The ‘Street Classrooms’ project was launched in 2019 and sets out to provide local educational opportunities based on the direct demand of citizens. ‘Street Classrooms’ is a groundbreaking partnership between municipal education institutions and local commerce in order to provide complementary training spaces. The training sessions are organised according to the demand of people interested. They address a whole host of topics and allow groups of […]
The City of Tampere will host the IAEC General Assembly (26th March) and the Executive Committee meetings of the Association (26th and 27th March). Finland is known for the importance it attaches to education; participation at the Assembly is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the educating experiencies developed at the local level. We […]
The theme of the 16th Congress is: “City of change as a space for creativity and innovation: Music, environment, leisure and participation”. International Congresses are an important moment in the life of the Association and provide member cities with the opportunity to learn and exchange among them. The Scientific and Organising Committees are working to […]
Please find below the list of cities that participate at the 2020 Educating Cities Award: A jury composed by three IAEC Executive Committee members, a representative of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and two experts will examine the candidatures. The jury‘s decision will be made public in June. Cities with awarded projects will be […]
In the framework of the celebrations of the International Day of the Educating City, on 3 December Setúbal received an IAEC delegation composed by its General Secretary, Marina Canals, Joan M. del Pozo (Girona University) and Angélica Satiro (Barcelona University) to deliver the training session ‘Educating City and Local Governance’. The event was structured in […]
The fourth edition of the International Day takes place on 30 November. This year’s slogan, ‘Listen to the City to Transform it‘, reminds us of the need to continue fostering public policies that focus on people, engage them as active players in the process of change, and create educational ecosystems leading to synergies, all with the […]
The 3rd edition of the Educating Cities’ Award is now open for applications. The Award sets out to recognise and give international visibility to the work that Educating Cities carry out, as well as to highlight best practices that can be a source of inspiration for other cities in the construction of more educating environments. […]
The fourth edition of the International Day of the Educating City is approaching. We will celebrate this event with the theme: ‘Improving the City by Listening’ on 30 November. Based on this slogan, cities are encouraged to think about activities that highlight this commitment to listening to the city, and to open up spaces for democratic […]
In 1990, the cities that participated at the First International Congress of Educating Cities proclaimed the Charter of Educating Cities, which was based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), among others. Today, Educating Cities join the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Convention and still demand the fulfilment of the Rights of the […]
