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In the last week of June, a group of educators assembled in Kranjska Gora for an intensive 7-day debate pedagogy training session, co-organised by IDEA and our Slovenian member organisation, Za in Proti.

IDEA is a global non-governmental organization (NGO) (specifically a Stichting/Foundation) headquartered and registered in the Netherlands. IDEA works to empower young people to become active citizens who participate constructively and in an informed...

Youth workers, trainers, mentors, and education professionals are invited to a free online seminar presenting the KVAK learning platform and its practical tools for improving feedback in youth work.

The Classroom Reboot project held its first in-person meeting in Belgrade. All partners used the two-day gathering to go through the project plan, discuss the content of all three outcome resources and find an agreement on what needs to be done as fo...

We are pleased to announce a special issue of Formazione e insegnamento, the European Journal of Research on Education and Teaching, dedicated to debate as a pedagogical practice and research field.

Last week, IDEA joined the forum on digital citizenship education at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where we discussed the implementation of the Road Map for strengthening digital citizenship education 2027–31.

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 East African Debate Championship (EADC) 2026 came to a close this week at Seeta High School – Green Campus in Mukono, Uganda, after several days of debate, public speaking, learning, and cultural exchange that brought together more than 1,500 you...

This year's IDEA Debate Exchange is back for 2026, this time taking us to the centre of Europe, to the beautiful city of Brno. Registration for our event, where youth workers, volunteers and organisational leaders gather to share experiences from acr...

The QatarDebate Center has released the call for papers for the 3rd International Conference on Debate and Dialogue (ICDD III), set for June 2027. This edition follows the 2025 conference, which hosted over 800 participants and led to a special issue...