Regional Members
The nations comprising the World Universities Debating Council are at present organized into seven regional blocs: Africa, Asia, Europe & the Middle East, Islands of the North Atlantic, Latin America & The Caribbean, North America, and Oceania.
Each of these regions elects a region-wide representative with no vote, but with Council speaking rights as well as the mandate to speak on behalf of the region as a whole.
The regional representatives for 2015 are as follows (with institutional affiliation and nationality, where known):
Africa – Samuel Muleya (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)
Asia – Moustafa Elbadwihi (Asia Pacific University, Malaysia)
Europe & the Middle East – Karin Merckens (The Netherlands)
Islands of the North Atlantic – Benjamin Dory (BPP, United Kingdom)
Latin America & The Caribbean – Arlán Alberto Narváez-Vaz (University of Caracas, Venezuela)
North America – Steven Penner (Hobart & William Smith Colleges, USA)
Oceania – Jessica Musulin (Australia)