¡¡¡¡The 5th International Varsity Debate:

¡¡¡¡1. Time: 26 August----3 September, 2001

¡¡¡¡2. Place: Singapore

¡¡¡¡3. Contestant Universities:

¡¡¡¡National University of Singapore

¡¡¡¡The University of Sydney

¡¡¡¡The University of Hong Kong

¡¡¡¡Wuhan University

¡¡¡¡University of Windsor

¡¡¡¡Dongwu University

¡¡¡¡Oxford University

¡¡¡¡The University of Malaya

¡¡¡¡4. Topics:

¡¡¡¡Preliminary 1: Human beings will be destructed by science and technology.

¡¡¡¡( National University of Singapore)

¡¡¡¡Human beings won't be destructed by science and technology.

¡¡¡¡(The University of Sydney)

¡¡¡¡Preliminary 2: Economic development can go with enviornment protection.

¡¡¡¡(The University of Hong Kong)

¡¡¡¡Economic development can not go with enviornment protection. (Wuhan University)

¡¡¡¡Preliminary 3: Globalization is beneficial for developing countries. (University of Windsor)

¡¡¡¡Globalization is harmful for developing countries.( Dongwu University)

¡¡¡¡Preliminary 4: The development of information dissemination will impinge on local culture. (Oxford University )

¡¡¡¡The development of information dissemination won't impinge on local

¡¡¡¡culture. (The University of Malaya)

¡¡¡¡Semi-finale 1: A person can be judged by his success or failure.

¡¡¡¡( National University of Singapore)

¡¡¡¡A person can not be judged by his success or failure. (Wuhan University)

¡¡¡¡Semi-finale 2: The unity of individual interests and collective interests is possible.

¡¡¡¡(University of Windsor)

¡¡¡¡The unity of individual interests and collective interests is impossible.

¡¡¡¡(The University of Malaya)

¡¡¡¡Finale: Money is the root of all evils.( Wuhan University)

¡¡¡¡Money is not the root of all evils. (The University of Malaya)

¡¡¡¡5. Result:

¡¡¡¡Champion: The University of Malaya.

¡¡¡¡The 2nd Place: Wuhan University

¡¡¡¡Best Debater: Yulei (Wuhan University)