Compostela Debate Academy

The Compostela Debate Academy is jointly organised by the Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) and the University of Pécs.

It is an online activity to train CGU students in debating techniques to help them in their professional development and future careers, regardless of their academic background.

The third online training course runs from 4 to 8 November 2024.

Objectives

With the online Compostela Debate Academy, CGU students are expected to develop and improve their public speaking skills, learn to formulate and structure their critical thinking, public speaking and debating skills.

Target group

This training activity is aimed at bachelor, master and doctoral students from CGU’s member universities.

Deadlines and dates of the activity

6 October 2024. Deadline for applications.

Second half of October 2024. Publication of the list of selected students.

4-8 November 2024. Online course.

Tuition fee

This is a free training course for the students of the CGU member universities.

Working language and modality

The course is conducted entirely in English and online, through Zoom.

Academic recognition

Students who pass the course will receive a diploma of recognition.

At the moment, the following higher education institutions recognise the participation of their students with credits:

  • The University of Pécs. 3 ECTS.

Other universities that shall be recognising the training for credits will be announced here.

      Programme

      Participants learn to argue by practising, individually and in groups, the techniques of British parliamentary debate, the basics of rhetoric, the fundamentals of public speaking and everything a speaker needs to know to connect with their audience persuasively and convincingly.

      A special part of the programme includes an online debate tournament where both written arguments and real debate speeches are presented.

      The tournament is conducted by internationally renowned debate experts.

      Programme.

      Promotional flyer

      Promotional brochure of the Summer School of the University of Pécs.

       

       

      Contact data

      For any questions, the CGU team is available at grupo.compostela@usc.es, and the team of the Summer School of the University of Pécs is available at summerschoolpecs@pte.hu.

       

       

      Application for participation

      CGU students interested in participating must complete an online application form by 6 October 2024, where they are asked to upload the following documentation:

      • Copy of passport or id card.
      • English language certificate.

      Application form.

       

       

      Criteria for selection

      • Knowledge of English language.
      • Motivation to do the course.
      • Diversity of participation (universities, gender and geographical ratio).

       

      Resolution

      The University of Pécs Summer School team will be in charge of communicating by email the selection to the students and being in direct contact with the selected group for all matters concerning the course. For this reason, students will asked to keep an eye on their inboxes and junk mail in their messaging system.

      The CGU will publish the lists of the profiles of the selected students, the participating students and the students who passed the course, here.

       

       

       

      Organisers

      The Compostela Debate Academy is jointly organised by the University of Pécs and the Compostela Group of Universities.

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