About Mandarin Debating Team

The UM Mandarin Debating Team (MDT) is a distinctive and seasoned team in the Chinese debating circle. It was first established in 1986 and participated in the 1st Asian Inter-Varsity Debate Contest held in Singapore that year.

In 2001, the team was rebuilt with the aim of cultivating students’ critical thinking skills and creating a platform for international Chinese debating exchange. After more than two decades of effort, the team has gone beyond the mere pursuit of victory in debating competitions, insisting on using debating as a teaching activity, advocating for “sincere debating,” and encouraging team members to transcend themselves and serve society.

Nowadays, in addition to training and competitions, the most important task of the UM Mandarin Debating Team is to promote Chinese debating in Macau and to strive to make Macau a highland for Chinese debating.


Contact Person

Student Resources Section (E31-2007)
Ms. Sharon Kuok

Tel: 8822 9906
Fax: 8822 2368
Email: sao.services@um.edu.mo

Head Coach – Prof. Yin DeGang

Coach – Dr. Lin Jieying

Assistant Coach – Mr. Hu Kaiqi

TRAINING

Our coaches provide professional debating trainings every Sunday from 2:30 PM ~ 10:00 PM.

In addition, all members are obligated to attend our summer training, we invite famous international debaters to University of Macau to offer trainings. All members are required to attend weekly training

Eligibility & Application

Target:All UM students

Requirements:Good at Mandarin speaking; continuous passion for debating; good team spirit; responsible attitude

Process:Interview and trial period

Application: Please submit the application form to E31-2007, Ms. Sharon Kuok.

Contact Person
Ms. Sharon Kuok (E31-2007)
Tel: 8822 9906
Fax: 8822 2368
E-mail:  sao.services@umac.mo

2024 Champion – 22nd Macao Inter-Tertiary Debate Competition
2024 22nd Macao Inter-Tertiary Debate Competition – Best Debater of Final Contest – Zhang YuPeng
2024 ‘Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – The 3rd Chinese Debate Competition for Higher Education Institutions in Macao’ Champion
2024 The 18th UM Mandarin Debating Contest
2023 Champion – 21st Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2023 21st Macao Varsity Debate Contest – Best Debater of Final Contest – Wang Haoran
2023 International Chinese Debating Championship – elite 6
2023 “Youth Voices, International Chinese Smoking Control Debate Tournament” – Third Place
2023 “Courtesy Living Chater” Youth/Student Debating Contest – Third Place, Best Debater Award in the preliminary round – Wei Danyue
2023 “Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – the 2nd Chinese Debate Competition for Higher Education Institutions in Macao” Champion
2023 “Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – the 2nd Chinese Debate Competition for Higher Education Institutions in Macao” Best Debater – Lei Junyan
2023 Kiang Wu Cup Debating Invitational Tournament – Best Debater in single contest – Lam Cheok Seng
2023 Inter-Tertiary Mandarin Debating Friendship Competition for Freshmen – Best Debater in single contest – Fang Ruiyu 
2023 The 17th UM Mandarin Debating Contest
2022 Champion – 20th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2022 20th Macao Varsity Debate Contest – Best Debater of Preliminaries (1st & 6th) – Huang Xuechun
2022 20th Macao Varsity Debate Contest – Best Debater of Semi-Final Contest – Wang Haoran
2022 Champion “Future Cup” Sci-Fi Themed Chinese Debate Competition
2022 “Future Cup” Sci-Fi Themed Chinese Debate Competition – Best Debater of Final Contest – Hu Kaiqi
2022 “Future Cup” Sci-Fi Themed Chinese Debate Competition – Best Debater – Zheng Bowen
2022 Champion “Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – First Chinese Debate Competition for Higher Education Institutions in Macao”
2022 local university debating contest “與《憲法》和《基本法》同行-第一屆澳門高等院校華語辯論賽” – Wang Hao Ran – Best Debater of Final Contest
2022 第十三屆鏡湖盃澳門高等院校友誼賽 最佳辯論員 洪冰菁
“Courtesy Living Charter – Respect life and Zero Descrimination” Youth Debate Contest 2022
2021 Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – Mock Debate Performance for Higher Education Institutions in Macao 2021 – Merit
2021 Walk with the Constitution and the Basic Law – Mock Debate Performance for Higher Education Institutions in Macao 2021- 高校賽普通話組最佳辯論員吳建豪
2021 2nd Runner up – 19th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2020 Champion – 18th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2020 Best Debater of First Round – LIU RUOYI – 18th Macao Varsity Debate Contest

2020 “Courtesy Living Charter – Mutual Respect” Tertiary Institution Debate Competition organized by IAM, Macao Government
2020 Champion – the 1st “Star of CBA” 
2020 Best Debater – XU CHONGCHAO – the 1st “Star of CBA” 
2020 Champion – Wanqu Debating Contest “Shui Xuan Cup” 
2020 Best Debater – LIU RUOYI – Wanqu Debating Contest “Shui Xuan Cup” 
2019 Champion – 17th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2019 Best Debater of Final Round – LIU XIRAN – 17th Macao Varsity Debate Contest

2019 Champion – 1st International Mandarin Debate Championship (Chongqing, China)
2019 Overall Best Debater LIU XIRAN – 1st International Mandarin Debate Championship (Chongqing, China)
2019 Quarter Finalists – Chinese Debate World Cup (Beijing, China)
2019 Chinese Debate World Cup (Beijing, China) – Liu Xiran received the Award from VISA and a chance for Visa Discovery Program Traineeship
2019 Champion –  Debate competition on international humanitarian issues held by Macao Red Cross (“亨利・杜南盃”國際人道問題辯論比賽)
2019 Debate competition on international humanitarian issues held by Macao Red Cross (“亨利・杜南盃”國際人道問題辯論比賽) Best Debater in 2 Rounds of Small Group – LIU XIRAN

2019 The 10th Debate Competition for Higher Education Institutes “Kiang Wu Cup” Best Debater – SUN GUYU
2019 The Debate Tour of World University Students – Best Debater in 2 of the First Round – LIU XIRAN
2019 “IPM Cup” Macau University Friendly Debating Match (no official competition English name provided) Best Debater – WU JIANHAO
2018 1st Runner-Up A National Constitution debate competition held in Beijing
2018 Best Debater A National Constitution debate competition held in Beijing- LIU PEI XI
2018 Champion – The 6th International Chinese Debating Competition – Champion
2018 Best Debater – The 6th International Chinese Debating Competition – JI JIAQI
2018 Champion – 16th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2018 Best Debater of Final – 16th Macao Varsity Debate Contest – JI JIAQI
2018 Best Debater of Semi-Final – 16th Macao Varsity Debate Contest – LIU XIRAN
2018 1st Runner-up – Macao Red Cross International Youth Debating Competition (no official competition English name provided)
2018 Best Debater of Final – Macao Red Cross International Youth Debating Competition (no official competition English name provided) – Wen Meng
2018 Champion of the 3rd “Return of Kings” International Varsity Debating Contest 2018
2018 Best Debater at the Semi-Final at the 3rd “Return of Kings” International Varsity Debating Contest 2018 – JI JIAQI
2018 Best Debater at the Preliminary Round at the 3rd “Return of Kings” International Varsity Debating Contest 2018 – HUANG XIAOWEI
2018 Best Debater of 6th Hou Kong Cup Friendly Match 2018 – LI NAN
2017 Best Debater in the preliminary round of  2017 Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Macau Red Cross Debating Contest 2017 – WEN MENG
2017 Best Debater in the preliminary round of 2017 Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Macau Red Cross Debating Contest 2017- XU CHONGCHAO
2017 Best Debater in the semi-final of 15th Macao Varsity Debate Contest 2017- HU TIANYU
2017 Best Debater in the preliminary round of (2017) 15th Macao Varsity Debate Contest 2017- LIU XIRAN
2017 Best Debater in the semi-final round of Baihe Challenge National Debate 2017 (Macau and Hong Kong Region) – JI JIA QI
2017 Best Debater in the preliminary round of Baihe Challenge National Debate 2017 (Macau and Hong Kong Region) – XING WENDI
2017 Best Debater in Semi-Final of 2nd “Return of Kings” International Varsity Debating Contest 2017 – JI JIA QI
2017 Champion of the 2nd “Return of Kings” International Varsity Debating Contest
2016 Champion of Chinese Debate Masters
2016 2nd Runner-up of International Chinese Debating Competition
2015 2nd Runner-Up of 2015 Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao University Debating Contest
2015 Quarter Final of the International Chinese Debating Competition
2015 1st Runner-up of the “The King of Return” Competition
2014 2nd Runner-up of “The Honesty Cup College Debate Contest”
2014 Champion of the Kiang Wu Freshmen Cup
2014 1st Runner-up of the 12th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2014 1st Runner-up of “The Honesty Cup College Debate Contest”
2014 1st Runner-up of the Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2013 Champion of the 11th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2013 2nd Runner-up of the 2nd Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2013 Champion of the Kiang Wu Freshmen Cup
2012 1st Runner-up of the 10th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2012 Champion of the 3rd Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2012 Champion of the 3rd Cross-Strait Mandarin Debate Competition
2011 Champion of the 5th Intervarsity Chinese Debate Tournament, Asia-Pacific Open
2011 Champion of the 2nd Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2010 Quarter Final of International Varsity Debate Contest
2010 1st Runner-up of the 8th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2010 Quarter Final of “Expo” National varsity Debate Contest
2010 1st Runner-up of “Tianlun 1506” National College Debate Contest
2010 1st Runner-up of “King of Kings” International Debate Contest
2009 1st Runner-up of the 7th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2009 1st Runner-up of the 3rd Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2008 1st Runner-up of the 14th China Famous Universities Debate Contest
2008 Champion of the 6th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2008 Quarter Final of the 4th Intervarsity Debate Tournament, Asia Pacific Open
2008 Champion of the 2nd Intervarsity Debate Contest among Canton, Hong Kong and Macao
2007 1st Runner-up of International Varsity Debate Contest
2007 Quarter Final of the 13th China Famous Universities Debate Contest
2007 Champion of the 5th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2007 2nd Runner-up of the 1st Canton, Hong Kong and Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2006 2nd Runner-up of the 12th China Famous Universities Debate Contest
2006 Champion of the 4th Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2006 Champion of Macao, Hong Kong and Mainland China Inter-universities Debate Invitational
2006 Best Debate Award of Four Famous University Debate Contest
2005 Champion of the 11th China Famous Universities Debate Contest
2005 Champion of the 2nd Zhuhai Varsity Debate Contest
2005 Champion of the 3rd Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2005 Quarter Final of International Varsity Debate Contest
2005 Best Debate Award of Four Famous University Debate Contest
2005 1st Runner-up of Macao, Hong Kong and Mainland China Inter-universities Debate Invitational
2004 Champion of the 2nd Macao Varsity Debate Contest
2004 Best Debate Award of Four Famous University Debate Contest
2004 Champion of the 1st Intervarsity Chinese Debate Tournament, Asia-Pacific Open
2004 Champion of the 1st Zhuhai Varsity Debate Contest
2003 Second Runner-up of the 9th China Famous Universities Debate Contest
2003 Quarter Final of International Varsity Debate Contest
2003 Champion of Four Famous University Debate Contest
2002 Quarter Final of National Varsity Debate Contest
2002 Champion of “Min-Ao Trophy” Debate Competition
2002 Champion of “Hua-Ao Trophy” Debate Competition
2002 Champion of “Rong-Ao Trophy” Debate Competition
2002 Champion of “Yu-Liang Trophy” Debate Competition
2001 Quarter Final of the 7th China Famous Universities Debate Contest