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In order for family, friends, and fans to cheer on their teams, we are going to livestream eliminiation rounds at WSDC 2022! In this article we will explain how you can watch from home.

The teams and judges that will continue into the elimination round are as follows. Congratulations to all of them, and a heartfelt thank you to those who did not reach the break for all of the effort, and learning you showcased over the last week and...

On the first day of WSDC 2022 we introduced new debate tools developed through Innovate debate project to the global debate community.

The World Schools Debating Championships are a community endeavour. WSDC depends on the effort from coaches, adjudicators, and tournament personnel from all over the world. Applications for some roles are now under way.

IDEA is hosting World Schools Debating Championships in 2022, the debating World Cup for secondary-level students. Some of the topics the students get to discuss are known in advance.

How do crop failures due to the La Nina weather event contribute to a mass of uprising across the Arab world? Are we eradicating global poverty and do we simply not see this reported well in the media, or is there something more complex at play? Can ...

Our Erasmus+ Key Action 2 project MeLitA is in full swing - educators and students gathered in Tallinn, Estonia to help us test, analyse, and improve developed materials.

EUth Debate 2022 will take place on Saturday, 14th May 2022, in Milan, at IULM University. During the event, columnists and members of European institutions will participate in the Grand finale of the Italian Debate Youth Championship 2021-2022. The ...

National delegations from 68 nations completed their Stage 1 registration to participate in the 2022 World Schools Debating Championship organised by IDEA.

Please support the local debate community in Ukraine.

170 teams will square off in an online debate tournament in the Worlds Schools Debate Format for high school students from all over the world. The event is held from 11 - 16 March 2022. The tournament is organised by IDEA member Za im Proti.

One of the strengths of debate education is its ability to help students understand and get excited about current affairs. One of the challenges of debate trainers is that students want to know everything for everything. Using the concept of Global L...