About Debate Club
We are happy to announce that we continue the Debate Club, the first student-led class, as a part of the ToTAL courses.
On October 7, we will have a demonstration event for the debate club. There will be invited ToTAL alumni as debaters. They demonstrate a debate to show what it looks like.
Agenda
- Introduction
- A debate
Topic: “Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympic games..” - Q&A with the audience
- Reflection and voting
- Explanation of how to debate for future student debates
We are planning 4 evening debate sessions during the fall semester. Students can participate in the debate club as debaters or as part of the audience to attend the debate and vote for the winning team. By participating as a debater, you can count it towards credits for some graduate school courses operated by ToTAL. Please ask Prof. Matsuzaki for details or attend a briefing session about ToTAL’s open program.
Event Outline
| Date | Wednesday, January 24, 18:00 – 20:00 |
| Venue | October 7: Mishima Hall, ELSI-1, Isihkawadai campus November 1: S4-202, South 4 building, Ookayama campus For other days, we will announce the venue later. |
| Eligibility | All Tokyo Tech students |
| Language | English |
| Registration | https://forms.gle/HzWSjCZbokWp3xRz6 |
| Inquiry | Prof. Yuri Matsuzaki (matsuzaki.y.ad [at] m.titech.ac.jp) |
Past debate topics
- AI should replace human decision-making in law and international politics.
- Japanese Universities should be tuition free for all students (including international students).
- Countries should use more nuclear energy.
- New technologies are making us dumber.
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