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維多利亞大學在辯論賽中打敗牛津與劍橋大學
Thursday, 5 January 2012
來自紐西蘭維多利亞大學的辯士Sebastian Templeton及Richard D’Ath在今年贏得世界性的辯論賽。他們在12月21日於馬來西亞舉行的世界大學和平辯論邀請賽決賽(World Universities Peace Invitational Debate)中擊敗牛津劍橋及亞典耀大學。
每年有30所來自世界各地的大學在聖誕節前夕受邀參加比賽。
維多利亞大學的教授Pat Walsh說：“今年對Seb and Richard來說是傑出的ㄧ年，不僅止於紐西蘭，而且躍上世界性的舞台，我對他們如此備受矚目的成就致賀。”
在2011年稍早，維多利亞大學辯論隊贏得在南韓舉行的澳大利亞冠軍賽(the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship)，並且連續六年贏得the Joynt Scroll辯論賽。 Monday, 26 December 2011 Capping off an extraordinary year of success, Victoria University debaters Sebastian Templeton and Richard D’Ath have taken on the world and won. On December 21st the pair took top honours at the World Universities Peace Invitational Debate in Malaysia, beating Oxford, Cambridge and Ateneo de Manila universities in the final. Each year top debaters from 30 international universities are invited to take part in this prestigious competition in the lead-up to Christmas.Victoria University debaters beat Oxford and Cambridge to take world title
“Both Seb and Richard have had an outstanding year and with this result have proved they are at the top of their game, not only in New Zealand but on the world stage. I congratulate them both on their spectacular success,” Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Professor Pat Walsh said.
Earlier in the year the Victoria Debating team won the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championship title in South Korea, and took out the New Zealand competition the Joynt Scroll for a sixth consecutive year.
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