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  • This house believes that students should prioritize completing multiple short courses rather than a few degrees over the course of their career

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    A course is a single unit of study focused on a specific topic, like "Introduction to Psychology". In contrast, a degree is an academic qualification earned by successfully completing a program consisting of multiple, interconnected courses, often over several years, providing comprehensive knowledge in a particular field.

    tabserverofturkey Online Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-09-13

  • This house regrets the feminist movement's emphasis on women in positions of leadership* as opposed to highlighting more common forms of employment held by women** *e.g., Emphasising that any girl can be a CEO or Vice President **e.g., Secretary, cashier, primary school teacher

    tabserverofturkey Online Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-09-13

  • This house prefers companies providing non-monetary benefits (e.g. flexibility, additional paid leaves, training, childcare support) over monetary benefits (e.g. higher wages, cash bonuses, discount vouchers)

    Shanghai WSDC Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-09-12

  • This house prefers the controlled model to the flexible model

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    For the purposes of this debate, there are two models through which teacher training and hiring can be done. Under the controlled model, the government or the central authority sets strict qualifications for entry into the teaching profession, imposes rigorous training programs, and maintains strong oversight over recruitment, certification, and professional development of teachers. In contrast, under the flexible model, entry qualifications and training requirements are generally more relaxed, and local authorities or individual schools have more control over hiring and training of the teachers.

    IIUM KUANTAN ABP · Round 2 · 2025-09-12

  • This house supports the Yellow Envelope Act.

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    """The Yellow Envelope Act is a labor law reform in South Korea, which passed the legislature recently and about to be implemented in 6 months. It has the following characteristics: 1) It expands the definition of “employer” to include not only direct contractors but also parent companies or entities that effectively control working conditions. 2) It broadens the scope of lawful labor disputes to cover key management decisions, such as restructuring, outsourcing, and mergers. 3) It curtails corporation's ability to sue unions or individuals for financial damages after strikes."""

    India ABP Fundraiser 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-30

  • This house regrets the feminist movement's emphasis on women in positions of leadership (e.g., CEO, President, VP) as opposed to highlighting more common forms of employment held by women (secretary, cashier, primary school teacher)

    VDC Contentions 2025 (English) · Round 1 · 2025-08-28

  • This house regrets Chile’s adoption of the AFP system

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    Before 1981, Chile primarily used a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension system. Under this system, workers did not have personal accounts. Instead, employers and active workers paid into occupational social-insurance funds (cajas), which used mandatory current contributions to pay current retirees in that fund. Each caja had different rules for exact worker payouts, often based on their wage history and years of contributions to the fund. PAYG was public and pooled by occupational fund, with some exceptions (e.g., predominantly state- financed pensions for the police and armed forces). In 1980–1981, under the military government, Chile replaced most civilian PAYG coverage with the Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (AFP) system. Under this system, each worker’s mandatory contributions went into their own investment account managed by a private pension fund (an AFP). A worker's retirement income depended on what they put in, investment returns (after fees), and payout choice (e.g., programmed withdrawals or purchasing a life annuity from an insurance company). Upon adoption of the AFP system, new civilian workers had to join, while existing workers could choose to switch to an AFP or remain in PAYG. Those already retired stayed in PAYG with state financing.

    Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-23

  • The parliament believes that Sompurna Bishwas should move into a new house.

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    Sampurna Biswas is a young woman who has recently moved out of her parents’ house to live independently in a small new apartment. The apartment is cramped, eerie, and uninhabitable—yet it’s the only option within her means. Sampurna is presented with an opportunity to move into a large, beautiful apartment, which is like her dream; however, to afford the rent, she needs to take on a new corporate job that she finds morally unacceptable. Her lifelong beliefs prevent her from taking such a job. For the sake of argument, it is assumed that she will not have any other job opportunities and returning to her parents' home is not an option.

    NGHSDS 2ND National Debate Festival 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-22

  • This house as Prosper Michael would move to Accra.

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    Prosper Michael, a young man in his mid-twenties, faces a life-changing decision on his birthday. He must choose between staying in Kumasi; a town where life is stable and his basic needs are met and he has a job as a writer and researcher, or moving to Accra, a city full of uncertainty but rich with opportunity. In Kumasi, he has comfort and security but limited chances for growth. In Accra, he faces risk and unpredictability, yet the possibility of a better future.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 13 · 2025-08-22

  • This house, as an developing country, would heavily subsidise it's "H-1B visa's"

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    The concept of a "H-1B visa" is a non-immigrant visa that allows employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations and professions such as IT, engineering, finance, medicine, architecture, and more. It may take on a different name, such as South Africa's "Critical Skill Visa" or Nigeria's "STR visa".

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 7 · 2025-08-22

  • This house would fight a legal battle against their agency

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    On September 11th 2024, New Jeans hosted a YouTube Live to accuse their label, HYBE, of idol mistreatment and demanded the reinstatement of their former CEO and creative director. Although much of the public has accused New Jeans of a lack of professionalism, prominent idols such as Jungkook of BTS has shown their support for New Jeans' actions. New Jeans' actions led to a wave of K-pop idols speaking out against mistreatment from their managers, including fromis_9 and Loona. You are a K-Pop idol that works at a small agency, and have experienced quite a lot of growth and success at the beginning of your career. However, you suffer from a toxic workplace environment, which includes overworking, intensive diet management, and lack of creative freedom. However, you are bound by a contract which requires you to work with them for 3 more years. You can choose to fight a legal battle to terminate your contract early, or you can continue to stay in the contract for the next 3 years.

    Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · School Junior (U-15) Finals · 2025-08-20

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

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    Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-19