“The 1st Debate Championship” in Kazan, Tatarstan

On April 1-3, the Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC) in partnership with “Selet” Youth Organization has successfully organized the local stage of “The 1st Debate Championship of ICYF-ERC” in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan.

At the opening ceremony of the event, on behalf of Mr. Vusal Gurbanov, Acting Director General of ICYF-ERC, Mr. Said Omanov and Ms. Aygul Gabdrakhmanova, Director of the “Selet” Youth Organization, greeted participants and emphasized the role of such events in the development of leadership and public speaking skills of young people as well as successful exchange of creative ideas for the effective regional cooperation.

During the two-day championship selected 32 debaters discussed 8 different topics on global climate change, the role of international organizations in reducing youth unemployment, the importance of environmental factors in investment projects and the role of distance education in knowledge acquisition.

At the end of the Debate Championship, the winners were awarded with certificates and special prizes.

It should be noted that based on the gained experience from the championship organized in Azerbaijan in partnership with Debate in Civil Society Public Union, in forthcoming months the championships will be held in other Eurasian countries as well.