Welcome the new executive board of Debattierklub Wien: Jakob Reiter is now president, he is assisted by Karoline Lutz as secretary and Regina Puthenpurayil as treasurer. Accountants are Matthias Moser und Lukas Grill.

A new debating was founded at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. See what the local newspaper "Nürnberger Nachrichten" has to say about the founding and read the German version of this. apf

After they were founded in 2004 and a subsequent debating pause, BiTS Debating Society at the private university of applied sciences BiTs in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia is active again. Their newly elected executive board, Julian Vaterrodt and Jan-Lasse Schumacher, plan to participate in as many tournaments as possible. They even travelled to the Edingburgh Cup 2011 – to read their impressions, please refer to the German version of this article. The final video on the motion "This house believes that the world was a safer place during the cold war" is available on the Facebook site of BiTS Debating Society: part 1, ...

Seven liberties of university students - debating is one of them according to the German newspaper Tagesspiegel. Read the German version of this to learn more about the newspaper's recommendation of the Berlin Debating Union.

The public debate between professors and students in Kaiserslautern will be on the motion "Should Dagobert Duck share his fortune with Donald?". Please read the German version of this announcement to learn more about the details.

New semester, new executive board in Hannover. The president of Debattierclub Hannover is Alexander Johnston, vice-president Jacob Klages. Also on board: Burkhard Brüggebors (treasurer), Björn Feldhaus, Carmen-Alexandra Sautter and Alexander Hannemann. Congratulations, everybody, and good luck with your work!

The Debating Society Paderborn elected a new executive board: The new president is Linda Englisch, in charge of marketing is Sarah-Maria Humburg. New and old treasurer is Elias Ojanperä. Good luck!

New executive board for Debating Club Heidelberg: President is now Maren Popovic. Her deputy is Jan Ohmstedt, Robin Azinovic serves as treasurer.

Mannheim Debating Union e.V. has a new elected executive board. Patrick Weber, Anne-Sophie Lockner, Martin Türck und Miriam Gauer are responsible for the well-being of debating in Mannheim. Congrats!

A Golden Jubilee for Debattierclub München? Well, not quite. But this year, Munich's debating society is ten years old, and that is why they invite alumnis and active members to celebrate – of course, by debating. The jubilee tournament on October 29 and 30 offers four preliminary rounds on Saturday and a public final on Sunday at 11 a. m., besides that there will be a Saturday night social. The prelims will take place at Katholischen Hochschulgemeinde (on the premises of a catholic student group), Leopoldstraße 11, the location for the final will be Vorhölzer Forum (Arcisstraße 21). To provide enough judges ...

WFI-Debattierclub in Ingolstadt has a new executive board. Alexander Schult and David Günther have been elected president and vice-president respectively. David Pecher is responsible for finance and Yannick Steinmann is the new secretary. Ingolstadt's debating society is going to host the Southern German regional SDM next year on April 21 and 22. Congrats and good luck! xzy / apf

Debattierclub Göttingen elected their executive board. David Lamouroux and Franziska Frese were confirmed in their offices as president and member respectively. The newbies on board are Christoph Weißermel as vice president, Jannis Lennartz and Nicolas Friebe. Congrats and good luck!

News from the Western foot of the Black Forest: Debattierclub Freiburg elected a their executive board. Johannes Samlenski and Zsolt Szilagyi were confirmed in their offices as president and vice-president respectively. The newbie on board is Patrick Flamm as treasurer, following Christian von Sieg in the office. Good luck to the three!

They did it: The Dresden Debating Union elected a new executive board. Alexander Sötzner is now president, treasurer is Marcel Sauerbier, Nora Sachse serves as vice president. All the best for their work in Dresden!

The new president of Debattierclub Stuttgart is now Sven M. Hein, his deputy is Alexey Gyoeri. Treasurer of DC Stuttgart for the upcoming season is Alex Bauer. Good luck and a merry start into the new season!

New executive board in the German capital: The Berlin Debating Union (BDU) elected a new board. Dessislava Kirova was confirmed in her office as president. She is now supported by John Eltringham, Juliane Mendelsohn, Kai Dittmann und Juliane Zeuschner. Good luck to BDU, especially with the Worlds ahead!

The new executive board of Debattierclub München is composed of Julian Priebe, Veronika Gerzer and Katharina Heine. Congratulations and good luck with your work! xzy / tr

New executive board in Münster: President is now Aris Miro Marinello, his deputies are Philipp Schmidtke and Gerrit Gottschalk. Congrats to the newly elected triumvirate!

The new executive board of the Debating Society in Frankfurt is composed of Robert Epple and as Vice-Presidents Frank Schneider and Marion Seiche.

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The new executive board of Debatte Karlsruhe is composed of Johannes Janosovits, Leo Vogel, Moritz Klammler, Frederik Diehl and Jan Kaufmann.

The debating society Debattierclub Hamburg has a new executive board. Clemens Koester has been elected president, his deputy is Stella Schaller. Responsible for the finances is Melanie Röpke. Congratulations and good luck with your work!

The debating society klartext Halle has a new executive board. Jakob Eichner has been elected president, his deputies are Thomas Wach, Markus Loer, Philip Thiele and Julian Barnick. Congratulations and good luck with your work! xzy / tr

The debating society of Tübingen, Germany, has elected a new executive board: Marie Rulfs is new president. Deputies are Konrad Gütschow, Mark Schönhaar, Helen Y. Pan and Sarah John. ...

Read more about the public debate of Debatte Karlsruhe in the German version of this article.

The biggest festival in northern Europe - that's Kieler Woche. The debating society of the University of Kiel gave a debate there - please read the German version of this article to learn about the details.

Debattiergesellschaft Jena elected a new executive board on June 21. Jonathan Scholbach is the new president, Sandrina Küppers his deputy and the treasurer is Robert Stendel. Congratulations and good luck with your work! xzy / tr

In their general assembly, the Debattierclub Johannes Gutenberg Mainz (DCJG) elected a new executive board. Willy Carlos Witthaut is now president. He is flanked by Clemens Fucker as vice president and Andrea Gau as treasurer.

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In preparation for the german championships the debating societies of Aachen and Bonn met to debate two rounds. Please read the german version of this article.