Debate Contest Initiative

The "Debate Contest" initiative is a sustainable program featuring a competitive debate open to all university female students. The debates are held under a different theme each session throughout the academic year, alternating between Arabic and English. This initiative aims to develop students' scientific, research, life, and personal skills.

Each debate consists of two teams: a supporting team and an opposing team. The winning team, made up of three students, will receive a financial reward for each member, along with certificates and trophies. The initiative seeks to form distinguished teams that will participate in local and international debates and speeches.

The initiative also includes various courses and workshops for university students to prepare them for enhancing their skills and acquiring new ones, such as scientific research and analysis, constructive critical thinking, the art of persuasion with scientific arguments and statistics, public speaking, purposeful dialogue, effective listening, self-confidence, teamwork, and idea organization and structuring.

An announcement was made to the students, who registered their interest. Interviews were then conducted to select the members of the teams that will participate in the competition. Following this, a general workshop on the basics of debating was held, and the names of the selected teams (supporting and opposing) were announced at the end.