SEMI-FINALS REPORT
The MIPLG International Debate Competition semi-finals was held on October 5, 2024, on the organization’s official Zoom platform. The competition featured four teams divided into two panels moderated by Ms. Aisha Yusuf and Mr. Mowbray Jones-Nelson. From a pool of 37 teams, each comprising two members, four teams advanced to the semi-finals: Bowen University, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), ZCAS University, and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
We are most privileged to have the support of 6 esteemed judges for these semi-finals sessions:
Professor Ifeoluwa Olubiyi – Associate Professor of Law, Afe Babalola University
Dr. Nkem Itanyi – Researcher, IP Lecturer, and Tetfund Scholar
Valentine Ugwuoke – IP and IT Expert, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cindy Nariasi – State Counsel, Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice
Nadine Hakizimana – Youth Engagement Facilitator, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Priscilla Mapinda Esq – Corporate and IP Lawyer
JUDGING CRITERIA
|
Prof Ifeoluwa Olubiyi | Ms. Cindy Nariasi | Ms. Priscilla Mapinda | |||
|
BOWEN | OOU | BOWEN | OOU | BOWEN | OOU |
Time Management (10)
|
10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Presentation (40)
|
25 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Content (40)
|
33 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 30 |
Dressing (5)
|
3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Rebuttal (15)
|
11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
After careful considerations of each team’s performance, the judges returned winners of this round as follows:
SEMI-FINALS SCORE SHEET (GROUP A)
TOTAL:
BOWEN: 236
OOU: 230
AVERAGE:
BOWEN: 78.6
OOU: 76.6
COMMENTS:
BOWEN ADVANCES TO THE FINALS
SEMI-FINALS SCORE SHEET (GROUP B)
JUDGING CRITERIA
|
Dr Nkem Itanyi | Mr Valentine Ugwuoke | Ms. Nadine Hakizimana | |||
|
ZCAS | GIMPA | ZCAS | GIMPA | ZCAS | GIMPA |
Time Management (10)
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Presentation (40)
|
20 |
27 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
35 |
Content (40)
|
30 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
Dressing (5)
|
3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Rebuttal (15)
|
8 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 15
|
TOTAL:
ZCAS: 205
GIMPA: 275
AVERAGE:
ZCAS: 68.3
GIMPA: 91.6
COMMENTS:
GIMPA ADVANCES TO THE FINALS