The Mayor of S. João da Madeira, Mr. Jorge Vultos, the Councillor for Education, Ms. Irene Guimarães and Lagoa’s Councillor for Education, Ms. Ana Martins -representing the Portuguese Nework’ Coordination Committee- opened the Meeting. Mr. Vultos welcomed the attendants and stated that education should be the main priority of all political actors. After this session, the […]
Representatives from Almada, Cascais, Lagoa, Lisbon, Loulé, Odemira, Sta. María da Feira and Torres Vedras attended the event. The report on the activities carried out in 2018 and the 2019 network action plan were presented. Both documents will be approved at the forthcoming Network Meeting. The Committee prepared the election procedure of the new committee […]
This initiative raises awareness on the importance of the Right to Education and its transformative power. Educating Cities work for inclusive, fair and lifelong quality education. An education that goes beyond the school and that empowers people to take an active part in the development and improvement of their communities.
We trust that the new municipal teams, as well as those re-elected, will sustain their commitment and continue working in public policies inspired in the values and principles of the Charter of Educating Cities.
For more information: https://www.edcities.org/international-day-2018/
The economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights apply to everyone regardless of race, belief, location or other distinction of any kind. These principles are as relevant today as at the moment of its adoption by the UN General Assembly in 1948. At this time, we […]
IAEC Bulletin 27 contains, among other information, an interview with the Mayor of Sevilla (Spain), Mr Juan Espadas Cejas, and good practices from Munich (Germany) and Rosario (Argentina). IAEC bulletin 28 is dedicated to the experiences awarded with the Educating Cities’ Award 2018, from the cities of Gunsan (Republic of Korea), León (México) and […]
