WUDC
What is WUDC?
The World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC) is the world's biggest debating tournament, held annually in English with teams representing universities from across the world.
The 2025 Open Champions are Ryan Lafferty and Madeleine Wu from Dartmouth College.
The 2025 English as a Second Language Champions are David Safro and Maj Hrovatin from the University of Ljubljana.
The 2025 English as a Foreign Language Champions are Rachel Chen and Jennifer Marcellyn Cen from Universitas Bina Nusantara.
Sofia WUDC 2026
The next edition of WUDC will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 27, 2025 to January 4, 2026.
Chief Adjudication Panel: Matt Caito (Co-Chief), Marta Vasić (Co-Chief), Anna Shreder, Chris Mentis, David Africa, Dennis Su, Joy Hadome, Matthew Toomey, Ruth Selorme Acolaste, Sajid Asbat Khandaker
Tabulation: Étienne Beaulé (Co-Director), Nora Flynn-McIver (Co-Director)
Convenors: Nikolay Angelov and Rumen Marinov
Further information is available here.
Tab Links
Click the relevant links below for the tabs of the last five editions of WUDC.
WUDC is governed by the World Universities Debating Council, which sets the parameters of the tournament, including the rules of the Championships, eligibility to participate, and the selection of the annual host.