On 23-24 April, a national debate tournament, SDU CUP, was held among university students and schoolchildren. The event, organised by Suleyman Demirel University, was attended by 64 teams in the student league and 48 teams in the school league. Debate games were played in American and British formats. Participants discussed current society issues. This annual tournament was attended by students and schoolchildren from Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Semey, Karagandy, Taraz, Shymkent, Kyzylorda, Aktobe, Kostanay, Aktau, Zhanaozen, Taldykorgan, Uralsk, Atyrau and Balkhash.
Students’ Champions League winners: 1st place team “Mono”, 2nd place team “Mehmed II Fatih”, 3rd place team “DKB”. Teams “A.Bokeykhanov”, “Zennix” won the Best Ambition category. EuroLeague winners: 1st place – “Pepas”, 2nd place – “Los Angeles 2028”, 3rd place – “ZugZwang”. Yergali Inkarov and Japar Ali won “Best Speaker” award.
School League winners: 1st place team “Ikigai”, 2nd place “Leader Imangali’s Compatriots” and 3rd place team “Peak”. Team “Argument” was nominated in the Best Ambition category. Akylzhan Ittegulov and Bakhytzhan Tamerlan won “Best Speaker” award.
