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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents
472

documents

cities
190

cities

evaluations
53

evaluations

bid books
182

bid books

1985–2031

title years covered

All shelvesEvaluations 53Monitoring and progress reports 1Bid books 182Selection and monitoring reports 111EU framework and official documents 27Strategies and action plans 5Research, guides and frameworks 33Shared by cities 1Sent in by members 59Published by cities 12
TypeBid book (pre-selection) 13Bid book (final selection) 17Ex-post evaluation 23Strategy 2Research 3Other 5
What the document types mean
Bid book (pre-selection)
A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection)
A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.
Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Selection panel report
The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Monitoring panel report
The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation
An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report
A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.
Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy
A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan
A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.
A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit
Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Research
Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Other
Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.
Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

63 documents for “Education”

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Ask Encore: “Education”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

Found inside the documents

  • the_missing_pillar.pdf

Background SDG 4 aims to ensure inclusive access to quality education and training, and to promote lifelong learning and access to professional teaching qualifications.

  • Kalamata 2021 — Final selection
    Kalamata · 2021

    …and development of electronic music dedicated to live performance and will contribute with a number of workshops, talks and sound related educational programmes.

  • Utrecht 2018 — Pre-selection
    Utrecht · 2018

    The current population of just over 300,000 includes no fewer than 137,000 children and young people in education. The city’s primary schools have 27,000 pupils, secondary schools have 10,000 students, with a further 28,000 in intermediate…

  • Herceg Novi 2021 — Pre-selection
    Herceg Novi · 2021

    …in particular the link with education and the participation of schools. 21 Steps to Culture It is interesting that this is question 21 given that our main audience development project is 21 Steps to Culture.

  • Tartu 2024
    Tartu · 2024

    Science/Education – increasing students’ involvement in public promotion of sciences and learning Start-ups – introducing more students to entrepreneur- ship and support their first steps (business incubators, sponsorships, co-working…

  • The Hague 2018 — Pre-selection
    The Hague · 2018

    …together and explore the story of The Hague’s identity and European values, and to study them, build them up and express them in a systematic educational programme entitled ‘Culture for everyone at school’.

  • Generation31_English_26:27.pdf
    Cáceres. Contributed by Cáceres and published to everyone.

    GENERATION 31 Educational Programme of the Cáceres European Capital of Culture 2031 Bid Generation 31 is the educational programme of the Cáceres European Capital of Culture 2031 bid.

  • Gent 2030 — Pre-selection
    Gent · 2030

    Right from the earliest preparations of the candidacy, there has been clear added value in working together with educational bodies and students, and exchanging ideas on what culture can mean in a human society.” (Jens Pas, lecturer at…

  • Herceg Novi 2021 — Final selection
    Herceg Novi · 2021

    …involved as a volunteer or as a creator. 69 70 Q.21 Explain your overall strategy for audience development, and in particular the link with education and the participation of schools.

  • OK Analyza brnenske kulturni sceny ENG 2025_WEB
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno

    …Technological facilities lack of a database of entities and equipment and shared services Promotion representation of Brno artists abroad Education in culture and creativity In general, the field of education cuts across all the CCI and…

  • Bodø 2024
    Bodø · 2024

    This type of education is especially important for children with special needs. In our earlier bid book, we described two important national education programmes for young people in Norway, the Cultural Schoolbag and the Newton rooms.

  • Limerick 2020 — Pre-selection
    Limerick · 2020

    EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS Cultural participation isn’t something that we can expect to just ‘happen’. Learning to appreciate, enjoy and participate in culture is a critical step along the way to citizenship, and Limerick 2020 can help develop…

  • St. Pölten 2024 — Final selection
    St. Pölten · 2024

    We will create programme and education off ers targeted at all age groups, in public space, in schools and education- al institutions, in museums and theatres, in libraries and in our exciting new venues.

  • Brno 2028
    Brno · 2028

    Here is an overview of school and leisure educational facilities in Brno that will be involved in the 14 Brno 2028 projects: pre-school education/kindergartens (169), primary schools (95), secondary schools (58), 6 of them with an artistic…

  • Turku 2011
    Turku · 2011

    education. A sustainable structure and location for visual artists’ studios will be planned in cooperation with artists’ associations and the public and the private sectors.

  • Aarhus 2017
    Aarhus · 2017

    …events: 2.186 responses regarding education,2.214 responses regarding age, 2.227 responses regarding gender. Sample size, population: 2,848 survey responses.

  • Convocatoria GENERACIÓN 31 Curso 26:27.pdf
    Cáceres. Contributed by Cáceres and published to everyone.

    GENERACIÓN 31 Programa educativo de Cáceres Capital Europea de la Cultura 2031 Generación 31 es el programa educativo de la candidatura Cáceres Capital Europea de la Cultura 2031.

  • Ljubljana 2025 — Pre-selection
    Ljubljana · 2025

    …assessment using questionnaires, audience involvement in projects, independent projects by young audiences, and projects of culture and art education.

  • Valletta 2018 — Final Report
    Valletta · 2018

    …in V18 Visited V18 Website Source: Primary Survey Data Correlation analysis In 2016, we found that respondents with higher levels of education tended to report higher level of perceived overall health, visited more EU countries, earned…

  • Rokiškis 2022 — Pre-selection
    Rokiškis · 2022

    (education); coverage and accessibility; Partnership; involvement of users; pricing; geography (location) and audience segmentation. The program partners intend to apply these criteria cultural audiences/consumers quantity and quality of…

  • Ghent2030: Toopen Together. Cultural recharge for a common future
    Gent. Contributed by Gent and published to everyone.Gent · 2024

    Right from the earliest preparations of the candidacy, there has been clear added value in working together with educational bodies and students, and exchanging ideas on what culture can mean in a human society.” (Jens Pas, lecturer at…

  • Cluj-Napoca 2021
    Cluj-Napoca · 2021

    Keywords: cultural education, children and youth as co-creators, culture and creativity in schools, access to culture, lifelong learning, cultural awareness and expression as key competences for lifelong learning, active citizenship…

  • Corfu 2021 — Pre-selection
    Corfu · 2021

    …we engage participants in ways that are educational, creative and fun. One of the aims of Corfu2021 is to facilitate learning, par- ticipation and job creation in the shaping of the future for Corfu by its young citizens.

  • Gabrovo 2019 — Pre-selection
    Gabrovo · 2019

    …the same time, projects of this cluster will be instrumental in the development of the tools we need for mastering and analysing the changes: education as the prerequisite for the task of developing ourselves and our living conditions.

  • Messolonghi 2021 — Pre-selection
    Messolonghi · 2021

    They were introduced to the educational systems of the collaborating countries, and they compared them with their own, finding strengths and weaknesses, and expanding their intellectual horizons.

  • Évora 2027 — Final selection
    Évora · 2027

    EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS Inspired by the Porto Santo Charter (2021) – a Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union initia- tive – and bearing in mind the role of culture and education in strengthening democracy in Europe, our…

  • Cultural Development Plan „Cultural Vision 2030“ (English) (Bad Ischl 2024)
    Bad Ischl · 2024

    An important key to dealing with them well and successfully is education. challenges successfully. Martin Schottwas born and raised in Bad Ischl. He studied in Vienna, where he stayed for almost 14 years before returning to his hometown.

  • Gera 2025 — Pre-selection
    Gera · 2025

    In this way popular culture facil- itates what cultural education should really be all about – participation. Popular or mass culture is certainly not syno- nymous with purely traditional content.

  • Lecce 2019 — Pre-selection
    Lecce · 2019

    EDUtopia EDUtopia is necessary as a tool to reinvent education, as political ideologies have inhibited both progress and the ability of the education system to react to the fast paced communication revolution of the 21st century.

  • Katowice 2029
    Katowice · 2029

    Our approach to audience development and the links to education and schools The idea of Play! is itself an audience development strategy. With our ECoC concept we invite citizens to play to convince them that culture is not as scary as it…

  • Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2035
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno · 2026

    This will be achieved through a methodical cultural policy, accessible cultural and creative education and a focus on sustainability. We recognise that the most valuable thing we can bring to a community is education, skills and knowledge.

  • Liepāja 2027 — Final selection
    Liepāja · 2027

    A modern, coherent and inclusive school for all generations – preschool, full course general education and a multifunctional lifelong learning centre, including seniors.

  • Magdeburg 2025 — Final selection
    Magdeburg · 2025

    …ECoC programme • Connecting schools and pupils with artists, musi- cians, composers, scientists (music school projects, cultural and aesthetic education) School projects and Music Box Magdeburg has a rich musical tradition and wants to…

  • Linz 2009
    Linz · 2009

    …www.wissensturm.at Under the name of Wissensturm (Knowledge Tower), the City of Linz is constructing a competence centre for cultural education in the vicinity of the main train sta- tion.

  • The Regional Government of Extremadura presents the future Regional Center for Artistic Education, which will be operational by 2031 - Cáceres 2031

    Context

    The Regional Government of Extremadura presents the future Regional Center for Artistic Education, which will be operational by 2031 - Cáceres 2031
    Cáceres. Contributed by Cáceres and published to everyone.

    The Regional Government of Extremadura presents the future Regional Center for Artistic Education, which will be operational by 2031 The president of the Regional Government of Extremadura, María Guardiola, presented this Wednesday the…

  • Galway 2020
    Galway · 2020

    This collaborative project will create a sustainable music education legacy for young people in Galway by developing a new Western Symphonic Youth Orchestra (WSYO).

  • OK Analyza brnenske kulturni sceny ENG 2025_WEB.pdf
    Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.

    The Catalogue of Educational Institutions and Activities in Culture and the Creative Industries maps the available education currently on offer in Brno.

  • Plovdiv 2019
    Plovdiv · 2019

    SOCIAL IMPACT EVOLUTION Together with our partners from the Ideas Factory, LEAD International, the Roma Education Fund and the Youth Club ROMA Plovdiv we have developed a complete set of innovative educational and social solutions since…

  • Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut 2024
    Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut · 2024

    …to ensure cooperation with dif- ferent schools is deeply embedded across our region between now and 2024, we created the position of an Education Ambassador.

  • Trenčín 2026
    Trenčín · 2026

    …audit process customised documents used by facilitators Explain your overall strategy for audience development and in particular the link with education and the participation of schools.

  • Also matching the title, city or themes

    Chemnitz 2025

    Chemnitz · 2025

    Bodø 2024

    Bodø · 2024

    Galway 2020 — Monitoring Report

    Galway · 2020

    Rijeka 2020 — Evaluation Report

    Rijeka · 2020

    Galway 2020 — Evaluation Report

    Galway · 2020

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2019 (Matera & Plovdiv)

    Matera & Plovdiv · 2019

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Aarhus, Pafos

    Aarhus & Pafos · 2017

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2016 (San Sebastián & Wrocław)

    San Sebastián & Wrocław · 2016

    San Sebastián 2016 — Evaluation Report

    San Sebastián · 2016

    Plzeň 2015 — Evaluation Report

    Plzeň · 2015

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Umeå, Riga

    Umeå & Riga · 2014

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Guimarães, Maribor

    Guimarães & Maribor · 2012

    Maribor 2012 — Final Report

    Maribor · 2012

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Tallinn, Turku

    Tallinn & Turku · 2011

    Turku 2011 — Final Report

    Turku · 2011

    EC Ex-Post Evaluation — Essen Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul

    Essen/Ruhr, Pécs, Istanbul · 2010

    Liverpool 2008 — Impact Assessment

    Liverpool · 2008

    Liverpool 2008 — Baseline Report

    Liverpool · 2008

    Liverpool 2008 — Baseline Report

    Liverpool · 2008

    Luxembourg City 2007 — Evaluation Report

    Luxembourg & Greater Region · 2007

    Palmer/Rae Associates — European Cities and Capitals of Culture 1995–2004, Part II (city reports)

    Cross-city (Palmer Report Pt II) · 2004

    European Cities of Culture. Oct 1994

    Cross-city (Network of Cultural Cities of Europe) · 1994

    Glasgow 1990 — Monitoring Report

    Glasgow · 1990