On May 18th, 2025, the Thai Nguyen University of Economics and Business Administration (TUEBA) successfully organized the Final Round of the “TUEBA Debating Contest 2025” (TDC Season 3) with the active support of the Mentalhigh project. This is one of the typical academic playgrounds of the University, aiming to train critical thinking, debate skills and logical expression ability for students in the new era.
In his opening speech, Dr. Nguyen Quang Hop – Vice Rector of TUEBA, Head of the Jury, affirmed that “The contest is not only a place to practice public speaking and critical thinking skills, but also contributes to nurturing students with the necessary qualities in the new era: courage, intelligence, and effective communication skills. The University always encourages and accompanies students on their journey of comprehensive development.”
The final round took place in a lively, intellectual and equally tense atmosphere, as the teams participated the debates with determination and courage. The topics presented were update, multi-dimensional and rich in humanity, requiring the contestants not only to have a solid grasp of knowledge, but also to demonstrate profound critical thinking, strong argumentation skills and quick reflexes.
The support of the Mentalhigh project is not only demonstrated through professional support and communication but also clearly demonstrated at the final program. Members of the Project Team at TUEBA were present and shared deeply about the goals and significance of the project and the journey of accompanying the lecturers and students of the University through many practical activities, such as seminars, skills training, extracurricular activities and communication to raise awareness about mental health.
In particular, at the contest, the Mentalhigh project awarded shirts, hats and pens with the project logo to the participating teams, as encouragement and recognition of their positive academic spirit. In addition, the project also sponsored a prize for the first prize winning team, contributing to motivating and spreading the humanistic values of the competition.
The final round took place in an exciting and dramatic atmosphere. The four best teams from the qualifying rounds delivered sharp debates, clearly demonstrating critical thinking, argumentation skills and team spirit:
- 🥇 First Prize : Sao Bang Team – Banking and Finance Faculty
- 🥈 Second Prize : Dreamcatcher Team – Institute of International Education
- 🥉 Third Prize (tied) : Team Anh Duong – Faculty of Business Administration and Team Unbeatable – Faculty of Accounting
Through debating and handling multi-dimensional social issues, the teams demonstrate their knowledge and spread the spirit of civilized debate, listening skills and independent thinking.
“TUEBA Debating Contest” is not only an extracurricular activity, but also a comprehensive skills education environment, promoting the culture of academic debate and inspiring the spirit of creativity and active criticism. The companionship from the Mentalhigh project has brought depth in meaning and emotion, emphasizing that debating skills and mental health always go hand in hand in the journey of student maturity.
TDC – The Debating Contest is where TUEBA students dare to express their opinions, dare to debate and dare to grow. The success of this year’s competition season with the support of Mentalhigh will be the premise for the competition to continue to expand its scale and create a stronger impression in the TUEBA’s student community.
Reported by: Nguyen Thi Anh Dao – Member of Project Team