CCQ hosts first Universities Debate League in Arabic

The Community College of Qatar (CCQ) hosted the first Qatar Universities Debate League (QUDL) in Arabic for the 2018-2019 season, organised by Qatar Debate Centre for participants from several local universities and educational institutions.

The tournament, which witnessed the participation of students representing CCQ, Qatar University, Hamad bin Khalifa University and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, included three rounds in which the teams met on three topics.

The rounds discussed three thought-provoking topics; “The Council will prevent first world countries from attracting competencies in third world countries”; “The council will not take punitive action against soldiers for war crimes as long as they received orders”; and “The council will seize vacant lots in residential or commercial areas”. Commenting on the occasion, Dean of the Community College of Qatar Dr Abdallah Hazaimeh, said: “At CCQ, we are honoured to be hosting QUDL for the first time in collaboration with QatarDebate Centre, and we firmly stand behind the message this event aims to spread as well as the Centre’s relentless pursuit of preparing and nurturing the future leaders of the nation”.

“There are some important life lessons we believe the participating teams will walk away with today, complemented by three key skills this debate tournament highlights self-confidence, leadership, and team spirit.

“We can personally identify with these skills at CCQ, as without them we couldn’t have achieved the remarkable growth we enjoy today since the College first opened its doors in 2010. This is why we are always keen on having meaningful interaction with our future leaders, and we wish the best to all participating teams,” he added.