The first day of the meeting was addressed to Lagoa’s educational community. It aimed at reflecting on the progress made in the construction of Lagoa, Educating City. The round table: “Educating City – a Network Challenge“, included the participation of the Mayor of the city, Mr. Francisco Martins, the President of the Municipal Assembly, Mr. José Águas […]
The iniciative Rise for Climate Change (https://es.riseforclimate.org/) takes place on September the 8th, where organisations and people around the world will take the streets in thousands of ralles to show their support to action against climate change. From 12 to 14th September, San Francisco will host the Global Climate Action Summit (http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/es/), with the theme: “Take Ambition […]
An international jury integrated by academics, representatives of the IAEC Executive Committee and United Cities and Local Governments studied the 62 candidacies from 49 member cities, from 12 countries and 3 continents. After a complex process of analysis, the members of the jury met on July 17th. The decision was not easy given the significance and the […]
The objective of the event was to gain deeper knowledge on the concept of Educating City and to encourage compliance with the principles of the Charter. In addition, it sought to strengthen the institutional capacities and the governance of the cities by developing its educating potential through cross-cutting policies and by constructing collaborative projects between […]
The following cities participate in the event: Armstrong, Bulnes, Cañada de Gómez, Chañar Ladeado, Coronel Baigorria, Coronel Moldes, Cosquín, General Alvear, Godoy Cruz, Río Cuarto, Rosario, San Francisco, San Justo and Totoras. The Mayor of Cosquín, Mr. Gabriel Musso, opens the meeting, together with the President of the City Council of Cosquín (Ms. Laura Bié), the […]
One of the most important objectives of the Congresses of the Association is the reflection on practice through the exchange of experiences and know-how. We hope that through these 2 formats of presentations, this Congress provides us with a unique opportunity to learn about innovative experiences and create links of exchange and collaboration with the […]
A delegation from the National Association of Municipal and Provincial Institutes for Lifelong Learning (NAMPIL) visited the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC) premises on 21 June. The IAEC counts with 24 member cities in South Korea, some of them also members of NAMPIL. NAMPIL is an association created to further develop lifelong education and […]
The aim of the Guangzhou Award is to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions and, in so doing, to advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens. The Award for Urban Innovation is co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of […]
The meeting agenda included the election of the coordinating city for the National Congress, which will take place in May 2019. Lagoa do Algarve, with the theme ‘Create (in the) City’, was elected. The reception of four candidatures to organize the Congress highlights the vitality and involvement of Portuguese cities with the educating cities project. […]
