The debate of the semifinal and final stages of the national project “Young Debateє” will be held on February 7-8 at the Yaroslav the Wise National Law University (ul.. Pushkinskaya, 106).

It is reported by the press service of the City Council.

16 finalists were selected at an interregional debate last December. These are schoolchildren from Kharkov, Konotop, Chernihiv, Rassoshentsev, Poltava, Lviv, Khmelnitsky, Ternopol, Slavyansk, Zaporizhia, Krivoy Rog, Yuzhnoukrainsk, Odessa and Kherson. To see the final, 125 participants of various stages of the project and 45 teachers will also come to Kharkov.

The project “Young Debateє” has been held in Ukraine since 2016. This is a German debate method for high school students, in which about 1 thousand are already taking part. schoolchildren from 54 educational institutions throughout Ukraine. Its participants discuss the most relevant topics.. This time, in two semi-finals, they will look for the answer to the question “Should I create in Ukraine a project of an environmentally friendly city at the state level?”? \?

“When people talk about debates, it is believed that everything is decided during the discussion itself - who is more vivid, charismatic, resourceful. But our methodology requires no less attention to be paid specifically to preparation, because the foundation of victory is laid even before the announcement of the start of the debate, ”said Olga Pishel, project manager. - And this is important for us, because the critical thinking that educators, scientists, and leading media all over the world is shaping up. Only a person with critical thinking is able to change society, country, world for the better, and it is precisely such people that we are looking for among our debates ”.

The final guests will be a member of the European Parliament, Deputy Head of the EU-Ukraine delegation Viola von Cramon, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Donetsk (office in Dnipro) Stefan Kail, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Alexander Yarema, Honorary Consul of Germany in Kharkov Tatyana Gavrish.