To be or not to be!
Was that Shakespeare at Cranfield? No. This wasn’t Shakespeare or English literature.
It was the Annual “Euro debate” between two Cranfield SOM faculty - David Myddelton from Finance and Accounting department and Sean Rickard from Economics department. The topic was “Should UK be a part of European Union?”
This annual debate is a much sought after event and a great learning experience. The two most reckoned members of faculty in their respective fields come together to stage a debate on a topic that is a source of knowledge and information. Both the faculty members put forward their perspectives that are useful and relevant for our understanding, of the subject in specific and of an economy, in general.
The lecture room was packed to capacity and the aisles were also near full. The debate was structured in the form of a 15 minute individual presentation for both faculty members. They juxtaposed their knowledge with their wit and the audience loved every moment of it. This was followed by questions from the audience. The event went on for almost two hours. Though it was late evening the audience was feeling hungry. Except that the hunger was for more of the debate and question-answer session.
If one’s learning can go up by an exponential factor, this evening must have had that effect on everyone. It was for me, at least. In those two hours, I learnt what many others outside Cranfield may learn by investing days, weeks or even a few months.
It was the Annual “Euro debate” between two Cranfield SOM faculty - David Myddelton from Finance and Accounting department and Sean Rickard from Economics department. The topic was “Should UK be a part of European Union?”
This annual debate is a much sought after event and a great learning experience. The two most reckoned members of faculty in their respective fields come together to stage a debate on a topic that is a source of knowledge and information. Both the faculty members put forward their perspectives that are useful and relevant for our understanding, of the subject in specific and of an economy, in general.
The lecture room was packed to capacity and the aisles were also near full. The debate was structured in the form of a 15 minute individual presentation for both faculty members. They juxtaposed their knowledge with their wit and the audience loved every moment of it. This was followed by questions from the audience. The event went on for almost two hours. Though it was late evening the audience was feeling hungry. Except that the hunger was for more of the debate and question-answer session.
If one’s learning can go up by an exponential factor, this evening must have had that effect on everyone. It was for me, at least. In those two hours, I learnt what many others outside Cranfield may learn by investing days, weeks or even a few months.
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