October 2025 Newsletter: Competition Deadlines Approach!

Welcome to the October Newsletter!

Register for tournaments now: see all events.

Philosophy Joke of the month:

"Hey, is anyone else feeling a bit solipsistic here, or is it just me?"

Don't forget to register for your events this fall!

All case sets are now live

You can now access the full library of Ethics Olympiad case sets here: modusponensinstitute.com/case-sets

Tournaments this fall

1. Middle School Ethics Olympiad (Fall 2025) Teams of students ages 11–14 engage in structured, respectful dialogue on real-world ethical cases. UK, US, Africa, and the Americas welcome. Registration closes October 22nd.

2. TKEthics Invitational (Fall 2025) Technology-focused ethics debate, open to international schools. The Spring 2026 edition will expand participation across regions. Registration closes October 8th.

3. Global AI Debates (Fall 2025) First round submissions (essay or speech) are due November 1, 2025. Participants who advance will join rebuttal and live debate rounds judged by academics and AI experts. Registration closes November 1st.

Looking ahead

• Senior European Ethics Olympiad: Invitation. Thursday, March 26, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM (BST – UK)

• TKEthics Spring Invitational: February 28th, 2026. Invitation and cases coming soon

• Senior US + Americas Olympiad: Saturday, April 4th. Invitation coming soon (cases available!)

• Canadian Ethics Olympiad: Saturday, April 11th. Invitation coming soon (cases available!)

Other news

Apart from our tournaments, Archie, co-founder and outreach manager, has been putting up some serious content on Instagram and Facebook of late, and would of course appreciate a follow! He also did an interview with Spencer Orlowski from the American Heritage Schools about the difference between US and Australian debate, the Olympiad, and the Global AI Debates. You can check it out here.

Finally, MPI and TKEthics teamed up to deliver a lecture and run an Olympiad for the third-largest telecom company in the Philippines. We covered AI ethics, with a focus on election misinformation and the Cambridge Analytica scandal! If you're interested in having us give a similar seminar at your school or institution, please don't hesitate to reach out!