As we sat down with Sourodip Paul and Sajid Asbat Khandaker – team BRAC A, winners of this year's World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC 2022) – at The Daily Star, we realised the gravity of ...

Every time I get a message from a junior or a peer asking me for help on how to join debating, the most I can do in my limited capacity is suggest they join their school's debating club. Since that, ...

Communication skills are vital for all young people, both to succeed in their education and in later life. The annual Education and Skills Survey (CBI and EDI) this year showed that 42% of employers ...

Running a debate club in school provides a platform for debate enthusiasts to thrive and grow even faster together. The English Debating Team of Wah Yan College, Kowloon, has groomed seasoned speakers ...

Picture this: you’re a student at a Chinese Medium Instruction (CMI) school. You like the challenges of learning and using English. You’ve been reading articles about debating in Young Post, and ...

On a summer afternoon in a classroom in west London, eight individuals fiercely compete in a public debate on: “This house would legalise vigilantism in areas of high crime”. A speaker for the motion ...

It’s a peaceful canoe trip through Algonquin Park for 17-year-old Max Rosen after claiming the top title for Canada on the weekend at the World Schools Debating Championships. “Well, I’ve got to say, ...

Philippine debating remains a locus of liberal rhetoric. Except its focus is no longer America, but Asia. There has always been something oratorical about Filipino liberalism. Most of the key liberals ...