{"id":79406,"date":"2026-05-29T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/news\/granollers-closes-the-18th-international-congress-and-passes-the-torch-to-montevideo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:31:06","slug":"granollers-closes-the-18th-international-congress-and-passes-the-torch-to-montevideo","status":"publish","type":"edc_news","link":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/news\/granollers-closes-the-18th-international-congress-and-passes-the-torch-to-montevideo\/","title":{"rendered":"Granollers closes the 18th International Congress and passes the torch to Montevideo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 18th International Congress of Educating Cities<\/strong> has come to a close after intense days of debate, exchange of experiences, and reflection on the role of cities as spaces for education and coexistence. The meeting brought together representatives from 141 cities in 15 countries at the Palau d\u2019Esports in Granollers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final day included a lecture by Italian educator Francesco Tonucci<\/strong>, entitled \u201cThe city will be an educator if it allows girls and boys to be educated,\u201d which focused on the importance of childhood in building more inclusive and participatory cities. Also noteworthy was the discussion on the transformative role of education in the face of contemporary challenges between Brazilian philosopher M\u00e1rcia Tiburi<\/strong> and Catalan professor Joan-Carles M\u00e8lich<\/strong>. The final dialogue, held under the theme \u201cCities that Embrace Differences,\u201d featured Brazilian artist Ang\u00e9lica Dass<\/strong> and Mozambican academic Ros\u00e1lia Diogo<\/strong>, addressing diversity as a fundamental value for building more just and inclusive societies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the closing ceremony, the Declaration of the meeting<\/a> was presented. The document, still open to contributions from the children who have been reflecting on the Congress\u2019s themes throughout the year, highlights the participatory and constructive atmosphere experienced during the Congress, based on a pluralistic, open, and sincere dialogue. It also outlines several commitments, which can be summarized in the following three:<\/p>\n\n\n\n