| ULAB Launches Debate Competition on “Happiness in Bangladesh” |
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Thursday, November 04 2010, 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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ULAB Launches Debate Competition on “Happiness in Bangladesh”.
The Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department and the Debating Club of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB, http://www.ulab.edu.bd ) will inaugurate a Debate Competition “Happiness in Bangladesh” on November 4, 2:00 to 4:00, at the ULAB Auditorium on Campus A. The objectives of the competition are to: introduce the concept of Gross National Happiness to students participating in the MSJ Curriculum Integration Program Fall 2010; improve the persuasion and public speaking skills of students in English and Bangla; and facilitate interdisciplinary interaction through the appreciation of the concept of happiness. The Honorable Vice Chancellor Rafiqul Islam will be the Chief Guest while Pro Vice Chancellor Imran Rahman will be the Special Guest.
Eight teams will join the competition; composed of students enrolled in the following MSJ courses: “Advertising” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Multimedia Production” (Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury), “Video Communication 1” (Razibul Hossain), Documentary Production (Razibul Hossain), “Visual Communication” (Marium Akther), “Development Communication” (Marium Akther), “Reading Media Texts” (Anis Pervez) and “Research Methodology” (Anis Pervez).
The debate will use the Asian Parliamentary Format. Each team will have three members with one as the team leader. There will be three rounds of debates, which will utilize knock out/elimination system. The winning teams move to the next round. The debate propositions revolve around the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH), which is the theme of the MSJ Curriculum Integration Program for Fall Semester 2010. The concept was put forward by the Centre for Bhutan Studies (CBS) as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Last October 14, the ULAB Debating Club conducted a training and demonstration on parliamentary debates to the contestants. The final round of debate will be held on December 2, 10:00 to 11:00 at the ULAB Auditorium. |
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