Nigerian Universities Debating Council

Nigerian Universities Debating Council is a non Governmental organization , which organizes and coordinates activities to promote and increase debate in and among schools and Universities in Nigeria.
NUDC is the first University Debating Society across the Nigerian Universities
This association was founded in June, 2007, by Matthew Bright David Okorie(Mabrig) A Public Speaking Tutor/Coach who based at University of Nigeria,Nsukka
Starting in JULY 2007 , the Association began having debates in school hostels and public building at University of Nigeria
Currently,NUDC is working on hosting the first Nigerian Universities debating Championship in March 2009

. The competition is the only one of its kind in Nigeria. It is conducted in accordance with the rules and procedures of the World Universities Debating Championship This competition promises to bring together the top student public speakers across Nigerian universities and offer them all a unique chance to interact with each other NUDC organized the first university of Nigeria Debating Championship in September,2007. The mission of NUDC is to promote and advance public speaking, critical thinking, and social interaction in the university environments NUDC Provides a common platform for interaction between students in various universities in Nigeria The organization investigates opportunities and develops links for international debating championship. Members of the organization are exposed to various speaking situations and techniques Members of the organization receive free public speaking training

Purpose

To spread debating competition among Nigerian universities

To foster the interest on intellectual activity among students.

To Organize local, national, and international competitions

To Select the members of the national team who will represent Nigeria in the World universities Debating Championship

To help its members improve their communication and leadership skills.

To prepare Nigerian University Students for National and International Debating Tournaments.
To strengthen the Skills of Reasoning, Argumentation and Persuasion

To Promote and Advance Public Speaking, Critical thinking, and Social Interaction in the University Environments

To develop speakers who use the English language effectively and who, speak and listen critically.

To improve students vocal skills and enhance their personal impact.

To develop leaders who meet up with global challenges of the 21ST CENTURY

To revive the interest in public speaking and debating among students.

To give students the opportunity of practicing public speaking in the school environment

To help students acquire basic skills of public speaking.

Benefits for the Students

Debating allows students to increase and develop their skills in a number of different areas such as: public speaking, logical organization, general knowledge, research, proving a point of view, increase in confidence and inter-personal interaction, and teamwork. Debate also reduces the tendency to react violently to frustrating situations. Much of the inexplicable violence we see today is born of frustration. Words provide a better way of relieving that frustration and resolving disagreement than fists, knives, or guns. Beginning studies of competitive debate and violence suggest that several features found in violence reduction methods coalesce with the skills debate teaches. These studies point in a direction that would lead us to believe that debate teaches conflict resolution skills, improves usable vocabulary, improves self-esteem, and helps students distinguish argument from personal attack. Each of these skills would lessen propensity toward violence in the university environment. UNN Inter- Faculty Debating Championship(IFDC) will contribute in discouraging and reducing students violence in the university
Debate enhances academic skills, bolsters self-confidence and self-esteem, provides opportunities for personal growth, improves citizenship, and increases respect for others. Debate is an experiential form of learning where students learn to apply knowledge directly. They have a competitive incentive to do well which transcends traditional grading. Debaters want to perform well for themselves, their peers, and their instructors. This unique learning environment explains the success debate training has had for decades.
Debate improves three fundamental academic skills that translate very easily into a variety of learning environments. Debate teaches critical thinking, research, and presentation skills at profound levels. The ability to analyze and evaluate arguments and ideas carefully is vital in an information age.. The competitive motivation to do well while debating encourages students to think more clearly, research thoroughly, and prepare their remarks carefully. Once students have learned these fundamental skills, they become more proficient in another academic settings.
Competitive debate also increases knowledge of content. Debaters annually research thousands of books, academic journal articles, government documents, think tank reports, magazine and news articles on such broad topic areas as foreign relations, trade issues, economic policy, ethnic crises, environmental policy, democratic dividends and If students debate for four years, they learn a great deal about public analysis, politics, economics and social issues.
Debate also affords opportunities for personal growth in several ways. First, debate improves self- esteem and self-confidence. The ability to stand up and offer your opinion backed by strong evidence and argument improves one’s willingness to engage in conversation. It makes you less afraid to learn. It makes students more sure of themselves when they know that they can research a question and develop an answer.
And finally, debate teaches students to understand the opinions of others. In modern debate, students engage in switch-side debating. They have to debate both sides of the same resolution. This aspect of debate alone makes the activity worthwhile, for students must come to learn their opponents’ strongest arguments. They must learn these arguments both to defend them and to argue against them. Debate teaches students to appreciate the opinion of others and to disagree with others with respect. To be assertive rather than aggressive.
Prospects
The Nigerian universities debating tournaments is designed to help students acquire and develop transferable skills and attributes. These skills, which enhances academic performance, are of lasting personal and professional value, and are sought after by employers.By becoming a member
Students will gain an understanding of why learning public speaking is important.
Students will also learn the causes of stage fright and how to deal with it appropriately
Students will master the skills required in the current Global landscape.
It will foster the development of oral skills - both the articulation of argument and the abilities to listen carefully and to respond constructively –
It will to foster a positive, learning-oriented environment for students regarding public speaking.

Membership
Membership in the Nigerian Universities Debate Council is open to all Nigerian University Students regardless of race, religion, political views, nationality, gender, disability, etc.
Functions of the Council

The functions of the Council shall be as follows:
To appoint a host for each round of the Nigerian Universities Debating Championship;
To promote debating championship among Nigerian schools and universities
To decide on appropriate sanctions against a host organization in the event that it fails significantly to comply with the terms of the bid;
To perform the other functions conferred upon it by this constitution.
Thus the role of the Nigerian Universities Debating Championships Council is concerned with the running of the Championships. Appointing hosts, setting the rules/format/criteria, deciding eligibility, etc.
Thus we help to establish the common neutral ground on which all the various members together to determine the best team in the country that year.

Nigerian Universities Debating Council

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Nigerian Universities Debating Campionship 2017

Nigerian Universities Debating championship,2007/2008

Debating Championship 2011/2012