Macquarie University World Chamption debaters Fenja Berglund and Ben Way took out the World University Debating Championships in 1996 hosted by the University of Cork, Ireland. Macquarie A was the highest ranked team after 7 preliminary rounds of debating.
The topic for the final debate was "That this house prefers strong dictatorship than weak democracy". The four teams competing in the Final were:
*Australian radio personality Adam Spencer was a member of this team and was named Best Speaker at the tournament.
Many thanks and congratulations to Fenja and Ben for placing Macquarie firmly in the top 10 debating universities in the world! Ben and Fenja are
Life Members of MUDS.
For a full list of 1996 World's results, go to: Colm's Debating Page