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Author: Lynne Rippenaar-Moses
Published: 19/05/2021
Two postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) recently made history by being part of the first-ever South African team to win the French inter-university debate tournament hosted by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophone (AUF). The three-member beat the competing team from the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas in Mauritius, which consisted entirely out of mother-tongue speakers.
The team that took part in the 7
th Inter-University Debate Tournament in French (TIUD7) came about through the collaborative efforts of the French departments from SU and the University of Cape Town (UCT) . Mr Jaco du Plooy, a lecturer and MA student from the Modern Foreign Languages Department in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SU, bore team leadership responsibilities. Joining him were honours students in French, Ms Willow-Ruby van der Berg (US) and Ms Mia Todd (UCT).
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His Excellency Justice Dr Jamal Al Sumaiti, Director General of Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI), welcomed Guillaume Leyte, President of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
His Excellency Justice Dr Jamal Al Sumaiti, Director General of Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI), welcomed Guillaume Leyte, President of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. This visit came in line with the framework of DJI’s endeavours aimed at strengthening academic cooperation with major international educational institutions and exchanging experiences in specialised academic and training fields.
The visit included an introductory presentation on DJI, its functions and mission, and role in disseminating legal and judicial knowledge in Dubai and the UAE, in line with Dubai Plan 2021.