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We are excited to announce the first of the IDEA and member-hosted events supported by Erasmus+, a series of educational, exchange and planning events taking place in 2023.

123 students from all over The Netherlands and Belgium gathered for the second leg of the annual returning Benelux DebatCompetitie (BDC). By the end of the day the Stedelijk Gymnasium Hilversum and Haarlemmermeer Lyceum topped respectively the Lagerh...

The consortium of 14 youth organisations headed by IDEA has announced the launch of Project DEUS (Depolarisation and Engagement of the EU Society), aimed at fostering a greater sense of unity and understanding among EU citizens.

A debate workshop on youth voting age was held during EYE Varaždin, where over 600 young people from Europe and Asia met to discuss key youth issues.

The 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar, the most hotly debated sports event in history, has kicked off. Apart from discussing whether holders France, Brazil, or a number of other nations will lift the cup this year, the event has also sparked a large a...

Teachers and staff from Czechia, Italy, Slovenia, and The Netherlands came together in the Julian Alps for a bright and sunny October week. Not to hike or enjoy Slovenian cuisine - although both were undertaken - but to explore how we can prepare the...

The "Empowering Youth Work for the Green Debate" project, backed by the Erasmus+ program and spearheaded by the IDEA, aims to equip the youth with critical thinking skills to discern facts from fiction in the climate debate. Through a curriculum that...

The International Debate Education Association is co-organising an international mobility event in the Julian Alps in Slovenia from November 24th to November 29th. If you are interested in learning more about improving media literacy through debate, ...

Given the immense positive impact debating can have on young people by supporting them in becoming critical thinkers and active citizens, we strongly believe that debate-based education needs to be as accessible as possible, especially to young peopl...

A week packed with workshops, exchange of good practices, and exploring opportunities for cooperation brings together 65 debate organisation representatives from 17 countries.

We celebrated the conclusion of our "Innovate debate" project with a workshop presenting project results to debate practitioners from various Dutch youth organisations.

IDEA is the host of the World Schools Debating Championships 2022 happening online this year. Teams representing 66 nations have a lot of ground to cover when it comes to debate topics.