DigitalES, official sponsor of LEDU

With 400 Secondsthe Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid and Abdera, with the support of DigitalES, launch a Pechakucha challenge in order to improve the transversal skills of future engineers. The challenge is rewarded with training scholarships and a final prize of 3,000 euros for the winner.

• Scope: National
• Topic for discussion: Promoting Spain’s energy independence Implementation of renewable energies
• Role of DigitalES: mentoring and judging
• Key dates: March 2 and 3: elevator pitch – 50 selected. March 24 to 26: Mentoring – 10 selected. April 20: Final at the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid (Madrid Official College of Industrial Engineers)
• And the winner is… This was the final of the university debate competition ‘400 seconds’.

The Spanish VET Debate League continues the purpose of transferring critical thinking and the development of soft skills to all educational environments. In this way, it is committed to the comprehensive training of vocational training students to improve their academic and professional qualifications.

• Scope: National
• Topic to be discussed: Social networks and their harm or not on mental health.
• Role of DigitalES: mentoring and judging
• Key dates: April 27: Autonomous Communities classification phase. June 11: Final. Madrid

Following the success of the pioneering experience of the first debate between people with intellectual disabilities, held last year at the National Library with Down Madrid, the first league between different provinces will be launched in 2023 as a commitment to the full integration of these students.

• Scope: National
• Topic for discussion: Whether it is preferable to buy from local retailers instead of online platforms.
• Role of DigitalES: mentoring/motivation and judging
• Key dates: June 17: Group Stage. June 18: Final. National Library (Madrid)

DigitalES sponsors the highest Spanish competition dedicated to enhance the dialectical skills of university students in our country: the Spanish University Debate League (LEDU). Since 2021, we have developed a mentoring program for the finalists’ debaters and we are part of the jury.

• Scope: National
• Topic for discussion: Circular economy
• Role of DigitalES: mentoring/motivation and judging
• Key dates: from May: mentoring of finalist teams. October 1: Final. Córdoba