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IDEA joined the 2nd International Conference on Debate and Dialogue in Doha to share insights on debate's role in youth education and global cooperation.

On the weekend of 24–25 May 2025, the final stages of the 2024/25 Italian Youth Championship in Debate took place, bringing together 47 students from across the country. Organized in four sections, middle school, high school (Italian track), high sch...

On May 27th, 2025, nine students from the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) gathered for a Green Debate workshop as part of their Honours programme. The event was organized under the Erasmus+ EU co-funded project Empowering ...

On 24–25 May 2025, debaters from across Europe gathered at University College Utrecht for the annual Utrecht Open, one of the Netherlands’ most dynamic international tournaments. Organized by the Utrecht Debating Society, the competition followed the...

In beginning of May, IDEA organised a green debate tournament, one day online debate competition with an environmental focus. Debaters used case studies from our project "Empowering Youth Work for the Green Debate" and then used them in the debate.

Prepared debate motions for WSDC 2025 have been announced. Debaters from across the globe will have 8 weeks to prepare for these four topics.

On May 23rd, 2025, the Erasmus+ EU co-funded project Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate reached Cals College in Nieuwegein, 79 students from four classes participated in a day of debate workshops. These sessions were organized to ensure that e...

At the EuroSDC 2025 in Bucharest recorded your impressions, insights and stories. Now, we are releasing them as a short video report that encapsulates the experience as a whole.

On May 22nd, 2025, students from Lentiz Revius Lyceum in Maassluis took part in the Green Debate series. This event was also part of the Erasmus+ EU co-funded project Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate, which brings debate closer to the youth ...

On May 14th, 2025, the IV Extremadura Schools Debate Tournament reached its final stage in the Plenary Hall of the Assembly of Extremadura, Mérida. Organized as part of the Erasmus+ project Empowering Youthwork for the Green Debate, the event brought...

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...