IPDN English Debate Competition

The IPDN English Debate Competition (IEDC) is part of the IPDN Expo 2017 series of events held by the Institute of Domestic Government (IPDN) Jatinangor Campus, Sumedang Regency. First announced at the Indonesian English Debate Forum, the Telkom team immediately registered to participate in the competition, which was held on March 7-8.

The IPDN English Debate Competition (IEDC) was attended by 20 teams from universities across Java, including the University of Indonesia, Diponegoro University, Malang State University, Padjajaran University, Brawijaya University, and others. The competition was led by three core judges, each from the Bandung Institute of Technology, the Bogor Agricultural Institute, and Padjajaran University.

After passing three preliminary rounds, the Telkom team consisting of Ranna Artha Jayanti (MBTI Int 2012), Ryan Aminullah (Telecommunication 2013) and Annisa Humairani (Telecommunication 2016) successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. The debate against AMSA UNPAD in the quarterfinals was won by Telkom, and Telkom advanced to the semifinals against UNDIP. In the semifinals, Telkom managed to defeat UNDIP and advanced to the final against Universitas Negeri Malang.

In the final round, the two teams debated the application of the Jakarta TKD system to all local governments in Indonesia. UMN supported the policy, while Telkom opposed it. Telkom emerged victorious with a 4-3 jury decision, with four judges favoring the Telkom University team.

The winner announcement was held on March 10th along with the peak night of IPDN Expo 2017. Where the 1st place winner was announced from Telkom University, 2nd place was from Malang State University, 3rd place was from Diponegoro University, and the participant with the best performance (Best Speaker) went to Ranna Artha Jayanti from Telkom University. IPDN Expo closed with the determination of Putri Nusantara 2017 and a musical performance.