 3 most recent editions. UGM has two IVED trophies in its cabinet. UI, which hosted the first IVED in 1998, will organize the country's most prestigious tournament for the second time next year.

In the final of the novice category, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman A (Dendi Liya, Chrisna Gilang, Shella Aliandri) will face Perguruan Tinggi Teknokrat B (Zahra Mutiah, Timotius Immanuel, Yurisa Yulia Yunara). All finals will take place tomorrow at Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana in Salatiga.    

IVED 2014: Lead UGM, UI Teams Still Unbeaten Before Silent R6

After 5 preliminary rounds, primary teams from eight-time winner Universitas Indonesia and former champion Universitas Gadjah Mada are still undefeated in the 2014 Indonesian Varsities English Debate, the country's most prestigious 3-on-3 tournament. UGM A (Alif Satria, Indriani Pratiwi, Romario Tambunan) and UI A (Revaldi Wirabuana, Magreta Kailla Adenta, Elvia Sumayastra) both were the only teams with 5 points when they clashed in R6, which is the silent last preliminary round. The break will only emerge a lot later today.

Besides these two teams, the contenders in IVED 2014 come from powerhouses Binus International and Institut Teknologi Bandung. The dark horse this year is Universitas Sanata Dharma A (Tethy Cahyati Pesoa, Irene Anindyaputri, Vania Setiowati) with 4 wins and a loss to UI A before R6. The school has not won any nationwide competition yet but its teams broke in a number of tournaments last year.

IVED 2014 has run relatively smooth with participants praising the hospitality from host Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, cool climate in Salatiga and the neat accommodation, which usually caters for Bible study groups. There have been some acceptable delays but most grumbles stem from the thin adjudication pool that has led to many single-judge chambers. Salatiga is a Central Java retreat town with UKSW as its only university with a debating presence. The location and transport cost have discouraged some good judges while there had been little effort to upgrade the quality of the local pool. The issue may cease after the break with the number of chambers dropping from 26 to 8.  

IVED 2014: 17th Edition Starts Today Without Ex-Champ Bakrie

The 17th edition of the Indonesian Varsities English Debate, the 3-on-3 national championship, kicks off today at Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana in the breezy Central Java town of Salatiga with 52 teams on the list. Powerhouses Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Institut Teknologi Bandung and Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta have sent three teams each. Meanwhile, two squads from reigning champions Binus International are bent on defending the title. The 2012 winner Universitas Bakrie, however, is missing from the most prestigious tournament in Indonesia this year. The list is as follows:

1. Binus International A
2. Binus International B
3. Binus University A
4. Binus University B
5. Institut Manajemen Telkom
6. Institut Pertanian Bogor A
7. Institut Pertanian Bogor B
8. Institut Teknologi Bandung A
9. Institut Teknologi Bandung B
10. Institut Teknologi Bandung C
11. Perguruan Tinggi Teknokrat A
12. Perguruan Tinggi Teknokrat B
13. Perguruan Tinggi Teknokrat C
14. Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara A
15. Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara B
16. Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Dakwah Al-Hadid  
17. Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bali
18. Universitas Ahmad Dahlan A
19. Universitas Ahmad Dahlan B 
20. Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta A
21. Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta B
22. Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta C
23. Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta
24. Universitas Bina Darma A
25. Universitas Bina Darma B
26. Universitas Brawijaya
27. Universitas Diponegoro A
28. Universitas Diponegoro B
29. Universitas Gadjah Mada A
30. Universitas Gadjah Mada B
31. Universitas Gadjah Mada C
32. Universitas Hasanuddin A
33. Universitas Hasanuddin B
34. Universitas Indonesia A
35. Universitas Indonesia B
36. Universitas Indonesia C
37. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman A
38. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman B
39. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana A
40. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana B
41. Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang 
42. Universitas Negeri Jember
43. Universitas Negeri Malang
44. Universitas Negeri Semarang
45. Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
46. Universitas Padjadjaran
47. Universitas Parahyangan
48. Universitas Sam Ratulangi A
49. Universitas Sam Ratulangi B
50. Universitas Sanata Dharma A
51. Universitas Sanata Dharma B
52. Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa 

IVED 2014: Prepared Motions

Three rounds of the 2014 Indonesian Varsities English Debate in Salatiga will have prepared motions. The adjudication core consisting of chief Rizki Akita (Universitas Diponegoro) and her deputies Alris Alfharisi (Institut Teknologi Bandung), Elghafiky Bimardhika (Universitas Indonesia) and Thoriq Murtadho (Universitas Gadjah Mada) announced them yesterday. Here they are:

ECONOMICS

THW disallow commercial and investment banks to merge

THBT countries with aging population should ease the entry of productive-age immigrants

THW compel multinational corporations to maintain a minimum proportion of employees from their original countries before they can outsource their manufacturing work to other countries

LAW

THW abolish life sentence for non-violent crimes

THW not punish a person who committed premeditated murder if s/he was experiencing ongoing domestic violence

THBT nations should not have the right to self-defense (under Article 51 of the UN Charter) against terrorist groups

REGIONAL POLITICS

THBT the dissolution of the Golden Dawn Party inflicts more harm than good to Greece

As Western government, THW prohibit Western extraction companies to invest and operate in pariah states

THBT Latin American countries should legalize drugs, even without the approval of the United Nations and United States