HIW Debating Society

21/03/2016

16/03/2016

Dear debate enthusiasts! Yesterday we had a cool debate on Brexit. A new thing we tried was having the audience vote twice - once before and once after the debate. We are announcing that before the debate a large majority of the audience thought Brexit is a bad idea. However, although the majority maintained the belief until the end, the opposing side won by only one vote difference! Thus we salute both teams for having done a good job!

Big thanks to Gilles Verstraeten for coming down from the EU Parliament to address the society and to the Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte - KU Leuven along with the NFK for helping us out organize the event.

Stay tuned, pics are coming up soon! :)

15/03/2016

ONE free spot in the Opposition team for tonight's debate!
Send us a message, jump in and get on the podium at 7PM :-)

Who's up for it?

12/03/2016

In anticipation of our Tuesday debate...
Boris Johnson in support of
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David Cameron has done his very best, but a vote to Remain will be taken in Brussels as a green light for the further erosion of democracy

12/03/2016

In anticipation of our Tuesday debate...
William Hague against
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The EU has its failings but it also provides stability for fledgling democracies and keeps our kingdom united - we would be foolish to leave

11/03/2016

So, what's your thoughts on ?

Tuesday, March 15th is your chance to engage with the issue by attending our Society's 2nd public debate event of the semester.
Come hear the speakers, ask questions, make up your mind and cast your vote! See you in Kardinaal Mercierzaal, at 7PM.
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09/03/2016

Info Session tonight at 7pm in HIW 00.20. See you soon!

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07/03/2016

In case you missed our last debate, make sure to check out this detailed recap of the event!
See you this Wednesday, at our Info Session (7PM) in HIW1 00.20 :-)

By Isaac Sullivan On the fabled grounds inside Leuven’s city ring, the long-held tradition of disputationes lives on. The old school technique employed by scholastic thinkers of coming to a conclu…

25/02/2016

25/02/2016

Dear wonderful people of Leuven! We had an amazing debate yesterday, thank you all for coming! More than 70 of you have decided to hand in your ballot. The result? We're proud to announce that the house has decided that Germany's Open Door Migrant Policy was NOT a mistake! Congrats to the Opposition team! Big congrats to the Proposition team as well, it was very close.

Be on the lookout for our next debate that we'll be hosting in two weeks. We're still deciding on the motion, but we're happy to hear your suggestions so hit us a message. Looking forward to hearing from you!

We would also like to use this opportunity to publicly thank the philosophical society NFK for their generous assistance in organising the event.

P.s.: Pics from the event will be uploaded soon, make sure to tag your friends. :)

23/02/2016

See you tomorrow.

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