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Apr 2013

5th Apr
Jacobs Open
Bremen
Germany
5 Apr 2013 - 7 Apr 2013
Save the dates: 5th-7th April 2013Jacobs Open 2013 Debating Tournament at Jacobs University Bremen. More information to follow over the next...
Chief Adjudicators:

TBA

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Leiden Open
Leiden
Netherlands
5 Apr 2013 - 6 Apr 2013
Leiden Open- 5th and 6th of April- where exactly it takes place: Leiden- registration fee: to be confirmed- homepage and contact info: ...
Chief Adjudicators:

TBA

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Leiden Open
Leiden
Netherlands
5 Apr 2013 - 6 Apr 2013
  Leiden Open- 5th and 6th of April- where exactly it takes place: Leiden- registration fee: to be confirmed- homepage and contact info:...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Paris Open
Paris
France
5 Apr 2013 - 7 Apr 2013
  > when : 5-7 april 2013> where : Paris>> On the 5th, 6th and 7th of April 2013, we invite you in Paris, the most beautiful...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Canton IV
Guangzhou
China
5 Apr 2013 - 8 Apr 2013
  Date: APR 5 to 8, 2013 (Fri. to Mon.)Venue: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou High Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China Format:...
Chief Adjudicators:

Thepparith Senamngern 

Debating Format:
Asian Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Lexicon National Parliamentary Debate
Chandigarh
India
5 Apr 2013 - 7 Apr 2013
The Speakers’ Society of Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET), Chandigarh is pleased to announce its inaugural...
Debating Format:
Asian Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
5th Apr
Debate Without Borders Skype Tournament
Kabul
Afghanistan
5 Apr 2013
Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT) is pleased to invite you to participate in our Debate Without Borders Skype Tournament to be held on...
Debating Format:
Public Debate
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
7th Apr
FIAT! DEBATE 2013
Ploiesti
Romania
7 Apr 2013 - 11 Apr 2013
  Fiat!Debate is the oldest International World Schools Debate Competition in Romania with its 8th edition taking place between 7th...
Chief Adjudicators:

John Wickham(UK) as Chief Adjudicator, Emil Mesaros(RO) and Stefan Ionescu(RO) as Deputy Chief Adjudicators. 

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
8th Apr
IDEA Asia Youth Forum 2013
Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan
8 Apr 2013 - 21 Apr 2013
This year's IDEA Asia Youth Forum will take place on the beautiful shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan from April 9 - 20, 2013. Visit...
Chief Adjudicators:

Sharmila Parmanand

Debating Format:
Karl Popper
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
IDEA Events
8th Apr
KADIKOY MAARIF COLLEGE ECHO INTERSCHOLASTIC DEBATING CONTEST
Istanbul
Turkey
8 Apr 2013 - 29 Apr 2013
LET THE HEADED DEBATES BEGIN!  Interscholastıc Debating Contest will be held by Kadıköy Anatolian Highschool also called Kadıköy Maarif...
Debating Format:
Oxford-Style Debate
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
11th Apr
Bratislava Schools Debating Competition 2013
Bratislava
Slovakia
11 Apr 2013 - 15 Apr 2013
  The first edition of BSDC attracted teams from 8 countries. Last year BSDC was even more succesful with participants from 5 continents,...
Chief Adjudicators:

We are pleased to announce that after Beth James (2011) and Eva Spoor (2012), our chief adjudicator this year will be Ronit Prawer. 

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
12th Apr
Estonian Open
Tartu
Estonia
12 Apr 2013 - 14 Apr 2013
Further information about the tournament will be uploaded shortly, if you have questions, please contact our convenors Kristin Parts and Helery...
Chief Adjudicators:

Anna England Kerr

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Member Event
13th Apr
HSE Open
Moscow
Russia
13 Apr 2013 - 14 Apr 2013
  Hosted by the HSE, MoscowMore information to be announced
Language:
English
Debate Events
19th Apr
Nordic Debating Championship 2013
Helsinki
Finland
19 Apr 2013 - 21 Apr 2013
Debaters from Nordic and Baltic countries, welcome! Debating has grown considerably in Finland over the past few years, so we’ve decided...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
19th Apr
Newcastle Mixed Doubles Open 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
19 Apr 2013
Five rounds of Seven minute speeches breaking to semi-finals. Mixed Doubles: i.e. teams consist of one woman and one man CA's: Marlena...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
19th Apr
Newcastle Mixed Doubles Open 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
19 Apr 2013
Five rounds of Seven minute speeches breaking to semi-finals. Mixed Doubles: i.e. teams consist of one woman and one man CA's: Marlena...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
20th Apr
Deutschsprachige Regionalmeisterschaften
TBC
Germany
20 Apr 2013 - 21 Apr 2013
www.achteminute.de/20120912/in-der-ubersicht-die-zeit-debatten-der-saiso...
Language:
German
Debate Events
20th Apr
NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships)
Amsterdam
Netherlands
20 Apr 2013
http://www.asdvbonaparte.nl/wordpress/nk-debateren/Dit jaar vindt voor de derde keer het NK plaats in Amsterdam, georganiseerd door de ASDV...
Chief Adjudicators:

Julien Spliet

Debating Format:
American Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Mixed
Language:
Dutch
Debate Events
20th Apr
The Hull Open
Hull
United Kingdom
20 Apr 2013 - 21 Apr 2013
Hull Debating Society would like to invite you to the 2013 Hull Open. It will be a good debates and a great social afterwards. So mark the date...
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
20th Apr
Liverpool Schools 2013
Liverpool
United Kingdom
20 Apr 2013
The inaugrual Liverpool Schools is being held on the 20th April 2013 at the University of Liverpool CA Team: Dan Bradley (WUDC Semi Finalist...
Chief Adjudicators:

Dan Bradley

 

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
26th Apr
Split Open 2013
Split
Croatia
26 Apr 2013 - 28 Apr 2013
for all information about the event - please feel free to join this facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/202011919941044/ check out...
Chief Adjudicators:

Michael Shapira, Goran Jankuloski

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Mixed
Language:
English
Debate Events
27th Apr
Aber Open
Aberystwyth
United Kingdom
27 Apr 2013
  The Aber Open is back! After travelling through the Cambrian mountains, to our train station owned by J. D. Wetherspoon (best...
Chief Adjudicators:

Steven Rajavinothan: Warwick University

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events

May 2013

1st May
Zimbabwe Public Speaking Challenge
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
1 May 2013 - 4 May 2013
This is a National Publlic Speaking Competition for Tertiary level students of the 31 registered institutions of Higher learning in Zimbabwe
Chief Adjudicators:

TBA

Debating Format:
Public Speaking
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Member Event
4th May
Brussels: Debate on the future of Europe
Brussels
Belgium
4 May 2013
The current economic crisis offers a unique opportunity to think about what the European Union stands for. This event, organised by the...
Language:
Dutch
English
French
Debate Events
10th May
Zeit Debatte Aachen (German)
Aachen
Germany
10 May 2013 - 12 May 2013
  http://www.achteminute.de/20120912/in-der-ubersicht-die-zeit-debatten-der-saison-20122013/ Zum ersten Mal überhaupt wird der...
Language:
German
Debate Events
10th May
Oxford Women's Open 2013
Oxford
United Kingdom
10 May 2013 - 11 May 2013
The UK's only women's competition. https://www.facebook.com/events/352458771533753/?fref=ts
Chief Adjudicators:

Leela Koenig and Anat Shapira

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
16th May
Sabanci University International Debating Championship
Istanbul
Turkey
16 May 2013 - 21 May 2013
Championship will take your 6 days but offers you unforgettable memories.All information that you need is available on this website still do...
Chief Adjudicators:

Engin Arıkan

Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
17th May
Belgrade Open 2013.
Belgrade
Serbia
17 May 2013 - 19 May 2013
http://belgrade-open.org/ http://www.facebook.com/groups/belgradeopen/
Chief Adjudicators:

Harish Natarajan

Manos Moschopoulos

Senna Maatoug

Goran Jankuloski

Crt Podlogar

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
30th May
Deutschsprachige Debattiermeisterschaft (DDM) - German Language Championships
Munich
Germany
30 May 2013 - 31 May 2013
  www.achteminute.de/20120912/in-der-ubersicht-die-zeit-debatten-der-saison-20122013/ Das unangefochtene Highlight der Saison findet...
Language:
German
Debate Events
30th May
Deutschsprachige Debattiermeisterschaft (DDM) - German Language Championships
Munich
Germany
30 May 2013 - 2 Jun 2013
  www.achteminute.de/20120912/in-der-ubersicht-die-zeit-debatten-der-saison-20122013/ Das unangefochtene Highlight der Saison findet...
Language:
German
Debate Events
31st May
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Debate Academy 2013
Riga
Latvia
31 May 2013 - 2 Jun 2013
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSER) Debate Society will host the second Debate Academy in the Baltics from May 31 to June 2....
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
31st May
1st All Pakistan Bilingual Parliamentary Debates
Lahore
Pakistan
31 May 2013 - 2 Jun 2013
  University of Management & Technology has been declared amongst Top 10 Universities in South Asia which holds a premier seat in the...
Debating Format:
Asian Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Mixed
Language:
English
Urdu
Debate Events

Jun 2013

11th Jun
SCC Intramural Tournament
Orange
United States
11 Jun 2013
Debating Format:
American Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
18th Jun
Tshwane university of technology BPD worksop
pretoria
South Africa
18 Jun 2013 - 21 Jun 2013
Training and mentorship on British parliamentary debate,between witbank and polokwane for a period of four days
Chief Adjudicators:

not yet known

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
22nd Jun
Newcastle Mixed Doubles Open 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
22 Jun 2013 - 23 Jun 2013
Mixed Doubles: Each team is comprised of one woman and one manOpen: Team members may come from any institution or none. Both members do NOT...
Chief Adjudicators:

Marlena Valles

Stu Cribb

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
26th Jun
Austerity: Virtue or Downfall? - Greece
Patras
Greece
26 Jun 2013
Join us for the first public debate of the Dialogue without Borders series on the topic: Austerity: Virtue or Downfall The debate...
Debating Format:
Online Debate
Language:
English
IDEA Events

Jul 2013

6th Jul
ULU Westminster IV
London
United Kingdom
6 Jul 2013 - 7 Jul 2013
More information to be published shortly
Chief Adjudicators:

TBC

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
6th Jul
China Debate Camp 2013
Ningbo
China
6 Jul 2013 - 12 Jul 2013
This is a six day workshop+tournament where trainees will have an up close and personal time with established debaters from around the region....
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
8th Jul
2013 IDEA Regional Youth Forum in Spanish
TBA
Mexico
8 Jul 2013 - 20 Jul 2013
IDEA will be hosting the 2013 IDEA Regional Youth Forum in Spanish in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico, on July 8-20, 2013. The...
Chief Adjudicators:

TBA

Debating Format:
Other
Debating Level:
Other
Language:
Spanish
IDEA Events
21st Jul
Cameroon Debate Academy
Bamenda
Cameroon
21 Jul 2013 - 27 Jul 2013
One week Training of Cameroonian Tertiary students & administratives (2nd edition) http://debateacademy.net/Debate_Academy/Cameroon....
Chief Adjudicators:

Alfred Snider

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
French
Member Event
26th Jul
Patras Open 2013
Patras
Greece
26 Jul 2013 - 29 Jul 2013
The Debating Society of Greece would like to invite you to the first edition of the Patras Open International Debate Championship, taking place...
Chief Adjudicators:

Manos Moschopoulos 

Harish Natarajan

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
28th Jul
CAMEROON NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP (CANUDC)
Douala
Cameroon
28 Jul 2013 - 4 Aug 2013
The first and largest national debate tournament in Central Africa and french speaking Africa. New french speaking africa debate nations are...
Chief Adjudicators:

Lilia Kilburn 

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
French
Debate Events

Aug 2013

1st Aug
Heart of Europe International Debating Tournament 2013
Olomouc
Czech Republic
1 Aug 2013 - 6 Aug 2013
  Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Czech Debate Society, o. s. it is my great pleasure to extend to you an invitation to the 10th...
Chief Adjudicators:

John L. Wickham (GB), Aljosa Polsak (Sl), Frankie Cena (CA), Nae Sovaiala (RO), Itumeleng K. Mohanoe (ZA)

 

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events
1st Aug
Indonesia Debate Open 2013
Jakarta
Indonesia
1 Aug 2013 - 5 Aug 2013
TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENTIndonesia Debate Open 201301-05 August 2013WUDC FormatInstitution Cap: 5N=1 rule is enforcedRegistration Fee at 50.00USD...
Chief Adjudicators:

Andre Kua (NUS)

Bryan Gunawan (Binus)

Chris Bisset (Monash/Sydney Union)

Daryl Isla (Ateneo)

Shafiq Bazari (MARA)

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Mixed
Language:
English
Debate Events
7th Aug
Estonian Summer Debate Academy
Noarootsi
Estonia
7 Aug 2013 - 11 Aug 2013
Debating Format:
Other
Debating Level:
Universities
High Schools
Language:
Estonian
Member Event
13th Aug
2013 IDEA Global Youth Forum
Galway
Ireland
13 Aug 2013 - 26 Aug 2013
IDEA and its partners will host 250 young people from over 40 countries of the world at the 19th edition of it’s annual summer event...
Chief Adjudicators:

Manos Moschopoulos, Georgi Velkovski

Debating Format:
Karl Popper
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
IDEA Events
18th Aug
Manchester EUDC
Manchester
United Kingdom
18 Aug 2013 - 24 Aug 2013
http://www.manchestereuros.eu/
Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
27th Aug
ESDC 2013
İstanbul
Turkey
27 Aug 2013 - 3 Sep 2013
The first two Euroasian Schools Debating Championships were held in prestigious schools and universities of the magnificent city of Istanbul....
Chief Adjudicators:

The Chief Adjudicator: Beth James

Tracey Lee, Christopher Sanchez, Branislav Fecko and Cem Zorlular

 

 

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events

Oct 2013

25th Oct
Turku Open 2013
Turku
Finland
25 Oct 2013 - 27 Oct 2013
A wonderful journey begins today with final destination, on the 25th of October, the oldest city of Finland, Turku!  We are delighted...
Chief Adjudicators:

Manos Moschopoulos

Debating Format:
British Parliamentary
Debating Level:
Universities
Language:
English
Debate Events
28th Oct
International Debate Tournament "Under Chestnut Trees"
Kiev
Ukraine
28 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2013
International Debate Tournament "Under Chestnut Trees" is coming! Dear friends, We are happy to announce that on October 28-30,...
Chief Adjudicators:

Registration will be open 1 September till 1 October 2013.

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Russian
Debate Events

Dec 2013

19th Dec
Cameroon National Schools Debating Championship (CANASDEC)
Bamenda
Cameroon
19 Dec 2013 - 22 Dec 2013
Cameroon National Schools Debating Championship,  (1st edition) Governement Technical High school of Bamenda & Cameroon Debate...
Chief Adjudicators:

Alfred Snider & Lilia Kilburn

Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
French
Debate Events

Apr 2014

3rd Apr
Bratislava Schools Debating Competition 2014
Bratislava
Slovakia
3 Apr 2014 - 7 Apr 2014
Debating Format:
World Schools
Debating Level:
High Schools
Language:
English
Debate Events

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