DHAHRAN: A group of three students from American School Dhahran have been named among the top 64 teams worldwide in the 25th annual International Public Policy Forum, a global debate contest sponsored by the Brewer Foundation and New York University.
Jayden Lee, Jiseong Chung and Raahim Lone make up the only team from a school in Saudi Arabia to reach the coveted stage, keeping them in contention for an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City and a grand prize of $10,000.
This year’s competition drew 332 teams from 30 US states and 39 countries, including Pakistan, the UAE, the UK, China and Japan — making it the largest and most internationally diverse qualifying round in IPPF history.
The top 64 teams now enter written single-elimination rounds, exchanging arguments via email to test research depth and written advocacy skills.
This year’s topic focuses on one of the world’s most urgent challenges: the global education crisis.
