Learn how to judge debates with iDebate on the 5th December. It will be an engaging evening for anyone who is interested in the art of listening to other’s speeches and weighing up the relative merits of various competing arguments. The art of judging is different from that of debating so even

The Great Debaters Competition is the annual showpiece of the Great Debaters Club, a social enterprise that trains its members to broaden their perspective by defending opinions other than their own.

The competition aims to offer a platform to organisations that are striving to change

If you are in London and want to help iDebate then come along to IDEA UK's training on Thursday 19th October. We will be introducing university students to how they can volunteer with iDebate, the programme here in the UK, and why it is good for you to volunteer with us. 

The training wil

Open to: young people aged 18-30, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria and Kosovo.
 

International Debate Education Association South Eastern Europe (IDEA SEE) considers art and design as a very important tool for disseminating a

In the framework of young activists and members of the debate community capacity development programme we organize the training of trainers (ToT).

The training programme includes techniques for effective trainings management, methods of engagement and work with various youth groups, use

Join us for the third in our series of IDEA Fellows workshops on debate and facilitation skills.

The IDEA Fellows help run iDebate's World Debate Clubs in schools and FE Colleges around London this training will introduce you to many of the skills you need both to debate and to run a club

The International Debate Education Association is providing the chance to debaters, educators, youth activists, legal students and professionals the opportunity to empower youth in the art of influence and persuasion.

IDEA's vision is to not just improve the social mobility of young

Free Capacity Building Workshop 

iDebate are proud to announce it's latest Train the Trainer workshop with the Tony Blair Global Institute on Essential Dialogue Skills for the classroom. This workshop is aimed at youth professionals, debate coaches and educators. If you are interested in

Register for Heart of Europe 2017 at http://reg.heart-of-europe.org/
Info at http://heart-of-europe.org/

As a membership organization, IDEA NL is governed democratically by a General Assembly. The General Assembly meets at least once a year, usually though special meetings may be called when needed. Between General Assembly meetings, the Board of Directors has all the necessary

ICYD is a competition for pupils aged under 15 (as of September 1st 2011). Each year the finals' day alternates between Oxford and Cambridge, and this year ICYD is being held in Oxford. 

To register or for more information go to 

On behalf of the staff and students of the Willamette University Debate Union and the Philomathean Society, I am happy to invite you and your best British Parliamentary debating teams attend the United States Universities Debate Championships. The USU debates will be held on our campus on April

Welcome to the Heriot-Watt Open 2012 page! If you wish to reg, this link will be useful:http://goo.gl/XRYpN (n-1 rule applies)

Our Date: Saturday, March 24th. Reg is at 09:00, Round 1 will start at 10:00.

Register for the DSDC 2012 today!

Dear teacher or debater,

You are cordially invited to participate in the Dutch Schools Debating Championships 2012, which will be held on the 24th of March. The DSDC is an annual debating tournament where secondary school

The Leeds Debating Union returns with our annual competition, this year made even better, returning to our original status as an Open. 

We Bring you:

1. First Person Motions-all debates will be set around the actions of an individual agent, rather than the actions of a government

We're extremely happy to announce the biggest and best Nottingham Open yet!

We bring you five rounds with a break to semis over the course of two days in one of the most attractive campuses in the country. You will be treated to classic Nottingham hospitality; a strong adjudication team

Manchester Debating Union is proud to invite you to its annual Debating Competition held on February 24-26th!As before, this year again, we are offering you a perfect competition with good quality debates, fun socials and even better motions, prepared by our fantastic CAs Manos Moschopoulos and

EUDC preparation tournament for teams from the Mediterranean region. More information will be published soon, including registration details. Istanbul is a train ride away from Belgrade - so combine two tournaments in one!

As British Parliamentary (BP) debating gains in popularity all over the world, receiving training for this particular debate format will benefit your debating career.
The advantages of BP are not limited to the connections you immediately make to debaters around the world

The Mixed Team Track (MTT) has been the core of the Youth Forum since its beginning. Believing in its true virtue of multiculturalism, we create a nurturing atmosphere to allow for an unforced exchange of ideas and standpoints to various issues of debate and areas of life.

The Karl Popper Debating Championship is one of the largest high school tournaments in the world, bringing together teams from all five continents to debate on a mix of prepared and impromptu motions connected to the topic of the Youth Forum. The tournament features six preliminary rounds and a

Asia has one of the most diverse and developed debate communities in the world. However like most other debate communities, not everyone has equal access to teaching materials, trainers, tournaments and other debate related activities. While debate has spread throughout all parts of Asia, many

In Kooperation mit der Wochenzeitung DIE ZEIT veranstalten Debattierclubs in ganz Deutschland unter dem gemeinsamen Dach des "Verbandes der Debattierclubs an Hochschulen e.V." (VDCH) regelmäßig

In Kooperation mit der Wochenzeitung DIE ZEIT veranstalten Debattierclubs in ganz Deutschland unter dem gemeinsamen Dach des "Verbandes der Debattierclubs an Hochschulen e.V." (VDCH) regelmäßig

Die Mitteldeutsche Debattier-Meisterschaft in Jena ist – neben der Süddeutschen Meisterschaft in Ingolstadt und der Norddeutschen Meisterschaft in Kiel – eines von drei Qualifikationsturnieren für die Meisterschaft im Deutschsprachigen Debattieren 2012 in Wien. Am Wochenende vom 21. und 22.

Each April, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, in conjunction with The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) host a debate tournament and intellectual exchange. We bring together an elite and internationally diverse group of debaters and adjudicators, along with world renowned public

In Kooperation mit der Wochenzeitung DIE ZEIT veranstalten Debattierclubs in ganz Deutschland unter dem gemeinsamen Dach des "Verbandes der Debattierclubs an Hochschulen e.V." (VDCH) regelmäßig

British Parliamentary Debate is coming to Hungary! 

The enthusiastic clubs of Central European University and Corvinus University Budapest decided to put Budapest on the map of international debate tournaments. We proudly present the first Budapest Open Debate Tournament.

UPDATE

Details pending

The 2nd Hong Kong Debate Open 2011 (HKDO) will be held from the 28th- 30th October 2011 at the Campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, after the success of last year.  

More information about the HKDO can be found on their website: 

Macedonia Open is an annual debate event that has been gathering young people, coming primarily from South-East Europe, for the past 8 years and will be taking place the 28-30th of October 2011.

ZIP – Za in proti (ZIP), Pro et Contra, Institute for the Culture of Dialogue, Slovenia, WDI – World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, and Debate Clubs, University of Ljubljana are proud to present the 9th International Debate Academy & IDA 2011 Tournament.

The NSU Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championship 2011 will be organised by the North South University Debate Club (NSUDC) from December 7th-11th 2011 at the university campus in Dhaka Bangladesh. 

The tournament which will be held in the British Parliamentary (BP) format will