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Seven teams of students from throughout Armenia will take part in the last of 21 interuniversity debates held in 2012 as part of a project aimed at enhancing activism among students. Participating students will defend their views on important social issues.
Under this project, debate clubs were established at universities in Gyumri, Vanadzor, Ijevan, Gavar, Kapan, Goris and Yerevan, with each club involving some 40 students. Prior to the final debate, the participating students received debate training and had opportunities to practice their newly acquired skills.
The initiative is being implemented by the Jinishian Memorial Foundation with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. It aims to promote civic activism and to bolster the development of a debate-club network in Armenia.