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AUAP National Stduent Debate Competition

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The Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) invites students from Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) for the 1st AUAP International Student English Debate Competition 2026 and Awards, an event organized by AUAP in collaboration with Rizal Technological University (RTU) and Masterโ€™s Institute Development Academy and Seminary (MIDAS) - Thailand to be held in RTU, Manila on December 1-3, 2026.

The participating team shall include two to three (2-3) students accompanied by one (1) coach. The following are the debate topics:

1. ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Should developing nations have the right to prioritize economic growth over global climate obligations?

2. ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ: Should Artificial Intelligence systems be granted legal personhood and accountability for their actions?

3. ๐’๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ: Is it morally justifiable for international coalitions to override national sovereignty in the name of preventing atrocities?

4. ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Should humanity pursue genetic enhancement even if it risks deepening social inequality?

5. ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: Has globalization ultimately made nations less sovereign and more dependent than ever before?

6. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ: Would lowering the voting age to 16 strengthen democracy, or merely expose it to greater instability?

Interested participants may choose from the following packages:

Package 1 - Debate only (no accommodation): USD 300 per person (approximately Php 17,400) includes lunch during the event, access to sessions, certificates, and awards.

Package 2 - Full experience (with accommodation): USD 600 per person (approximately Php 34,900) includes hotel accommodation, airport pick-up and send-off, lunches, cultural excursion, certificates, trophy, and cash awards.

Kindly register through this link: https://forms.gle/qvx4aV6He5khDLRY9. Please complete the Mobility Application Form for TAU students on or before 14 December 2025, for screening and official endorsement.

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