From September-December 2009, several activities focusing on debate have been planned in the Netherlands. All part of the "Debate in the Neighborhood Program" that is organized by IDEA-Netherlands, these activities will take place in the cities of Zeelan
Join us for an amazing experience in culture and debate as we hold this fourth annual international university tournament from December 11-13, 2009 at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing.
The International Debate Education Association and Hobart and William Smith Colleges aim to bring together an elite and internationally diverse group of debaters and adjudicators each year for a weekend of debate at the highest level.
Eighteen high school students and three teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) attend the highly interactive Youth Leadership Program and accompanying Teacher Professional Development Program, in Salem, Oregon, and Washington, DC.
IDEA is once again partnering with the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press to lead an American Parliamentary Debate training May 15-17 at the FLTRP facilities. The training is part of the FLTRP Cup, to be held in Beijing May 15-22.
Exact event date and location are subject to change.
The Climate Advocacy Institute provides training for tomorrow’s leaders in tools that help them to promote discussion of issues that are important to them and their communities, and to advocate for p
On your way to the Global Debates grand prize, don’t miss out on the IDEA Challenge, a special contest this fall 2009. You could win participation fees for your team to attend the 2010 IDEA International Tournament of Champions at Willamette University and 500 Global Debates points!
The Macedonia Open is an international debate tournament which takes place annually in Skopje, Macedonia. The seventh annual open will be hosted by the Youth Educational Forum from December 18-20, 2009.
Recently, the Debate in the Neighborhood program has worked in the community of Tholen to increase youth knowledge in policy-making. In addition, IDEA has worked to increase dialogue between youth and local police in Rotterdam.
You can now take the power of the renowned Debatabase offline! Download this easy to use package and have the power of the database of debate topics, arguments and evidence right on your desktop. Create booklets, print your cases and edit the existing information.
Please note that the Desktop Edition of the Debatabase is still in the beta testing phase. The process of development would benefit tremendously from your feedback - direct it to the developer, Marjan Stojnev.
Current podcasts include news and testimonials from participants in the 2006 IDEA Youth Forum in Predeal, Romania, as well as radio stories produced by students during the Citizen Journalism program focusing on everything from dating life in foreign countries to global warming and conflict.
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