What We Do

In the middle of May, we participated in the event "Youth as the Solution to the Rise of Xenophobia: Focusing on Refugees and Antigypsyism," a four-day seminar organised by IFLRY in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event brought together 21 young people from acr...

IDEA is built on the idea that debate education thrives through cooperation, solidarity, and shared responsibility. Today, we again invite the IDEA community to turn these values into action.

IDEA is building a group of young debaters from across Europe who help shape what we do, called the Youth Debater Ambassador Programme.

The International Conference on Debate and Dialogue (ICDD) is the Qatar Debate Center's academic platform, dedicated to advancing knowledge at the intersection of debate, dialogue, and argumentation, and drawing on related fields including philosophy...

The 4th annual EuroSDC is taking place in Parma, Italy and will bring together young people from more than 25 European countries to debate pressing issues.

The IDEA Debate Exchange 2026 will take place in Brno, Czech Republic, between 24th and 29th August. This event brings together debate youth workers, volunteers, coaches and organisation leaders from across the whole IDEA network. Registration is now...

Youth4Change aims to strengthen youth´s democratic participation and political engagement across Europe. The project creates an inclusive space for developing critical thinking, communication and leadership. It also connects young people with politic...

Agree to Disagree: Strengthening Debate Skills introduces a pilot programme in Norway and the Netherlands to equip students aged 13–16 with debate-based skills in critical thinking and communication. Teachers and staff will be trained to apply the me...

IDEA at the European Youth Event 2025 (EYE) is a year-long cooperation with the European Youth Forum, focused on delivering youth-led debate activities in Strasbourg.