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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.

In February 2022, we called for the international debate community to support the Ukrainian debate community. You responded with financial donations and direct offers of support, housing, and relocation help. Over 24.000,00 $ was gathered, and many f...

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.