IDEA YOUTH FORUM

The last days of August and the first days of September were quite interesting for the debate program. For five intense days from August 28 to September 2, representatives from the Debating Economics program participated in the first IDEA Youth Forum in nearly ten years. About 50 participants from Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East had the opportunity to interact with each other, share experiences related to the debate, work and have fun. Over the five days, a total of 36 sessions were held by guests and forum participants about the world of debating, such as the introduction of debating, how to implement it and most importantly how to make debating interesting again and make it yes as powerful as ever. A panel of three professionals pointed out at the end of this Forum the main problems that most countries face to implement the debate among young people. Success stories were used to provide suggestions for specific problems faced by participants.