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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...

Registrations are now open for From Participants to Leaders 2026, an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange taking place this August in Blokzijl, the Netherlands. The programme is designed for young debaters who are preparing for their new role of debate coaches. T...

The EuroSDC Steering Committee is announcing that the selection process for the EuroSDC 2028 host is now open.

In late April, our team participated in two events, both in Romania. In Timișoara, we joined the CoE/EC seminar on critical thinking in the digital age, and in Bucharest we attended the NECE & COMPASS Lab addressing the civic gap in technology and po...

Registration is now open for IDEA's most important event of the year, the Youth Forum 2026, returning this July. The Forum brings together young debaters from across Europe for a week of peer-led workshops, intercultural learning and youth-driven col...

IDEA has submitted formal recommendations to the Council of Europe, calling for debate to be integrated into the continent’s civic infrastructure to protect against democratic backsliding.

Two days of exchange, ideas, and meaningful participation.

On March 20 and 21, we attended the NEXT.GEN.FORUM which took place in Dresden. This event brought young people, civic initiatives and political stakeholders together to discuss democracy, civic participation and social change.

IDEA is starting work on its strategic plan for 2027 to 2032, and we want the people who make up our community to shape it from the beginning.

Last week in Brussels, IDEA joined more than 30 international youth organizations for the EYF Learning and Networking Days, co-organised by the Council of Europe’s European Youth Foundation and the European Youth Forum.

On the 8th March, we celebrated International Women’s Day by participating in the WGM Open. The event combined a supportive debating tournament with a Youth Speak Up workshop, focusing on inclusivity and the long-term empowerment of young leaders in ...

Teachers, youth workers, trainers, students, and other education professionals are invited to take part in a free online seminar focused on debate as an educational and youth work methodology.