The Semarang State Polytechnic Team (Polines) won second and third place in the Soegijapranata Debating Championship (SDC) English debate competition.
Polines sent two debate teams consisting of three students each. They are Shalsabila, Alif Gusti Kurniawan, Pijar Puan Bakaritantri in the Polines A team and Muchammad Azroiy Khasan, Rigel Risdanta, Ima Karomatin in the Polines B team.
The competition, which was held at the Soegijapranata Unika campus, on Friday and Saturday, 27-28 July 2018 was an event for “new debaters” who had less than two years of experience. Participants came from several universities such as Unika, Undip, Unisulla, Unnes, Unsoed, Poltekkes, and many more. Several universities sent one to two delegation teams in this competition.
Debate competitions, both Indonesian and English, are becoming a trend lately, especially after a debate competition held directly by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education and tiered up to the international level. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for training, and participate in competitions.
In its implementation, various preparations were carried out such as routine training with seniors and training with other universities. This continues to be done to get new debaters for the name of Polines.