Sookmyung Debate Competition; Annual Party Full of Critical Thoughts and Persuasive Skills
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- Writer 커뮤니케이션팀
- 보도일자 2016-05-27
In life, have you ever had to stand before a crowd or group of people and give a talk based on logical thought and backed up with concrete support after discussing and gathering data in a group? Debate is an experience that could change the way you think and greatly expand your ability to present your thoughts. Sookmyung Women’s University, each year, offers students such an opportunity to engage in a debate and improve their skills.
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Annually each May, Sookmyung Women’s University hosts a debate contest. This year marked the 15th Annual Sookmyung Debate Competition.The topic of this year’s debate was ‘Artificial intelligence is disastrous for the future.’ Initial team submissions were received and evaluated May 2 to 9 online. From these applicants, a final 32 team competitor roaster was created. Also, applicants were limited to students in their 8th semester at university and teams were limited to 3 members per team.
On May 11, an information session was held in Myungshin Building for competitors. A tournament was held for the 32 competing teams on May 21 in Myungshin Building.The debate subject matter was artificial intelligence, and the topic is relevant these days with the recent Alpha-go and Sookmyung’s educational direction; i.e., its newly founded college of engineering, and its selections by Program for Industrial needs-Matched Education (PRIME) business earlier this year. Seo Jeonghyeok, professor in charge of the debate competition, said, “the Sookmyung Debate Competition has a long a deep tradition. I hope that in years to come, the debate competition would contribute to develop non-subject activities in our university.”
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Reporter: Park Kang Sieun (The Sookmyung Times)