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.