QatarDebate Center

Adjudicators Academy - Malaysia
2020-01-24 00:00 - 2020-01-27 00:00 (Asia/Qatar)
As part of our preparations for the Asian Arabic Debating Championship, QatarDebate organized the 4th iteration of the Adjudicators Academy in Malaysia.
Participants in the academy will aid QatarDebate in the adjudication process of the Asian Arabic Debating Championship as well as to be added to QatarDebate’s wide network of qualified debate adjudicators for QatarDebate’s future events and championships.
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Big Tech debate at Davos
2020-01-22 00:00
For the first time, QatarDebate – in collaboration with The New York Times – is to sponsor a debate on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where leading speakers will examine the pros and cons of big tech.
As global society becomes increasingly influenced by digital technology, debaters will go head-to-head at the event to discuss whether the world’s top tech firms can be trusted to self-regulate, and if governments need to set tougher guidelines and stronger principles for corporate practices.

Debate 101: Debate Skills for Professionals
2020-01-19 00:00 - 2020-01-28 00:00
QatarDebate invites you to take part in this 4-session workshop series that aims to sharpen the presentation, persuasion, critical thinking and argumentation skills of today’s working professionals.

Learning Objectives:

Learn to manage public speaking nervousness and learn the elements of an effective speech while presenting in front of an audience.
Learn and practice persuasion techniques.
Sharpen critical thinking skills by questioning how we think about things.
Learn to make well-structured arguments and identify logical fallacies.
Practice debate skills in an interactive and fun learning environment.

The sessions dates are as follows:

Week 1:Session 1: Sunday, January 19 (4.30pm – 7.30pm)Session 2: Tuesday, January 21 (4.30pm – 7.30pm)

Week 2:Session 3: Sunday, January 26 (4.30pm – 7.30pm)Session 4: Tuesday, January 28 (4.30pm – 7.30pm)

Certificates:Will be awarded to participants upon completion of the training (attendance is compulsory for all days of training).

**Please note, this program is intended only for adult professionals only and not students. We have separate training programs at QatarDebate that cater to school and university students. Students are requested to not register for this training program. Thank you for your understanding.

TEDx Youth Aldafna
2020-01-18 00:00
QatarDebate is the Organizing Partner of TEDxYouth@AlDafna that will take place this Saturday. TEDxYouth@AlDafna is the first TEDx event to targets school students in Doha for the last 7 years. The conference aims to bring schools students together to discuss their thoughts, ideas, and ambitions.The conferecne presents 6 inspiring speakers as listed here:

Dr. Anwar Dafallah (The Most Active TED Translator)
Asmaa Al-Hamadi (Al-Jazeera Presenter)
Mohammad Khalid (Student at Texas A&M, and one of the most active debaters in the AP schools tournaments for the last 3 years)
Yousef Al-Malki (High School Student and a debater)
Alyaa Esam El-din (TA at CMU and a previous debater in EP)
Ola Hajawi (RA at QU and a previous debaters)

QatarDebate has been playing an incubational role for the organizing team providing them with venue, room reservations, catering, printings, logistics, and communication support. We are also proud to see many young debaters among the organizing committee who are working very hard to execute this initiative for the local community.

Adjudicators Academy - Qatar
2020-01-12 00:00 - 2020-01-15 00:00
QatarDebate continues to expand its wide network of qualified adjudicators through the 3rd iteration of the Adjudicators Academy in Qatar, participants in the academy will aid QatarDebate in judging local & international debate tournaments.

Introduction to the art of debates
2020-01-12 00:00 - 2020-01-15 00:00
Overview
This workshop is an advanced workshop on debate skills, where participants will learn all the tools and necessary skills to become successful debaters.
The workshop will overview debate format according to QatarDebate style along with various skills needed in debates such as argumentation, critical thinking, persuasion, refutation and many more.

Date: 12th – 15th January 2020.
Time: 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

*This workshop is in Arabic

Adjudication Academy - Oman
2019-12-22 00:00 - 2019-12-26 00:00
QatarDebate is plead

QND event at Darb Alsaai
2019-12-16 00:00
The final round of QatarDebate’s event for the National day, the debaters discussed the importance of the national service along with the importance of usage of the Arabic language in the school curriculum.
