The Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) today announced the high school debate teams advancing to the competition’s final written round, the “Sweet 16.”    Advancing teams remain eligible to win an all-expense paid trip to New York City, where they will compete for the IPPF World Champion title, the Brewer Cup and a $10,000 grand prize.   The written debates began in November and have successively narrowed the field. The Round of 32

The Southlake Style reports students from Carroll Senior High School have advanced to the Top 32 teams worldwide in the 25th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF), a global debate competition sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University.

January 7, 2026 — Andover News reports that Phillips Academy has advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2025-26 International Public Policy Forum. Celebrating its 25th year, the International Public Policy Forum is a global high school debate contest that combines written and oral advocacy on major public policy issues. This year's competition is the largest in history, with 332 teams from 39 countries submitting qualifying round essays. From this initial field, the top 64 are se

January 6, 2026 — A team from Kealakehe Public High School has advanced to the top 32 teams in the 25th annual Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum, the only global high school debate competition blending written and oral advocacy. This year's contest began with a record 332 teams from 39 countries. Starting from the Qualifying Round and continuing to through the Round of 64, teams submitted written arguments addressing whether the Group of

The IPPF’s 25th annual competition began in October with a record-breaking year including 332 teams from 39 countries, making it the largest qualifying round to date.    In the Round of 64, teams submitted arguments on their assigned position, affirmative or negative, in a written volley on the topic “ Resolved: The Group of 20 Nations should levy a global education tax equal to 1% of each member country's gross domestic product to establish a dedicated international organiza

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Brewer Foundation / NYU International Public Policy Forum and a new milestone in our mission to advance civil discourse around the globe.