Topical Talk Festival 2024

Between January 22nd and March 28th, young people took part in the Topical Talk Festival 2024. Supported by topic experts, students joined global conversations about different issues in the news with peers from around the world.

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Festival Highlights magazine

We've selected some stand-out contributions from Topical Talk Festival 2024 to give you a taste of the fantastic discussions.

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Festival round-up

Meet this Festival's Topical Talkers!

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Topical Talk Festival 2024 experts

Hearing from experts helps students to make well-informed opinions about the news. Take a look to see which topic experts supported students during Festival 2024!

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Teaching the curriculum year after year can become boring and it can really lack excitement after a while. Topical Talk lessons were like a breath of fresh air in the monotony of the Romanian school curriculum. On my own I would not have been confident to talk about current affairs of the world.

Teacher, Octavian Goga High School, Romania

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