Singaraja– The Ganesha Education University Law and Citizenship Department Student Association held a National Constitutional Debate Competition, on Saturday (6/2/2021). The first event to compete for the Undiksha Chancellor’s rotating trophy was held virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme is “Constitutional Awareness for Indonesian Democracy in the New Normal Era”.

This competition was attended by 24 teams from several university students in Indonesia, including Udayana University, Diponegoro University, Semarang State University, Jember University, Muhammadiyah University Surabaya, Makasar State University, Labuhanbatu University, Jendral Achamad Yani University Yogyakarta, Palangkaraya University, Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya, STKIP Pasundan, and Manado State University.

Chair of the Committee, Ni Kadek Vrischika Sani Purnama hopes that this competition can build awareness and influence democratic actions even in the new normal era, especially for the younger generation. Meanwhile, Undiksha Deputy Chancellor for Student Affairs, Alumni and Public Relations, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Suastra, M.Pd appreciated the holding of this event. It is hoped that it will not only provide benefits for students in increasing their insight but will also be able to support university rankings at the national level. “Apart from that, in a pandemic situation, the competition participants are quite diverse. “This shows that the spirit of competition is still quite strong,” he said when opening the event accompanied by the Dean of the Undiksha Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Sukadi, M.Pd., M.Ed.

The opening of this competition was accompanied by a technical meeting for the final round of video debates which included three jury members, namely I Gusti Ayu Apsari Hadi, S.H., M.H., from Undiksha, Si Ngurah Ardhya, S.H., M.H., from Undiksha and Ruslan, S.Pd ., M.Ed., from Kumala Syiah University. The technical meeting process involves discussing the competition schedule, technical guidance for the final round, and a question and answer session. The preliminary round involves collecting papers from each team to find the 5 best team papers to advance to the final round which will be held on February 11, 2021. This competition is looking for the 3 best winners and best speaker participants as well as the Undiksha Chancellor’s rotating trophy accompanied by coaching money and an award certificate. (rls)