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The WUDC, organized in 1981, is the world’s largest debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events globally.
This year’s debate championship was hosted virtually by South Korea.
Dianne Ablay from the University of the Philippines Tacloban was named as the Public Speaking Grand champion, while Hans Wong of the De La Salle University won the English-as-a-second language (ESL) Best Speaker award.
Charlette Inao and Verse Abellaneda of the University of the Philippines Manila were hailed as Masters Grand champions.
Meanwhile, Luigi Alcañeses, David Africa, Mikko Vitug, and Ignacio Villareal from the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) were ranked as the 8th, 7th, 4th, and 3rd Best Open Speakers, respectively.
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The TESCON President of the Wisconsin International University College, Prince Amadu Anuwar-Sadat was adjudged the “Political Personality of the Year” in the just ended Private Universities Students’ Association of Ghana (PUSAG) Excellence Awards at the National Theater.
The president of PUSAG, while giving his welcome address intimated that the event gives them the opportunity to bring together all the Private Tertiary Institutions in the country to celebrate and award most hardworking and deserving students and other stakeholders of their immense contributions and sacrifices towards education in the country.
The event attracted a lot of dignitaries, particularlythose in the educational sector who graced the occasion, including but not limited to the former minister of state in charge pf Tertiary Education, Prof. Kwasi Yankah, former Ambassordor and minister of Education and Trade, Dr.EkowSpio-Garbrah and the Member of Parliament for Assn-North and deputy minister of
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian student Pavit Coran has emerged the champion in the English Speaking Union (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition held virtually last Friday.