The Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament 2019-2020

Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This year, our annual schools debating tournament will see 64 teams from across Scotland enter the first round, with just one team crowned the winner at the grand final. Established in 1999, it runs in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Society and dedicated to the memory of the former First Minister Donald Dewar MSP,... Read more »

LSE Schools 2019

LSE New Academic Building 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London, United Kingdom

LSE Schools, is one of the largest British Parliamentary debate tournaments for secondary school students in the country. Organised by a team of debaters keen on spreading the art of debating, LSE Schools is a platform for young debaters, of any level of experience, to experience a large-scale debating tournament while receiving feedback and advice... Read more »

Winter Holidays Open 2019

Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

Winter Holidays Open started out as a small tournament organized by Croatian Debate Society with a goal of providing an international debate experience for debaters from the region. With 32 teams from Slovenia, Romania, Germany, Bosnia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Croatia, the first WHO took place in 2013. After several years of hard work, participant... Read more »

Eurasian Schools Debating Championship 2020

Robert College, Istanbul Özel Amerikan Robert Lisesi Kuruçesme Cad. No.87 Arnavutköy - Beşiktaş 34345, Istanbul, Turkey

The Eurasian Schools Debating Championships (ESDC) is an annual open English-language debating tournament for high school-level teams representing different countries. ESDC is open to national and school teams alike, depending on team cap. The first edition was hosted by the Robert College Debate Society in Istanbul with 50 teams from 20 different countries.

COBIS Student World Debate Competition 2020

Marbella, Spain Marbella, Málaga, Spain

The COBIS Student World Debate Competition brings students from COBIS Schools across the globe together for an exciting three day event. The programme includes two days of debate competitions, a fun cultural tour of Malaga, plus plenty of opportunities for COBIS student networking.  Schools can bring teams of 4-6 students. This competition is recommended for students in Years 11-13, aged 16 and... Read more »

€595

PDWC 2020 High School Parliamentary Debate World Conference and Competition

Hotel Heritage, Kumagaya 228 Oegawa Kumagaya-shi Saitama-ken 360-0103, Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan

The Parliamentary Debate World Conference & Competition assembles young leaders from Japan and across the globe to discuss the most relevant social, political, ethical, and environmental issues of our era through the medium of parliamentary debate. Thoroughly selected based on their applications, the 24 English proficient high school teams (composed by 3 students and 1 accompanying... Read more »

World Speech Day 2020

On 16th March 2020 World Speech Day will be celebrated through live speaking events, in over 100 countries across the globe.

Prague Debate Spring International Tournament 2020

Nad Aleji School, Prague Prague, Czech Republic

The tournament will entail 6 preliminary and 4-5 elimination rounds, 2 prepared motions, spectacular socials including a sightseeing cruise through the magical historical city centre, and great local as well as international food. 39 nations have participated so far: Argentina, Armenia, Bosnia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Israel,... Read more »