The University Debating Rankings rank universities according to their success so far in European debating season. For the 2008/9 season, at every university-level debating competition held in Europe, institutions earn points for their top two performing teams and top two performing speakers if they perform well enough. The World University Debating Championships and European University Debating Championships are also counted. The larger the debating competition, the more teams and speakers earn points in the first place, and the more points teams and speakers earn for doing well. More points are also earned at tournaments with a stronger field of speakers. Winning out-rounds and winning the competition naturally also earn points for your institutions. The points which a University has earned at every competition so far this season are added together to produce their current points total.
The year end rankings for 2008/9 are displayed below, with the change since the end of last year, in italics. For the fourth straight year, the Oxford Union tops the European rankings, pulling away from Cambridge at Euros. Cambridge remain more than secure in second place, while Nottingham jump up into 4th. Other big movers including Birmingham and Tallinn while QMUL fall the most, from 26th to 78th. The highest ranked European team from outside the British Isles is Helsinki, ranked 20th, followed by Tel Aviv, ranked 36th after reaching the final of Euros.
If you have any questions or comments about the rankings, contact Jonathan Leader Maynard, Chair of the National Universities Debating Council, at jleadermaynard@freeuk.com.
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EuropeanUniversity Debating Rankings 16/08/09 – After 49 Events
