{"id":28800,"date":"2026-03-17T13:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/educating-cities-award\/2016-award\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:01:40","slug":"2016-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/educating-cities-award\/2016-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Educating Cities Award<\/h1>

2016 Edition: Award for Good Practices in Community Living<\/h2><\/div>

The 1st Edition on the Educating Cities\u2019 Award focused on best practices for better living together in our cities along the line the theme of the 14th IAEC Congress which took place in Rosario (Argentina) in June 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Awarded Projects<\/h2>

The winning projects of the 1st edition of the Educating Cities\u2019 Award are the Opinm\u00e4ki Learning Centre of Espoo (Finland), the service-learning as a tool for living together, social cohesion and participation of L\u2019Hospitalet de Llobregat (Spain) and the regeneration of Gamcheon into a cultural village of Saha-gu (Republic of Korea).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Gamcheon Cultural Village<\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Saha-gu (Republic of Korea)<\/span><\/div>

Local government, town planners, artists and residents collaborate on the cultural regeneration of a marginalized area, transforming it into an active village full of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

View the project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Boosting Learning-Service as a tool of living together, social cohesion and participation <\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>L\u2019Hospitalet de Llobregat<\/span><\/div>

More than 2,000 students participate in Learning-Service activities for approximately 70 entities in the city. With a population of more than 260,000 living in just 12.4Km2, L\u2019Hospitalet de Llobregat is the second most populated city in Catalonia. It borders on Barcelona and is characterized by being a city that has welcomed large numbers of immigrants. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

View the project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Opinm\u00e4ki Learning Centre<\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Espoo (Finland)<\/span><\/div>

Municipal facility designed with the active participation of the citizenry that provide a wide range of educative activities and opportunities for people from 0 to 100 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

View the project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n
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Finalist projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Passo Fundo (Brazil)<\/p><\/div>

Prisma Geek Space<\/h3>

A disruptive space for creative learning, reading and authorship, incorporating print and digital media, which covers literature, education, culture, arts, technology and games, that has emerged to consolidate Passo Fundo as a regional centre for culture, education and innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Lisbon (Portugal)<\/p><\/div>

BIP\/ZIP Lisbon Program \u2013 Local Partnerships<\/h3>

A priority intervention program developed in neighborhoods and zones of Lisbon that seeks to implement actions to improve life\u2019s conditions through the active participation of local associations and the citizenry living there, with financial and technical support of the City Council.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Torres Vedras (Portugal)<\/p><\/div>

Torres in the Centre<\/h3>

Renovation and restoration of the historical centre in order to make the city an urban and environmental benchmark space, attractive from the social, economic and cultural point of view.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Pontevedra (Spain)<\/p><\/div>

Metrominute: a map for encouraging pedestrian mobility<\/h3>

An easy-to-read map that was born in the Spanish city of Pontevedra in order to encourage pedestrian mobility. With a design inspired by metro-maps, it gives information to people about distances and time between different points of the city.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Rivas Vaciamadrid (Spain)<\/p><\/div>

Public Children’s Parliament<\/h3>

The Convention on the Rights of the Child promotes children’s participation in public policies. In Spain, Public Hearings have been held for children to give their opinion on coexistence, urban mobility and the media.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Jury<\/h2>

The Jury for the 1st edition of the Educating Cities\u2019 Award on good practices of Living Together in our cities was made up of the member cities of Rosario (Jury President), Granollers and Tampere. The Jury also had the aid of two experts from the academic world and a representative of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Ant\u00f2nia<\/div>

Ant\u00f2nia Sabart\u00e9s<\/h3>

Head of International Relations at Barcelona City Council <\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Spain<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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\"Francesc<\/div>

Francesc Arolas<\/h3>

Councillor for Education and Children\u2019s Services at Granollers Town Council<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Spain<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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\"Giovanni<\/div>

Giovanni Allegretti<\/h3>

Senior researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Portugal<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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\"Laura<\/div>

Laura Alfonso<\/h3>

Director-General of the Delegation of Educating Cities for Latin America<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Argentina<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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\"Pekka<\/div>

Pekka Kivek\u00e4s<\/h3>

Purchasing Manager for the education sector<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Finland<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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\"Sheila<\/div>

Sheila Gonz\u00e1lez<\/h3>

PhD in Political Science and specialist in education and immigration policy<\/p>

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