Success of Georgian debaters at the International Debate Academy – WSDA 2020

At the International Academy of Debates, organized by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), which was held online for the first time this year, Georgian debaters won convincingly five out of five games and were among the top five teams in the academy.

The large-scale debate forum, held for the thirtieth time this year, was attended by over two hundred pupils from more than twenty countries and over fifty successful debate teachers and trainers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Europe, and the rest of the world. The International Debate Academy was held in English.

The 5 best debates from Georgia participated in the International Debate Forum within the framework of the project “Debates for Better Education”, which is supported by the Gudavadze-Patarkatsishvili Foundation. The pupils participating in the project went through a multi-stage competition to participate in the International Academy of Debates after becoming one of the top twenty speakers of the online public speaking competition. Finally, the 5 best debaters from Tbilisi and Kakheti schools were selected to participate in the International Debate Academy.