IE Law School and the Complutense Debate Society hold the 5th Interuniversity Debate Championship

On February 26 - 28 some 21 teams from 11 Spanish universities will debate whether or not there should be a mandatory minimum wage in EU countries

The sessions will take place at the UCM Law Faculty and at the IE University Madrid

On February 26 - 28 the 5th IE-Complutense Debate Society Interuniversity Debate Championship will be held by IE Law School and the Complutense Debate Society. In this fifth edition of the competition twenty one teams from eleven Spanish universities will debate whether there should be a pan-European mandatory minimum wage.

The judges panel will comprise professionals from the fields of oratory and argumentation, and professors from IE Law School and Madrid’s Complutense University (UCM).

The participating institutions are University of Cordoba, Santiago de Compostela University, Comillas Pontificia University ICAI-ICADE, CEU San Pablo University, Francisco de Vitoria University, University of Malaga, Madrid’s Autonoma University, Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Complutense Debate Society, Rey Juan Carlos University, and IE University.

Two teams from IE University took part in the debate, one formed by alumni from the international relations degree, and a second team comprising students of the business administration and law degree. The winning team will receive a scholarship covering 30% of the tuition fees of one of the postgraduate programs for recent IE university graduates.

The opening  ceremony of the 5th IE-Complutense Debate Society Interuniversity Debate Championship held at the UCM Law Faculty and IE University will be led by Raúl Leopoldo Canosa Usera, Dean of the UCM Law Faculty, and Javier de Cendra, Dean of IE Law School.