The current increasingly globalised and diverse world has raised questions about what constitutes full citizenship as well as its global dimensions. Local governments, because they are close to the people, they are able to better respond to the needs of their citizens and specifically to promote the emergence of a global citizenship. The main objective […]
Ms. Dinah Zekcer, City Councillor of Santo André, Ms. Laura Alfonso, Director of the Latin American Delegation and Mr. Paulo Louro, representative of the Portuguese Territorial Network participated in the meeting. In this meeting Vitória has been chosen as the new coordinating city of the Brazilian Network, with the support of a commission made up […]
The aim of this monographic issue is to highlight the active role that cities play from an educational perspective, fostering a better living together and social cohesion. Today’s world is shaped by many events at an international scale that show worrisome signs of fragmentation, isolation and social disengagement. However, in recent times we have also […]
According to United Nations, Youth are 18% of the World population. That is 1,200 million people. 87% of them live in developing countries. Its aspirations energy and aims are essential for the development of their societies. At the same time, Youth face daily challenges such as the limited access to education, Health, occupation, housing, etc. […]
The inauguration was carried out by the municipal president Mr. Héctor López Santillana, who took the opportunity to remind the members of the administration that he directs the main purpose of transforming the Mexican municipality. Dr. Joan Manuel del Pozo, University of Girona, then gave the lecture “Educating City and Local Governance”. Later, the participants […]
Through Focus Experience we bring you one of the more than 1.000 BIDCE’s experiences from different issues such as citizenship participation, leisure, lifelong learning, community development, sustainable development, intergenerational relationship, etc. The previous editions of the section Focus Experience are available here. We invite you to forward good practices of your city to the BIDCE! […]
Cities of both shores of the Mediterranean (Amman, Beirut, Lisbon, Lyon, Madrid, Tangiers, Tunis, Turin and Vienna) aiming at to increasing the knowledge base on urban migration and nurturing a peer-to-peer dialogue to support mutual learning on specific urban challenges such as social cohesion, intercultural dialogue, employment and provision of basic services for migrants, among […]
During the inauguration of the Seminar, the municipal president of Zacatecas, Ms. Judit Guerrero López, said that with this activity, Zacatecas is fully joining the global movement of Educating cities. The IAEC General Secretary, Ms. Marina Canals and the Director of the Delegation for Latin America, Ms. Laura Alfonso, presented the activities of the Association. […]
Representatives of member cities of Buenos Aires, Cosquín, Esquel, General Alvear, Godoy Cruz, Pergamino, Pilar, Río Cuarto, Rosario, San Francisco, Sunchales, Totoras, Villa Constitución and Zárate attended to the meeting. The Director of the IAEC Delegation for Latin America, Ms Laura Alfonso, opened the meeting with a presentation of the activities of the Delegation. Along […]
