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Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate at the Slovak Debate League Finals
During the May 10–12, 2025, the Slovak Debate League Finals took place at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava. The prestigious high school tournament brought together 120 debaters and participants from acros...
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Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate materials were used during the Prague Debate Finals
From 25–28 April 2025, Prague became the centre of the Czech debating season, when it hosted the final tournament of the Czech Debate League together with the Open Tournament. Both events provided a stage where the Empowering Youthwork for the Green ...
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Registration for IDEA Youth Forum 2025 is open & Debate Exchange
Registration is now open for the IDEA Youth Forum 2025, taking place from the 8th to the 15th of July in Prague.
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Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate Present at Lithuania’s National Championships
On April 13th, 2025, the Lietuvos Debatų Centras hosted the Outrounds of the 31st Lithuanian Schools Debating Championships (LSDC) in Vilnius. As part of the Erasmus+ project Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate, the event provided a platform wh...
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Information & Application Form for Prospective New Board Members
IDEA is looking for new members to join its Board of Directors. The Board supports the organisation’s strategy, governance, and mission to promote debate and critical thinking among young people.
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Bidding process for EuroSDC 2027 now open
Having confirmed Skopje for EuroSDC 2026, the Steering Committee is now announcing the beginning of the selection process for EuroSDC 2027 host.
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EuroSDC 2026 will be held in Skopje
The EuroSDC community has selected the North Macedonia bid to host EuroSDC 2026. Further announcements are to follow as the tournament draws nearer. See you in Skopje next year!
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Green Debate Tournaments
Join the Green Debate Tournaments this May! Are you passionate about the environment and ready to test your debating skills? Join us this May for two online tournaments, which are part of the Empowering youth work for the green debate project.
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Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate at the University of Extremadura
On March 26th, 2025, the University of Extremadura hosted its XIX University Debate Tournament, an event proudly carried out under the Erasmus+ project Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate, organised by our partner Commun Global.
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Learn how to provide feedback better, teach debaters more!
Alongside the EuroSDC debate tournament, we hosted a series of seminars on the quality of judging as part of our Erasmus+ accreditation in the field of youth. Debates need proper adjudication, for the youth to be able to express themselves in a const...
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EuroSDC returns stronger with its second year
Once again, debaters from all over Europe came together to compete and determine the best team on the continent. The European Schools Debating Championship returned for its second year, continuing to highlight the educational value of debate, critica...
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