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11. THE WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP!
World Scholar’s Cup, strikes
the perfect balance between
competitive integrity, a diverse
set of participants and lots of
fun, all wrapped in one big
event! It is no small wonder
why competing in this event can
leave such a deep impression
on ‘scholars’ and include us in
a community you will be a part
of for the rest of your life.
Our WSC journey began at the
2-day regional round called the
‘Gurgaon Round II’ which was
hosted by DPS International,
a proud first for our alma
mater! Our hosts were Daniel
Berdichevsky (Founder of
WSC), Terran Kroft (Programme
Coordinator) & Robert Brown
(Programme Coordinator),
the comedic trio who truly
embodied the spirit of the
programme and set the mood
for the rest of the competition.
After months of rigorous countries. Thirty five students While the team at The Hague
practice and studying, it was from the senior and juniors got a chance to witness the
time for the global rounds. teams participated in The famous grand slam poet Alex
Eight students from the senior Manila (not-so-mini) Global Dang in action as the keynote
team went for The Hague Global Round held from September speaker, the team at Manila
Round held from July 21-26, 6-11, 2019 which witnessed got to showcase Indian culture
2019 which saw participation participation of scholars from through a stall display that
of 1900 scholars from 51 30 countries. included Indian clothes, food
and ‘henna’.