Almost thirty years after it was first published, the Charter of Educating Cities has culminated in procedures which at different paces and with different scopes have delivered outstanding results in each city. These experiences have clearly shown us that there is no single way to build an Educating City, but that there are certain dynamics which […]
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Dialogue of Mayors
All of them highlighted the importance of education and preventive action to build responsible citizenship. They expressed their concern for the psychological effects of the crisis and economic recovery. They stressed the importance of strengthening trade and local industry as part of the solution. Mariví Moteserín, Mayor of Avilés, declared that the crisis is opportunity accelerate […]
Partnership agreement Mexican Network – CIPDH (UNESCO)
The Mayor of León-Guanajuato, Mr. Héctor López Santillana, representing the Mexican Network of Educating Cities, signed an agreement with the International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (UNESCO), represented by its Director, Ms. Patricia Tappata The goal of the agreement is to offer human rights training to the political and technical delegate of the 12 […]
Monograph “City, Culture and Education”
The IAEC Monograph “City, Culture and Education”, coordinated jointly with the Culture Committee of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) was presented on 2 July. Don’t miss out the debate with Ernst Wagner and Michel Vallée, to learn more on the importance of culture and arts: its links with education, how they foster feelings of belonging or help […]
Meeting of the Brazil Network
The goal of the meeting was that the members of the network and the invited speakers could share ideas and projects and initiatives set up to counteract the Covid-19 crisis. The meeting took place via Zoom and had two keynote speakers: Marina Canals, IAEC General Secretary, and Marcio Tascheto, Professor at the Universidad Franciscana and […]
Meeting of educating cities in Brazil and Portugal
Five cities presented how they have adapted to the new scenario, the solutions they have implemented and their role as educating agents. Speakers discussed various examples on the impact of the crisis on educating and cultural policies, the situation of homeless citizens, and other issues such as housing or economic activity, always considering the educating […]
Executive Committee meeting
The IAEC Executive Committee met online for the first time. Representatives from Barcelona, Cascais, Changwon, Granollers, Katwoice, Lisboa, Morelia, Rennes, Rosario, Sevilla, Sorocaba, Tampere, Torino and Vitória participated in the event. The Committee approved the minutes of the previous meeting, which took place in September 2019 in Katowice, and discussed the celebration of the International Day […]
Focus Experience #34
The programme involves a series of learning sessions that are mentored by lawmakers, akin to a style of specialised tutoring. Participants take centre stage in a social innovation process that consists of four stages: immersion in the context; definition of the issue; ideation; and prototyping and testing of the proposals made. This bottomup co-creation process is actively fostered by the community itself and contributes to the implementation of […]
Dialogues on Covid-19 response
The online meeting took place on 26 may, upon proposal of the IAEC Delegation for Latin America, and with the participation of the mayors of Rosario (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay), Curitiba (Brasil), León (México), deputy mayor of San José (Costa Rica) and the IAEC Secretary General. The goal of the event was to exchange views and […]