Participants visited several selected projects, such as the initiative ‘Neighborhood contracts for urban revitalization’, a tool for integrated urban development that targets underprivileged districts and combines the following fields of intervention: housing, public facilities, environment, public spaces and social cohesion. Attendants also had the opportunity to visit the Advanced Technology Center, the House of European […]
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Interview with Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mayor of Mexico City
The current government programme uses the slogan “City of innovation and rights”. Why is this? Innovating means that creativity and knowledge can be combined. In that sense, we foster the use of advances in knowledge, technology, arts, etc., within the city to improve the quality of life of citizens. What’s more, innovation also means the […]
9th Asia-Pacific Network Meeting Register to participate!
Find out more and register to participate here: http://2019iaec-dangjin.co.kr/eng/ The event will feature the presentation of good practices by representatives from the cities of Barcelona, Brussels (‘School Street’ project), Chubu, Daego Suseong-gu, Katowice, Osan and Wonju. Katowice’s representative will also present the 2020 International Congress of Educating Cities (Katowice, 27-30 October), inviting cities in the region to attend. […]
Meeting of the Mexican Network of Educating Cities
Representatives from Colima, León-Guanajuato, Tenango del Valle and Zacatecas attended the event, as well as the following IAEC recently joined members: Chihuahua, Purísima de Bustos, Salvatierra and Santa Ana Maya. After the formal welcome to newcomers, each new IAEC member presented their city and participants visited the Science Center facilities. The Director of the IAEC Delegation for […]
IAEC Executive Committee Meeting in Katowice
The event starts with a pilot lesson at the Musicodrom and a study visit to the projects ‘The district sounds good’ and ‘Pimp my yard’ (social participation in the design of public spaces to improve living together in the area). On 19th September, IAEC Executive Committee members visit the facilities where the 16th IAEC International […]
2nd Meeting of Educating and Intelligent Cities: Building Educative Areas
The 2nd Meeting of Educating and Intelligent Cities, organised by the Passo Fundo University with the City Councils of Soledade and Marau takes place on 29-30 August with the participation of Laura Alfonso (Director of the IAEC Latin America Delegation), Guillermo Ríos (Deputy Mayor for Educating and Culture, Rosario/Argentina), Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo (Mayor of Soledade), Ramires […]
Start of the R&D Project ‘Childhood and Participation’ led by the University of Barcelona (UB)
The research has a duration of 4 years and is financed by the Directorate General Scientific and Technical Research (Deputy Directorate General for Research Projects, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness). The project is led by the Research Group on Moral Education (GREM) and the Research Group on Intercultural Education (GREDI) The main goal of the […]
International Youth Day
The International Youth Day serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth This year’s theme ‘Transforming education’, highlights efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by youth […]
Towards the Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals
The report has been presented at the High Level Political Form that took place in New York on 15th July, with the goal of highlighting the role of local governments in tackling global challenges and localising the SDG. The IAEC contribution has focused on SDG 4 to show the involvement of local governments in achieving a […]