Events

World Schools Debate Academy (WSDA) is an intensive summer debate academy focused on the World Schools debating format. The academy will again take place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, at the end of June.

Education professionals from across Europe are invited to join an online seminar dedicated to debate as an educational and youth work methodology. The event will present practical approaches to using debate to strengthen critical thinking, communicat...

The European Schools Debating Championship (EuroSDC) 2026 will take place in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 27 February to 2 March 2026. The tournament is organised for high school debating teams from across Europe and will be hosted at Yahya Kemal Co...

Società Nazionale Debate Italia organises an online high school debating tournament with impromptu motions. The event can be used as preparation for EuroSDC or as basic training for debating teams.

The IDEA Debate Exchange returns this summer with a dynamic programme designed for debate professionals, youth workers, and volunteers across the IDEA network. Taking place in Warsaw from 18 to 23 August 2025, the event offers a full week of collabor...

The IDEA Youth Forum 2025, an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange, will take place in Prague from July 8th to July 15th. At this IDEA flagship event, young people from across Europe come together to learn, collaborate, and engage in meaningful dialogue about the...

World Schools Debate Academy (WSDA) 2025 is an intensive summer debate academy focused on the World Schools debating format. The academy will take place from 28 June to 5 July 2025 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

We are excited to invite you to two Green Debate Online WS Tournaments, which will be held on Saturday 10th May and Saturday 31st May. These events are a great opportunity for teams of all skill levels. Whether you are a novice or part of a national ...

We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural European Schools Debating Championship in Bucharest, taking place from the 27th of February to the 2nd of March, 2025.

We are excited to invite you to the DEUS Online Debate Tournament on November 9, 2024, where high school teams will engage in debates on important European issues using the World Schools format. The tournament will focus on themes from the DEUS proje...

A unique event for debate experts, from organisational staff to coaches and adjudicators, the IDEA Debate Exchange provides the opportunity for networking, exchange of knowledge, and skill development.

We are excited to announce an opportunity for high school debate adjudicators within our network. We will be hosting an Adjudicator Training Program in conjunction with the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) 2024, taking place in Belgrade fro...