GREAT Britain Debate comes to Dehradun
Dehradun will host the UK’s premier debating competition in India, the GREAT Britain Debate on Wednesday 8 February 2017.
DIT University will host the debate, organised by the British Deputy High Commission Chandigarh. The topic of the debate will be ‘Globalisation has passed its high-watermark and is now in retreat’.
The event aims to celebrate and encourage debating prowess and offers an opportunity for informed discussion amongst the student fraternity.
British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh, David Lelliott said:
For the last two years we have held the GREAT Britain Debate in Chandigarh, and it has been a big success, so I’m very pleased we are able to follow that up by bringing it to Dehradun. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the UK and India’s shared tradition of lively, reasoned debate and our close educational ties.
And of course to strengthen our links with universities across Northwest India, including our friends at DIT University who have been excellent partners. We’ve seen a very high quality of debate in previous years and I’m looking forward to more of the same.
Organised by the British High Commission network in India, the GREAT Britain Debate competition is the biggest since its conception. In its fourth edition, the competition will be organised in eight cities – Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Dehradun, Jaipur and Patiala.
The debate is being organised in association with Chevening Scholarships. Chevening is the British government’s flagship global scholarship and fellowship programme, funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and partner organizations. The India programme is the largest Chevening country programme in the world, funding 130 scholarships for future Indian leaders.
Last year’s GREAT Debate in Chandigarh was won by Thapar University.
Programme details
The debate will begin at 12.30 pm on Wednesday 8 February 2017 at Seminar Hall, DIT University, Dehradun.
The judges will be:
- Jodie Underhill, Principal, Co-founder, Waste Warriors
- Matthew Raggett, Headmaster, the Doon School
- David Lelliott, British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh
Read more about the GREAT Britain Debate 2016-17.
Media
Representatives of the media are cordially invited to cover the debate in Dehradun. Please contact:
Alam Bains
Media Adviser
British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh
Tel: 9501925556
Mail to: Alam Bains
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