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.
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 (Essential Group Work for Leadership or Recognition of Social Issues Workshop). Please ask Prof. Matsuzaki for details or attend a briefing session about ToTAL’s open program.
Language used: English
2024 Spring Semester Schedule
| Date | 1. Thursday, 18 April, 18:00-20:00 2. Wednesday, 8 May, 18:00-20:00 3. Wednesday, 22 May, 18:00-20:00 4. Thursday, 13 June, 18:00-20:00 5. Tuesday, 25 June, 18:00-20:00 6. Tuesday, 9 July, 18:00-20:00 |
| Venue | S6-309A, South 6 building, Ookayama campus depending on participants, we’ll switch to Suzukakedai campus. |
| Eligibility | All Tokyo Tech students |
| Language | English |
| Registration | https://forms.gle/3qUaq9yfBPdmXGVw9 |
| Inquiry | Yuri Matsuzaki (matsuzaki.y.ad [at] m.titech.ac.jp) |
Past Debate topics
- Democracy is the best form of governance.
- The death penalty should be banned.
- The state should pay the salary of pregnant women, not the company.
- Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympic games.
- 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.
