The World Scholar’s Cup

The World Scholar's Cup

The idea behind the World Scholar’s Cup was to create something different than traditional academic competitions and conferences: a celebration of the joy of learning, a tournament as rewarding for the team that came in last as the for the team that came in first, an enrichment opportunity that motivated students not just to demonstrate their existing strengths but to discover new ones.

The World’s Scholar Cup is an international team academic program with more than 15,000 students participating from over 65 countries every year.

Founded by Daniel Berdichevsky the first World Scholar’s Cup took place in Korea in 2007: a small regional tournament hosted at the Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies. The first “global” round followed a few weeks later, bringing together students from Korea, Singapore, and the United States.

The idea behind the World Scholar’s Cup was to create something different than traditional academic competitions and conferences: a celebration of the joy of learning, a tournament as rewarding for the team that came in last as the for the team that came in first, an enrichment opportunity that motivated students not just to demonstrate their existing strengths but to discover new ones.

From that small beginning a “world finals” more aptly described as a “world starts”–the World Scholar’s Cup has grown to reach tens of thousands of students in dozens of countries.

  • Inclusive
  • Encouraging
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Discussion-based
  • Forward-looking
  • Team-oriented
  • Whimsical
  • To motivate students of all backgrounds to discover new strengths and practice new skills.
  • To inspire a global community of future scholars and leaders.

Global Finals 2022 at the Yale University

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Junaid Yusuf

Junaid Yusuf

Gold Medal

Team Debate

Gold Medal

WSC curriculum exam - Science

Gold Medal

WSC curriculum exam - Special area (mistakes)

Gold Medal

WSC curriculum exam - Social Studies

Silver Medal

Creative Writing

Mustafa Judeh

Mustafa Judeh

Gold Medal + Trophy

Team Debate & 9th best debate team in the junior division (out of 330 teams)

Silver Medal

Individual Debate

Silver Medal

Creative Writing

Silver Medal

Team Bowl

Silver Medal

Team Creative Writing

Aurelia Capocelli

Aurelia Capocelli

Gold Medal + Trophy

Team Debate & 9th best debate team in the junior division (out of 330 teams)

Gold Medal

Individual Debate

Silver Medal

Team Bowl

Silver Medal

Team Creative Writing

Zahra Rahman

Gold Medal + Trophy

Individual debate & second place in the entire junior division (out of 1,000 students)

Gold Medal + Trophy

Team Debate & 9th best debate team in the junior division (out of 330 teams)

Silver Medal

Team Bowl

Silver Medal

WSC curriculum exam - Special area (mistakes)

Silver Medal

WSC curriculum exam - History