Muscat, November 16 (ONA) - The Oman Debate Centre was inaugurated today in Sandan Development in Halban, with the aim of spreading the debate culture across the Sultanate and promoting the intellectual youth level and developing their methods of dialogue, under the patronage of His Excellency Rashad bin Muhammad Al Hinai, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Sports and Youth.
The opening of the centre came in order to reach the various institutions concerned with youth in order to establish a culture of debate, qualify and train Omani youth in the field of debate, whether they are debaters, judges, coaches or supervisors, and to organize competitions and championships for debates and to produce educational materials in the field of debate. It also seeks to target Omani youth in educational institutions outside the Sultanate, and to transfer "international" external expertise inside the country to raise the efficiency of local cadres in debates, enhance the participation of Omani youth in international tournaments and raise the levels of the teams participating in these tournaments.
The Oman Debate Centre consists of a special section for offices to accomplish youth work, a meeting room, and a special hall for training. The hall is a suitable and equipped place with all requirements for holding workshops and training seminars. The centre also includes a place for youth dialogues and discussions.
The centre seeks to provide training courses to contribute to supporting young people in developing the skills of dialogue, thinking and conclusion, and educating the debaters on public issues and encouraging knowledge. The centre will organize tournaments and competitions for debates of various age groups. The centre also seeks to provide special courses for coaches and referees in the field of debate to qualify them to participate in debate tournaments at an international level. The centre will provide services to youth teams and entrepreneurs to implement their work.
It is noteworthy that the Oman Debate Centre has signed a cooperation agreement with Sandan Development to provide an independent place for the art of debate and a centre for activities and youth issues, in support of the youth sector and the culture of dialogue to embrace youth and their initiatives, provide appropriate spaces and create conditions for Omani youth to embark on the future with determination and insistence, to be consistent with their vision of an entire city gathering entrepreneurs.
The opening ceremony was attended by Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al Kindi, Chairman of Sandan Development, Ali Hassan Suleiman, CEO of Sandan Development, members of the Oman Debate Centre, and a number of specialists in the field of debate in the Sultanate.
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