Dear members, It is with great pride that Cascais will be the venue of the 15th International Congress of the International Association of Educating Cities, in 2018. The City of Cascais is member of the International Association since 1997 and has as a priority the development of transversal policies aiming at the quality of life […]
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 […]
Here below you will find a feature on the development of the Congress and its Final Declaration in Portuguese.
In a world that is more and more urban, cities have a great responsibility when it comes to time to achieving more a sustainable development that can satisfy the needs of current generations without compromising the capacity of future generations. Thus, we present you good practices of recuperation, protection and knowledge of natural spaces, initiatives […]
At the start of the opening of the exhibition, the Mayor of Lleida, Mr. Ángel Ros, reiterated the role of local governments as agents involved in education together with schools and the families. Ros stated that municipalities have a high level of responsibility in the field of education. Concerning Lleida, he has recalled that the […]
Included at the 2017 IAEC Action Plan, the Study visit was destined to political representatives as well as city staff of member cities having an expertise on the area or member cities dealing with diverse and multicultural societies. The working sessions began at the Department of Education and Sport of the City of Munich with […]
Principle 5 of the Charter of Educating Cities affirms that “municipalities shall undertake to exercise their powers effectively in matters of education. No matter what the scope of these powers may be, they shall put forward a broad and integrated education policy, in order to include all the modalities of formal, non-formal and informal education […]
In 2006, the City Council of Paredes decided to take action in the area of education. Why? When we decided to launch the Paredes Education Charter, education was in poor shape in the city. In 2006 we ranked ninth from the bottom in the country in terms of educational performance, and today we are amongst […]
