Call for Applications: English-Language Debate Competition for High School Students in Hungary

Deadline: 1-May-23

The Institute of English and American Studies of the University of Debrecen, the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, and the American Corners in Hungary are happy to announce the seventh national, English-language debate competition for high school students.

The top teams submitting the most creative and best-argued video projects will get the chance to prove their debating skills in person using the Karl Popper format. In-person semi-finals will take place at the American Corners in Debrecen, Pécs, Szeged, and Veszprém, and Budapest in September 2023, with the in-person grand finals planned for the end of 2023.

Similarly to previous years, students can compete for valuable prizes offered by the organizers and their sponsors. According to current plans, participants making it to the DEbate finals and planning to continue their studies at the University of Debrecen in the future may earn extra points in the admission process.

Project Topic

• This year’s project topic for the video projects:
  • Stronger together? Pros and cons of international alliances in tackling 21st-century challenges

Eligibility Criteria

• Students can apply in teams of three under the supervision of a teacher by submitting a 10-15-minute-long creative, argumentative video project on the topic specified above presenting both sides of the issue with research-based evidence and arguments. The video projects will be assessed by a panel of experts who will evaluate the strength of the arguments, the creativity involved in their presentation, the quality of language used,  as well as the team members’ cooperation and presentation skills.

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Hungary.