IVED 2012 Organizers Announce Main List of Teams

Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, the host of the 2012 Indonesian Varsities English Debate, will give teams on the main list time until December 30 to settle payment before allowing others to take over their spots. The 60 teams on the main list of the 15th IVED, the country's de-facto nationals, are as follows (alphabethical order).

Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang - Venue of IVED 2012

1. Akademi Militer A
2. Akademi Militer B
3. Binus International A
4. Binus International B
5. Binus University A
6. Binus University B
7. Institut Manajemen Telkom A
8. Institut Manajemen Telkom B
9. Institut Pertanian Bogor A
10. Institut Teknologi Bandung A
11. Institut Teknologi Bandung B
12. LP3I Medan A
13. Politeknik Negeri Malang A
14. Politeknik Negeri Malang B
15. Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang A
16. Sampoerna School A
17. Sampoerna School B
18. STBA Teknokrat A
19. STBA Teknokrat B
20. STIE IT&B A
21. STMIK Mikroskil A
22. Universitas Airlangga A
23. Universitas Airlangga B
24. Universitas Bakrie A
25. Universitas Bakrie B
26. Universitas Brawijaya A
27. Universitas Brawijaya B
28. Universitas Bunda Mulia A
29. Universitas Bunda Mulia B
30. Universitas Diponegoro A
31. Universitas Diponegoro B
32. Universitas Gadjah Mada A
33. Universitas Gadjah Mada B
34. Universitas Hasanuddin A
35. Universitas Hasanuddin B
36. Universitas Indonesia A
37. Universitas Indonesia B
38. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman A
39. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman B
40. Universitas Katholik Atma Jaya Jakarta A
41. Universitas Katholik Atma Jaya Jakarta B
42. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana A
43. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana B
44. Universitas Lampung A
45. Universitas Lampung B
46. Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember A
47. Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang A
48. Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang B
49. Universitas Multimedia Nusantara A
50. Universitas Negeri Jember A
51. Universitas Negeri Malang A
52. Universitas Negeri Malang B
53. Universitas Negeri Semarang A
54. Universitas Negeri Semarang B
55. Universitas Padjadjaran A
56. Universitas Padjadjaran B
57. Universitas Pelita Harapan A
58. Universitas Pelita Harapan B
59. Universitas Sebelas Maret A
60. Universitas Sumatera Utara A

The waiting list includes teams from Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, STEI Tazkia, STIKES Bali, Universitas Katholik Parahyangan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Universitas Mulawarman, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Sanata Dharma and Universitas Sriwijaya.

ABP 2011: Binus International is Next Year's Host

Binus International Campus

Binus International won the bid to host the 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championships after its sole rival from India backed out. It will be the first time for Jakarta to host an Asian-scale major debating tournament. The only time an Indonesian institution held such an event was in 2007 when Institut Teknologi Bandung organized that year's Asian Universities Debating Championships.

ABP 2011: NUS to Defend Crown, Bryan on Final Panel

Reigning champion National University of Singapore will defend its Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship title tomorrow against teams from cross-city rival Nanyang Technological University, Malaysia's Universiti Teknologi Mara and Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering from India. NUS 1 broke first in the 2011 Asian BP at Dhaka's North South University. Bryan Gunawan from Binus University will be on the grand final adjudication panel.

The motions in the knockouts until the semifinals are as follows:
PQF THW criminalise the refusal to render reasonable assistance to people in distress
QF THBT states should punish more harshly acts of terror committed by own citizens than those committed by citizens of other states
SF THW use the state education system to actively promote atheism

ABP 2011: Singapore, Malaysia Teams Flood Knockouts

After 6 preliminary rounds, 24 teams earned the right to proceed into the knockouts of the 2011 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship at Dhaka's North South University. The top 8 can go straight to the quarterfinals while the remaining 16 must undergo pre-quarters. No Indonesian team managed to advance while Singaporean and Malaysian teams took the top 8 spots.

Here is the complete break list.

1. National University of Singapore 1
2. Singapore Management University 2
3. Nanyang Technological University 1
4. Universiti Teknologi Mara 2
5. Nanyang Technological University 2
6. Universiti Teknologi Mara 3
7. Nanyang Technological University 3
8. National University of Singapore 3
9. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 3
10. Universiti Teknologi Mara 1
11. National University of Singapore 2
12. International Islamic University 2
13. International Islamic University 1
14. Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering 1
15. MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology 2
16. Singapore Management University 3
17. Chinese University of Hong Kong 1
18. Chulalongkorn University 1
19. Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering 2
20. KDU University College 2
21. International Islamic University 4
22. International Islamic University 3
23. KDU University College 3
24. Delhi University 1

ABP 2011: Motions on Day 2

The 2011 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship ran 4 rounds today to ensure the break can be announced tonight. Motions on Day 2 of debates are as follows:
R3 THW abolish gated communities with extensive private security
R4 THW require all media outlets to organized as cooperatives, owned and run by journalistis only
R5 THW not allow countries undertaking military intervention abroad to harvest natural resources while they are there
R6 THBT feminists should campaign for fathers' rights

ABP2011: Tab Problems Push R3 to Day 2

Tabulation issues marred the first day of debating at the 2011 Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championship, forcing organisers at Dhaka's North South University to drop a scheduled round. The third preliminary will now take place tomorrow before 3 other rounds so that the break announcement can still proceed on time. This year's ABP has 76 teams, including those from Binus International and Institut Pertanian Bogor.

The motions on Day 1 are as follows:
R1 THW ban violent sports
R2 TH regrets Myanmar's appointment to future ASEAN chair

Regime Change at Powerhouses UI and Binus International

The two most successful competitive debating institutions in Indonesia this year, the English Debating Society Universitas Indonesia (EDS UI) and the Binus International Pool of English Debaters (BIPEDS), recently changed leadership. EDS UI President Ahdiat Permana, who himself won 2 of his organization's 6 trophies this year, passed the baton on Saturday to Aulia Anggita Larasati, a sophomore who reached the semifinals of JOVED 2011 on her first try. A few days earlier at BIPEDS, NUEDC and English Fiesta 2011 champion Astrio Feligent Tjong became captain replacing Invi Atmanegara, whose tenure boasted 3 tournament victories. No other debating outfit in Indonesia bagged more than 2 championships in 2011.

DOTY 2011 Nears End with All-Male Top 10

Roderick Sibarani

Roderick Sibarani from Universitas Indonesia and Rifan Ibnu Rahman from Institut Teknologi Bandung are leaving the others behind in IndoDebate's Debater of the Year table as 2011 reaches its last month. The latest list incorporated results from 3 competitions in November with national appeal -- EU-IDC, Progressive, and Founders Trophy. There were other tournaments that occurred in Indonesia last month but they did not reach out from the host city, rendering them as local comps.

Roderick not only won Progressive, his third trophy in 2011, but also topped the speaker tab. No other debater has won more than 2 trophies this year. Rifan holds another record after he made it to the last debate of FT. It was his sixth grandfinal appearance this year and he is alone with that feat. But, like his 4 other penultimate debates, it ended without a victory. Non-student debaters championed that comp and swamped the top end of the individual list. As it stands now, the top 10 on the DOTY 2011 list are all boys. Will this trend last for another month? Click here for complete list.

Top 10 as of November 2011

1. Roderick Sibarani (UI)
2. Rifan Ibnu Rahman (ITB)
3. Ahdiat Permana (UI)
4. Aryo Febrian (Bakrie)
5. Satrio Adi Pratama (Undip)
6. Ahmad Naufal Dai (UI)
7. Dimas Hokka (UI)
8. Luthfi Abdurrahman (ITB)
9. Eldhianto Jusuf (UGM)
10. Elghafiky Bimardhika (UI)