Underwood International College

2020 ASEAN-Korea Debate Championship, AKDC

1. Official Dates ? A. Application Period: 14 Sep, 2020(Mon) ~ 8 Oct, 2020(Thur) by 12pm KST ? B. Announcement: mid-Oct, 2020*TBD ? C. Date and Venue of the Debate: 27 Nov, 2020 ~ 28 Nov, 2020, Busan Metropolitan City     ※ Offline event could be replaced by online due to Covid-19

2. Participants: Team of four university or Graduate school students with interest in ASEAN-Korea issues in the area of society, culture, economy, politics and security.?

3. Apply: Submit application form and presentation form(PPT or PDF maximum 20 pages) via email (ext3@asiaea.or.kr).

4. Official Language: English

5. Debate Topic by Sector (Please choose one topic from Society·Culture, Economy and Politics·Security)    A. [SOCIETY·CULTURE ASEAN] Korea Cooperation Plan against COVID-19 to overcome the stagnation of international cultural exchange    B. [ECONOMY] ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Plan against COVID-19 for Sustainable Economic Development    C. [POLITICS·SECURITY] ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Plan against COVID-19 for New Security Fields (Health, Hygiene and Security)

5. Hosted & Organized: Asia Exchange Association, Busan Foundation for International Cooperation    Sponsored: Busan Metropolitan City

6. Notice ? A. Application and any document or data submitted will not be returned, and all civil and criminal liability arising from imitation of idea or technology of the third party lies with the applicant ? B. If false information or unfair behavior is detected on the submitted data, sanctions such as cancellation of selection will be taken, and no objection will be accepted ? C. Eligibility for participation in the debate will be granted to those who passed the first document screening

7. Contact: Asia Exchange Association (+82-2-769-1140, 1063)