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KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Jan (Bernama) — Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) muncul naib johan bagi kategori Bahasa Inggeris Sebagai Bahasa Kedua (ESL) dalam Pertandingan Debat Universiti Dunia baru-baru ini.

UIAM diwakili oleh Khalidah Nazihah Abdul Jamin dan Meor Aliff Meor Azalan, pelajar tahun tiga masing-masing dalam jurusan ekonomi dan pengurusan sains dan sains politik.

Menurut kenyataan UIAM pada Ahad, Khalidah turut mendapat pengiktirafan sebagai salah seorang pendebat terbaik ESL pertandingan debat peringkat dunia itu.

Tel Aviv University di Israel muncul johan dalam pertandingan debat terbesar dunia iaitu bagi kategori ESL.

Kejohanan itu menyaksikan penyertaan 392 universiti dari seluruh dunia, termasuk Harvard, Yale, Monash, Oxford Union dan Cambridge Union.

Pertandingan 10 hari itu yang diadakan di Koc University di Turkey, bermula pada 26 Dis tahun lepas.

– BERNAMA

IIUM Is Runner-Up In World Debating Championship

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Bernama) — International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has emerged runner-up in the English as a Second Language (ESL) category of the World Universities Debating Championship recently.

IIUM was represented by Khalidah Nazihah Abdul Jamin and Meor Aliff Meor Azalan, third-year students in economics and management sciences and political science, respectively.

According to an IIUM statement today, Khalidah was also recognised as one of the top best ESL speakers at the world debating competition.

The Tel Aviv University in Israel emerged champion of the world’s largest debating tournament in the ESL category.

The championship saw the participation of 392 universities from throughout the world, including Harvard, Yale and Monash, Oxford Union and Cambridge Union.

The 10-day competition which was held at Koc University in Turkey, began on Dec 26, last year.

–BERNAMA