Kick-off meeting for the Granollers 2026 Congress

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The Congress will be held in Granollers in the spring of 2026 under the theme: “Education and Culture: Strategies for building an inclusive city/community for the development of a critical and creative citizenship”. With the key concepts of city and culture, the event aims to gather a large number of people from diverse fields, weaving […]

María Josep Udina Abelló has left us

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She was a discreet, austere, and apparently shy friend, but with a very fine sense of humour. She left us with such discretion that the sad news of her loss reached us only recently. She was a very well-rounded person, both professionally and, above all, in her human qualities; a tireless and generous worker with […]

Charter of Educating Cities

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The Charter of Educating Cities outlines the basic principles for promoting education within the city. The initial version (1990) was revised in 1994, 2004, and 2020 to adapt it to new challenges and social needs. This video visually presents the values of Educating Cities, which are grouped around: (i) The right to the educating city […]

New Bank of Experiences!

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As you know, the BIDCE features best practices in urban education, encompassing a wide range of topics such as the environment, equal opportunities, childhood, youth, the elderly, gender, culture, coexistence and peace culture, citizen participation, social inclusion, healthy living, sports, urban planning, and public spaces. Given the technological advancements, updating the BIDCE was essential. The […]

See you in Granollers 2026!

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The meeting agenda has kicked off to start planning the upcoming International Congress. Check out the municipality’s Candidature for all the details on what the Congress will involve:   See you in Granollers!   Other interesting videos:  

Extraordinary General Assembly

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The General Assembly gathered in Curitiba approves, at the request of the Portuguese and Brazilian territorial networks, the incorporation of Portuguese as an official IAEC language with the support of the concerned networks for translations. After a transitional period, an evaluation will be conducted to assess the impact of incorporating this language on the income […]

2024 Educating Cities Award Ceremony

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  WINNERS: Community Education Subsystem PILARES, México City (México) The PILARES centres are spaces open to the public that promote the inclusion of the most vulnerable social groups, and are based on four main components: education, culture, sport and economic entrepreneurship.   Interreligious Dialogue, Odivelas (Portugal) The initiative seeks to promote exchange, knowledge and respect, […]