Sungkyunkwan University Team Wins the 6th "Future Political Leaders Legislative Training Course" Debate Competition.
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- 2023-07-20
The team from Sungkyunkwan University, led by Lee Jae-woo (Political Science and Diplomacy Department Student Council President, Class of '19) and Kim Dae-hee (Class of '19), emerged victorious in the 6th "Future Political Leaders Legislative Training Course" held by the National Assembly Secretariat (Secretary-General Lee Kwang-jae) at the National Assembly Goseong Training Institute in Goseong County, Gangwon Special Autonomous Province from June 26th to 28th, for a duration of two nights and three days.
This year marks the 6th edition of the program, which began in 2017. A total of 96 students from 10 universities, including Korea University, Kookmin University, Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Sookmyung Women's University, Sungsil University, Ajou University, Incheon National University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Hanshin University (in alphabetical order), participated in the event.
The debate competition, which served as the foundation for the training course, had the main theme as "The 87th National Assembly: A Continuation of the 87-year System or a Closure of the 87-year System? (The Role of the National Assembly Beyond the Current Constitution)." Team A debated the topic "Is the 10th Constitution Immutable and Irreversible?", while Team B discussed "Does Regionalism Relate to the Single-Member District System?" Six teams advanced to the finals, where they engaged in spirited debates on the topic "Politics as a Comprehensive Art to End the 87-year System."
Furthermore, there were subcommittee discussions on the topic "Approaches for the National Assembly to Become the Center of State Affairs." Participating students held team discussions until late in the evening each day to find answers to the topic and presented their thoughts using various innovative methods, including theatrical approaches.
The team from Sungkyunkwan University demonstrated outstanding performance throughout the training course and achieved remarkable success by winning the overall championship according to the evaluation of the judging panel.