We are pleased to invite you to the 9th annual English College Open tournament! ECO is a World Schools debating tournament for middle and high school students. This year, it will be held in Tallinn, Estonia from Friday to Sunday, January 24 – 26 of 2020!

During previous years, the tournament has connected widely recognised adjudicators such as Sharmila Parmanand, Brano Fečko, Anna England-Kerr, Luke Churchyard, Jana Gilke, and Kaspar Kelder, and participants from Germany, Italy, the UK, Czech Republic, Turkey, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and China.

The event will feature educational workshops for debaters, adjudicators and coaches on the first day in addition to the 6-round tournament with a break to quarter finals. Workshops will be related to the themes of the prepared motions and will be announced in due course.

Workshops TBA!

Motions
Motion 1: THS the Trump Administration’s tariffs against China
Motion 2: THB that environmental groups should prioritize encouraging individual actions instead of policy level changes
Grand final: THP a technocracy to a democracy

Registration open
https://forms.gle/beHEyVC8dcen9oDU8

Registration ends a week before the tournament.

Early registration fee (Until 30 Nov) – 35€
Registration fee (From 1 Dec) – 50€
Adjudicators – 0€
Coaches – 30€

The organising team of ECO 2020 will gladly answer all of your questions!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnglishCollegeOpen/
E-mail: eco.wsdc@gmail.com
Instagram: @Englishcollegeopen

We will keep you updated!