24/09/2026
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐! ๐
The ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ has emerged as ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ-๐๐ฉ in the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐) โ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค, competing as the ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
among 24 teams from 10 economies.
Adding to the achievement, Tay Zhi Wei, a Master in Data Science student, was named Overall Best Debater for the track, having secured four Best Debater awards throughout the competition.
The achievement was made possible through the combined efforts of Tay Zhi Wei (Master in Data Science), Nik Khai Yiang (Bachelor of International Business (Honours)), Quek Xin Ker (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), Lee Yan Kien (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and Loke Kun Ming (Master in Data Science), who represented UTAR on the international debating stage.
Following their Malaysian championship victory in May, the team has continued its journey onto the international stage, taking on strong university teams from around the world and putting UTARโs debating talent in the spotlight.
๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐. ๐ฒ๐พ๐
Congratulations to our debaters on this outstanding achievement! ๐