About PDWC (Parliamentary Debate World Conference & Competition)
This is a competition for international cultural exchange through a parliamentary debate between selected Japanese high school students and high school students invited from top schools in more than a dozen countries around the world. (Participants: 3 students from each school, 1 teacher: 4 in total)
In order to develop human resources who can play an active role in the global society, Japanese high school students and overseas high school students of the same generation with diverse cultural backgrounds will earnestly assert their opinions in English, work hard, and acquire the ability to play an active role in the international community in the future. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to foster a lifelong friendship.
This World Exchange Tournament is offered by Kazuko Nakadai, the chairman of the tournament, as part of the "International Friendship Program" of her own foundation (WakuPro Foundation).
1. High school students from Japan and the world exchange various opinions through debates and foster friendships that will be the foundation for building world peace for the future.
2. Mutually introduce the history and culture of each region of the world, strive to respect and understand each other, and enjoy accepting diversity.
3. To provide high school students around the world with an opportunity to see and know about Japan, and to disseminate Japanese culture and traditions to the world.
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■ About debate
The debate aimed at by WakuPro is provided as a place to learn communication skills to think on a global scale by discussing various social issues, and at the same time to acquire the ability to activate listening ability and empathy ability necessary for next-generation leaders. doing.
By discussing with students of the same generation, we aim to connect with friends all over the world and foster lifelong friendships.
In addition, the students who participated in the tournament will become youth ambassadors and will participate as tournament staff from the next fiscal year onward to acquire leader skills.
■ About Excursion
At Excursion, you will have a valuable time to understand each cultural background, deepen friendships with friends, make full use of the communication skills cultivated at the competition, and connect a peaceful and bright future to the next generation. I will.
In addition, you will experience a fun event to disseminate Japanese culture and charm to the world.
We at Waku Pro take great care of this excursion, which fosters lifelong friendships around the world.
Greetings from the Organizers
As we approach the year 2024, the ongoing presence of a virus that has massively reshaped our lives has become the ‘new normal’; sadly, our ability to adapt to global crises has not yet taught us how to refrain from war. Conflicts around the world are a reminder that friendship and deep connections across borders are even more important in times like these. While bringing young minds together in person is still our deepest desire, our shared commitment to safety and wellbeing makes it necessary once again to offer our international experience virtually. We remain inspired by the very real connections that have been nurtured online since our shift to this format in 2020. The bonds forged by participants in the years since then have endured, proving that friendship knows no boundaries, whether virtual or physical. At PDWC 2024, we embrace the opportunities that these innovative ways of connecting have brought to our global community, and we celebrate our resilience in meeting the unique challenges of this unparalleled era in human history. We look forward to another year of thought-provoking discussions, spirited debates, and the enduring spirit of connections beyond borders that defines PDWC.
Greetings from the Organizers
 | Kazuko NakadaiPresident, PDWCPresident Chair WakuPro Foundation |  | Shigemi SugitaVice-president, PDWCDirector WakuPro Foundation President Heritage Resort Tokinoyu Onsen Takane Fudo K.K. |
 | Skip SwansonChief Executive Committee,PDWCDirector WakuPro Foundation |  | Midori SasakiStaffSouthland Boys’ High School Teacher |
 | Michelle GrayStaffRobina State High School Teacher |  | Chris ClaytonStaffPDWC Alum Keio University Student |
 | Anna FeherStaffPDWC Alum Senior Youth Ambassador |
Partners
  | Debate MateDebate Mate works with our charitable programme Debate Mate Schools to deliver its programmes. Debate Mate Schools is an educational charity that uses the brightest university students to run after-school debate clubs in areas of high child poverty across the world. Over the last nine years, we have successfully taught over 25,000 young people to debate in the UK, USA, Jamaica, Nepal, Dubai, Doha, Mexico, Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, China, Japan, Korea and Israel. Margaret McCabe |
Debate Mate
Debate Mate Schools is an educational charity that uses the brightest university students to run after- school debate clubs in areas of high child poverty across the world. Over the last nine years, DM has successfully taught over 25,000 young people to debate in the UK, USA, Jamaica, Nepal, Dubai, Doha, Mexico, Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, China, Japan, Korea and Israel.
