Creating enriching mobility learning opportunities for vocational students and teachers has been a priority for the Platform partners in Spain. Here are the highlights from Team Spain from year 2023.
Strengthening Green Education through Technical Innovations
Creating enriching mobility learning opportunities for vocational students and teachers has been a priority for the Platform partners in Spain.
These opportunities are key to ensuring that green education in Spain continues to advance alongside its European counterparts.
Project Highlight
A prototype for a new vertical garden system called Urban Tecroc has been formalised in EFA La Malvesia school.
PAIMED taught the teachers and students from the school about the technical features of the system and showed them how to install and hydro-seed the vertical garden. In the second stage, students learned how to monitor the germination of the plants and maintain the evolution of the green walls.
Perspectives on Priorities – Advancing their Mission
New Sources of Funding
Participating in major spin-off projects related to the European Platform for Urban Greening, such as BARCOVE and GREENVUE, have not only raised the profile of this Centre, but has contributed substantially to its sources of funding.
Collaborations
The objective is to ensure this diverse network continues to engage and increase momentum in the adoption of Urban Greening practices in Spain.
Knowledge Transfers
In order to further expand their Centre of Vocational Excellence and transfer their knowledge, the Platform partners in Spain intend to strengthen their position as a leading reference for Urban Greening by producing and disseminating a ‘Best Practices Manual’.
BARCOVE Hackathon
Spanish partners are creating a practical e-book for stakeholders in company-school based applied research that will present tested innovative solutions to specific challenges faced in Urban Greening and Water Management in 2024.
GREENVEU
A delegation of participants from EFA La Malvesia took part in another spin-off project of the European Platform for Urban Greening called GREENVEU in Amsterdam. They investigated new ways in which they can work together to create a more sustainable and greener world.
A Study in Biodiversity
Launching a new Project which will involve the implementation of a biodiverse green rooftop, from which students will monitor, research and evaluate the biodiversity that the rooftop draws to that specific location.
Promote Rural-Urban Greening
With EFA La Malvesia being located in a rural area outside of Valencia, it has been a primary aim of this Centre of Vocational Excellence to promote and advance Rural-Urban Greening practices.
Construction of a Headquarters for the Centre of Vocational Excellence
In the fourth year of the European Platform for Urban Greening project plans are underway in Spain to construct an Urban Greening pavilion on the grounds of EFA La Malvesia, that will become the headquarters of this Centre of Vocational Excellence, CoVE. This pavilion will provide a physical space for a wide range of urban greening activities including: internships, hackathons, workshops, conferences and living-labs.
Valencia – European Green Capital 2024
Having been named the European Green Capital in 2024, Valencia has numerous events planned to celebrate and promote green initiatives throughout the year. The Partners of the European Platform in Spain plan to use this opportunity to further advance, advocate and generate renewed support for their Centre of Vocational Excellence and urban greening throughout the country.
Read more about the European Platform for Urban Greening highlights from year 2023 here.
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