WSDC
WSDC 2019, Bangkok
Colombo , Sri LankaThe World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a truly global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body. Past venues include Peru, Qatar, Seoul, Athens, Cape Town, Bangkok, Singapore, Stuttgart, and in 2017 Denpasar, Indonesia. All debates take place in English. Each country can submit... Read more »
EurOpen 2019
Hamburg, Germany Hamburg, GermanyDebate details WSDC format (3 vs 3) 8 prelim rounds OF, QF, SF, GF Novice SF, GF (<one year debate experience) Schedule Arrival day: 14th NOV 2018 Departure Day: 19th NOV 2018 First item is the Judges briefing in the morning of 15th NOV at ca. 09.00 Last item is the Grand Final in the morning... Read more »
Online WSDC 2020
The first Online WSDC, organised to fill the gap created by the postponement of WSDC 2020 in Mexico, was won by Canada who defeated Sri Lanka 8-1 in the Grand Final. Grand Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHFvX94AC0 Semi-final: Canada v Singapore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx28K-AH3OY Closing Ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3PNV15Mug0 Motions Prepared motions for both divisions (prelims): Round 1: This House would designate... Read more »
BDC Fempowerment 2020
Online (Discord) , BangladeshThe pandemic disallowed us to host the 2nd edition of the circuit’s favorite tournament: BDC Shevolution, despite our best efforts. However, debate dreams and aspirations and our drive towards ensuring female empowerment and inclusiveness in the circuit will not halt. This time, we’re hosting the nations first ever online inter-school debate tournament for the girls... Read more »
BDC Shevolution 2020
Independent University, Bangladesh - IUB , BangladeshBangladesh Debating Council (BDC) is back with the second edition of BDC SHEVOLUTION, a Women’s Olympiad. After it's first successful edition, it's now back, bigger and better, organized by a full-fledged women’s organizing committee! We invite you to a fun weekend full of Debate, Art, Poetry, Wall-Magazine and a Short Film Competition, Open for both... Read more »
Nordic Schools Debating Championship 2021
Hello everyone! The Danish Debate Association is incredibly excited to announce our 4th edition of Nordic Schools Debating Championship, the first-ever online edition! Since we, unfortunately, were unable to host the tournament last year in response to the Covid pandemic, we are especially thrilled to invite you to the coming year’s edition from the 16th-18th... Read more »
Macau Online WSDC 2021
Announcement of the Macau Online WSDC 2021 To All WSDC National Teams, Coaches, Team Managers and Officials, We are pleased to inform you that QatarDebate, Debating Society of Germany and Macau English Debating Association will be jointly organising the Macau Online WSDC 2021 from 25th July to 5th August 2021 on Zoom. 200 student-volunteers from... Read more »
World Junior Schools Debating Championship 2021
Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong , Hong KongWith a keen passion to provide a platform for students to build on the key 21st Century learning objectives, the 4 C’s — Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication, World Junior Schools sees that it is also important to connect these skills to Civic awareness and engagement. Going into 2021, this year's debate will be... Read more »
The Netherlands Online WSDC 2022
Online , NetherlandsThe 2022 World Schools Debate Championship will take place online, from August 7th to 18th, and is organized by the International Debate Education Association. 12 May, 2022 Dear community, We are pleased to announce our CAP members who will join us to work with the org team to run Netherlands WSDC 2022 smoothly: Alice... Read more »
WSDC 2023
Vin University Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lâm, Hà Nội, Viet NamHeld in July 2023, Vietnam will be the official host of the World Schools Debating Championship 2023. As the cheapest ever and the first in-person WSDC hosted after the Covid-19 pandemic, we wish to continue to promote the values of educational excellence, awareness, diversity, and inclusion. Our team promises this WSDC to be one of... Read more »