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Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
Team of students of the OP “Oriental Studies” Faculty of World Economy and World Politics HSE University is the only team from Russia to win first prize at the international Arabic language debate championship Qatar Debate and become the European champion among teams for whom Arabic is not their native language.
This year the competition was held in Istanbul. There were three rounds of debates. Russian students defeated the Turkish team from Ibn Khaldun University and the Arabic-speaking team from Austria. In the third round they lost to the Turkish team from Fatih University by a very small margin.
The team members received medals for being the best participants (speakers) of the championship. The jury noted the high level of preparation of the Russian students, who demonstrated excellent command of the Arabic language.
The International Arabic Debate Championship Qatar Debate is held annually. Students Schools of Oriental Studies This is the second time that HSE University has won the European stage of the debate. In November 2023, they became the overall winners of the European round of the competition.
“Our team consisted of experienced participants who had already competed in the Qatar Debate. Our students went from their first participation in the competition to victory in a short period of time. With the support of the faculty, they managed to become European champions and receive two of the three medals for the best participants. This once again confirms that today the School of Oriental Studies is the undisputed leader in teaching Arabic, and not only in Russia,” said Andrey Zeltyn, senior lecturer at the School of Oriental Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.
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