Belgrade Open School and Partners for Democratic Change Serbia organized a debate "Does the public have the right to know everything?" on November 14, 2019. The participants in the debate were students of XXVII Generation of Future Studies .The debate, which was organized in a modified British Parliamentary style, was opened by Jelena Sapic and Nastasija Stojanovic, representatives of BOS and Partners Serbia. Djordje Pavicevic, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, and Vesna Radojevic, a KRIK journalist, gave introductory remarks setting the framework and context for students' teams to further polish their own arguments.
Students were divided into four teams and, after a brief preparation, had to defend their assigned positions. Teams acting as Opening and Closing Governments argued that the public has the right to know everything, which is crucial not just in the process of public officials selection, but also for the preventions of catastrophes, such as Chernobyl. On the other hand, teams of Opening and Closing Oppositions argued that public should not know everything in order to prevent panic. These teams claimed that Governments' positions lead to the illusion of knowledge due to large quantities of information. The judges Nikola Beljinac, Faculty of Political Sciences, Nastasija Stojanovic, Partners Serbia, and Pavle Nedic, BOS, evaluated their arguments and decided on the winning team. After the debate, a cocktail was organized, where the discussion was continued.
This debate was organized as a part of extra-curricular activities within the BOS Future Studies, programme of nonformal education. The programme includes multidisciplinary knowledge and skills modules, Alumni2Students mentoring programme, internship programme, final project, and many side activities.