Changwon 2012

2,000 people attended the 12th International Congress of Educating Cities “Green Environment and Creative Education” that took place in Changwon (Republic of Korea) from 26 to 28 April 2012.

Representatives from 54 member cities in 17 countries and another 298 cities in 25 countries, experts, professionals and members of different international organisations and civil society participated in this congress, held for the first time in Asia.

The 3 plenary lectures were given by the former Minister of Education of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Shinil Kim, the Doctor in socio-ecology and biology, Mr. Ramón Folch, and the Professor of the Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland (New Zealand), Mr. Dusko Bogunovich,

It is also worth noting the holding of a Round Table moderated by the Environment Councilor of Melbourne (Australia) and coordinator of the network of local governments ICLEI in Oceania, Mrs. Cathy Oke, in which the Mayor of Changwon, Mr. Park Wan Su, the Mayor of Phuket (Thailand), Mrs. Sumjai Suwansupana and the Deputy Mayor of Tampere (Finland), Mr. Olli-Poika Parviainen.

The presentation of more than 120 experiences in 18 thematic workshops and the visit to several educational experiences in Changwon were other notable moments of the Congress.