Debate Korea endeavors to increase accesibility to debate by providing various debate platforms.
Debate Korea hosts many competitions such as Korea WUDC 2021, 2021 Seoul Youth Policy debate, DKO etc.
in order to create more debate opportunities and platforms for exchange.
Korea WUDC 2021
The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) has been held annually since its inception in England in 1981, and is the most largest and prestigious student-hosted debate tournament in the world. WUDC has been hosted in several English-speaking countries such as the United States and Singapore, but this is the first time to be held in Northeast Asia.
Korea WUDC 2021
The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) has been held annually since its inception in England in 1981, and is the most largest and prestigious student-hosted debate tournament in the world. WUDC has been hosted in several English-speaking countries such as the United States and Singapore, but this is the first time to be held in Northeast Asia.
2021 Seoul Youth Policy Debate
2021 Seoul Youth Policy Debate is a competition where young people from all over the country gather to propose their own policy ideas and discuss the effectiveness of policies. The competition was organized by Debate Korea, hosted by Yonhap News Agency and Seoul Institute. It was sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Yonhap News TV.
Debate Korea Open
Debate Korea Open (former Seoul Open) is the largest international debate competition in Korea in british parliamentary format. Debate Korea Open was hosted at KINTEX, the largest convention center in the country. Participants were provided accommodation at Sono Calm Goyang, a five-star hotel located 10 minutes away from the convention center.
KIDA National Championship
KIDA National Championship (KNC) is a british parliamentary english debate championship hosted once a semester by schools associated to the Korea Intervarsity Debate Association (KIDA). Debate Korea has been continuously co-hosting and supporting operations, starting from YUU (Yonsei Underwood Union) KNC 2016.
Pre-Korea WUDC 2021 is a preliminary competition prepared before Korea WUDC 2021, which was postponed to July 2021 due to COVID-19. More than 300 students from 42 countries around the world gathered online to revitalize the debate culture in Korea.