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Organisers are hard at work preparing the next edition of EuroSDC in Skopje, and registration is already ongoing for everyone who wants to join.

In Kampala, our member organisation Media Synergy for the Union of Forces, SYMUF-PRESS HOUSE collaborated with its local partner, Kampala Adult School (KAS) to hold a two-day activity where young people, teachers, journalists, and community actors ca...

The El Umiti Debate Cup 2025, held in Astana this past weekend, brought together some of Kazakhstan’s most active young debaters. The tournament, organised by Debat Eli, has become a central event for promoting debate and civic education across the c...

The EuroSDC Council has confirmed that Parma, Italy will host the European Schools Debating Championship 2027. The competition will take place in a year of special significance, as Parma has also been named the European Youth Capital 2027, offering a...

The last stop of our Green Debate tour across Dutch schools was Utrecht, where the local youth debate club UDS hosted a series of debates at Utrecht University. The sessions brought together young people to debate environmental topics and strengthen ...

In the middle of debated ending summer in Netherland, the Green Debate initiative project made its way to Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Aimed to secondary schoolers from our partner DSDC organisation. The event showed again how debate connects stu...

The end of summer was filled with a triathlon of Green Debate events held across Dutch schools, showing how debate can help young people discuss civic and environmental issues. Students at the University of Amsterdam had the opportunity to experience...

This year’s IDEA Debate Exchange returned to Warsaw to share experiences, strengthen cooperation, and explore new ideas across the European debate community. In a rich programme full of workshops and deep dive sessions, participants had the opportuni...

On 23 August, Europe marks the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. The date recalls the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, which opened the way for totalitarian aggression, occupation, and mass suffering.

From 15–20 July 2025, the annual Suveakadeemia (Summer Academy) took place at Noarootsi Gymnasium, gathering 126 debate enthusiasts from across Estonia. Despite a few electrical outages before the opening, the event ran smoothly and later treated par...

This year's Prague Debate Spring tournament has come to an end, once again bringing together young people from all over the world to debate topics intensively for four days, promoting competitive spirit tied with education. The event served as a plac...

Prague once again hosted young debaters from across Europe in the latest edition of the IDEA Youth Forum. During the inspiring week it offered a unique mix of education, dialogue, and intercultural exchange. With a focus on skill-building, peer-led l...