The 2024 AWHEIC winners announced at the 46th Session of WHC |
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On the afternoon of July 23rd, local time in India, the “Science, Creativity, Empowerment – World Heritage Education Towards the Future” side event of the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee organized by World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP) was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The side event includes the announcement of winners of the 2024 Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC) and an online sharing session of excellent winning cases. The conference was jointly organized by WHITRAP and The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), adopting a hyrid form. Important guests from various countries, representatives of World Heritage Category II centers, and some award-winning representatives were invited to attend the event.
Venue of the Side Event I. Opening remarks
The side event was moderated by Prof. Yong SHAO, Secretary-General of WHITRAP.
Mr. Changwei QIN, Secretary-General of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, sent a congratulatory letter to the conference, pointing out the future of heritage education should feature a high-level integration of education with technology and culture, as this is mandated by the mission of UNESCO. In July, 2021, Chinese National Commission for UNESCO organized “World Heritage Education Towards a Sustainable Future” - a side event of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, where senior officials of UNESCO, ministers of education and World Heritage Education experts gathered, clarified the importance of heritage education for future social development and discussed the development trend of World Heritage Educatio. The side event is a landmark conference.
Mr. Changwei QIN and Dr. Xin LI at the main venue
The side event is a landmark conference and WHITRAP initiated a Case Collection of education Cases, which impressed me deeply. 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. I am delighted to see that the case collection has been upgraded to “ Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases”(AWHEIC), which is not just a natural extension of the previous event, but an innovation to a great extent. I think this is very meaningful, because an award can be a huge leverage to attract more people to join us, and the interaction between all parties thus created will further promote innovation-driven development of World Heritage Education. Let’s work together to shape the future of World Heritage education.
——Mr. Changwei QIN, Secretary-General of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO
Ms Veronica Maduna, the Head of Partnership of the African World Heritage Fund, emphasized that her organization is dedicated to advancing heritage conservation in Africa. Since the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation with WHITRAP in 2019, both sides have embarked on a series of collaborations, particularly in the realm of heritage education. We stand ready to collaborate with all stakeholders, leveraging AWHEIC as a pivotal mechanism and catalyst, to propel the innovative development of global World Heritage education.
II. Announcement: Winners of 2024 AWHEIC
Dr. Xin LI, chief planner of AWHEIC, introduced the background of the birth of AWHEIC, elaborated on its inception, highlighting its mission to foster a globally interconnected and collaborative innovation ecosystem in World Heritage education featured by technological innovation and cross-sectoral collaboration. Over the past three years, AWHEIC has undergone rapid growth, reinforced by an international cooperation and innovative demonstration projects. This momentum has propelled AWHEIC towards an evolution from a pioneering initiative to an incubator of innovative practices. Following this introduction, the promotional video of AWHEIC was played. Promotional Video of AWHEIC (click)
The competition for 2024 AWHEIC was more intense than ever, with a total of 30 cases selected from over 100 cases worldwide. Three international guests unveiled the winners of 2024 Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovation Case (AWHEIC), and promotional video of 2024 winners of Star of Outstanding was played.
Promotional Video of 2024 Winners of Star of Outstanding (click)
1. Star of OutstandingProf. Yong SHAO, Secretary-General of WHITRAP announced 10 winners of "Stars of Outstanding".
Evaluation: The cases successfully set innovative model of global outstanding demonstrative significance.
(In no particular order)
2. Star of Discovery Ms Veronica Maduna, the Head of Partnership of the African World Heritage Fund, announced 10 winners of "Stars of Discovery".
Evaluation: The cases are committed to deep value exploration, achieving innovative education model, which is of global demonstrative significance.
(In no particular order)
Ms Veronica Maduna presented the certificate to the Mr. Elsevar Mammadov, Head of the Department of International Relations and Protocol of the Administration of State Historical-Architectural Reserve “Icherisheher” and the representative of Mak’ TAB - School of “Restoration of Historical Monuments” from Azerbijan.
3. Star of the Future Mr. Carlos Augusto Torres Perez, Director General of Regional World Heritage Institute of Central America and the Caribbean, Mexico, announced 10 winners of "Stars of the Future".
Evaluation: New initiation contains infinite potential and possibility of heritage education model innovation, with representing the future.
(In no particular order)
III. Joint Projects and Networks
In recent years, WHITRAP and AWHEIC, together with many international organizations, have carried out a series of explorations in joint projects and network construction in heritage education. Marie-Noël Tournoux, Project Director of WHITRAP (Shanghai), introduced the development of Urban Heritage Conservationin Higher Education Institutions (UHC-HEI).
Mr. Carlos Augusto Torres Perez introduced the development of heritage education in Latin America by taking the example of the Sino-Mexico Heritage Education Demonstration Project jointly carried out by WHITRAP the UNOSSC.
At present, AWHEIC has gathered 300 innovative cases of heritage education from various fields around the world, representing the international frontier of innovation. With the cooperation and exchanges with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, ICCROM, WHV and relevant category-2 centers, a cooperation network covering all continents has been formed, and the brand influence and cooperation network are increasing day by day.
IV. Sharing of Excellent WH Education Innovative CasesAfter the announcement, Ms. Veronica Maduna hosted the online sharing session of Excellent World Heritage Education Innovative Cases. Five representatives from the 2024 award-winning cases around the world shared their international experience in combination with the exploration of model innovation.
1. Mak'TAB – School of "Restoration of Historical Monuments"
V. Conclusion and Way Forward
Lastly, Dr. Li Xin concluded the side event by presenting AWHEIC’s future roadmap, bringing the side event to a successful conclusion.
This side event is another successful and exciting appearance of WHITRAP and AWHEIC on the international stage of the World Heritage Committee, following the 44th session in Fuzhou in 2021 and the 45th session in Saudi Arabia in 2023. It has received high praise from the international community, greatly expanding and enhancing the international cooperation network, and promoting AWHEIC to a new level while highlighting the comprehensive strength of WHITRAP. In the future, we will continue to work hard and play a leading role in the field of World Heritage education to provide an international platform for global heritage education innovators to exchange ideas.
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