Debate Club at HTA

At HTA Debate Club, students develop skills in argumentation, rebuttal, and comparative analysis, build effective strategies, engage in public speaking, and work with feedback from judges. Additionally, they study the fundamentals of economics, politics, sociology, international relations, philosophy, and ecology. During the 2024–2025 season, HTA teams participated in nine international tournaments following the World Schools format.


HTA Debate Coach Alikhan Kazenov is a champion of international tournaments held in English, Russian, and Kazakh. He has taught debate at academies in China, Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. In the 2024–2025 season, Alikhan served as an adjudicator at the Shanghai Speech and Debate Invitational, where he was recognized as one of the top judges at the championship. He has also represented Kazakhstan at the World and European Championships in parliamentary debate.

Serikzhan Mussayev
Quarter-finalist of the international tournament at NSDA China
in the High School category.
Winter Cup 2021
Debate and public speaking tournament, which was attended by over 40 speakers from schools in Almaty. The tournament was held in the Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Original Oratory formats.
Spring Cup 2021
The first in the history of Kazakhstan international debate tournament for students. More than 30 speakers from various schools in Almaty, Nur-Sultan, China took part in the tournament.