The motion should reflect that the World Universities Debating Championship is an international tournament. The members should debate the motion in the spirit of the motion and the tournament. The debate should commence 15 minutes after the motion is announced. Teams should arrive at their debate within five minutes of the scheduled starting time for that debate. 1.3.3 Members are permitted to use printed or written material during preparation and during the debate.
Printed material includes books, journals, newspapers and other similar materials.
The use of electronic equipment is prohibited during preparation and in the debate. To ask a Point of Information, a member should stand, place one hand on his or her head and extend the other towards the member speaking. The member who is speaking may accept or decline to answer the Point of Information. 1.4.4 Points of Information should not exceed 15 seconds in length. The member who is speaking may ask the person offering the Point of Information to sit down where the offeror has had a reasonable opportunity to be heard and understood.