Statements (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_debates
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:alumni |
many influential figures
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gptkbp:annual_event |
gptkb:Cambridge_Union_Ball
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gptkbp:audience |
open to public
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gptkbp:collaboration |
with NGOs
with local communities with media organizations with other universities with political organizations |
gptkbp:debate_format |
Oxford-style debate
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gptkbp:events_hosted |
gptkb:political_debates
guest speaker events |
gptkbp:founded |
1815
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gptkbp:funding |
donations
membership fees |
gptkbp:historical_event |
debated issues of the day
first debate held |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
political discourse
promoting free speech debating skills development |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cambridge Union Debates
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gptkbp:impact |
on critical thinking
on leadership skills on public speaking skills on career opportunities on political engagement |
gptkbp:is_debated_in |
varies each week
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cambridge,_England
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gptkbp:membership |
students of University of Cambridge
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gptkbp:notable_debate |
Brexit debate
climate change debate immigration debate free speech debate education reform debate |
gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Emma_Thompson
gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes gptkb:Stephen_Fry gptkb:Boris_Johnson gptkb:David_Dimbleby |
gptkbp:president |
elected annually
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gptkbp:recorded_debates |
available online
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gptkbp:sponsorship |
various organizations
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gptkbp:tradition |
networking opportunities
social events formal dress code guest speakers from various fields annual elections |
gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Public_School
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gptkbp:website |
www.cus.org
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