Preface

Standing at a brand new starting point in 2025, Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases (AWHEIC) evolves through network emergence effect, transitioning from a pioneer to an innovation incubator.

Our goal is to build an international cooperation and exchange platform featuring co-construction and sharing, focusing on the innovation of the world heritage education model, for the creators & innovators of world heritage education around the world.

Welcome to join us and the deadline is May 8th, 2025.

Let us work together to turn the envisioned future into a reality!

Introduction film of AWHEIC (Please click to watch)

1/ Organizations

Directed by

●China National Commission for UNESCO

Co-organized by

●World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITR-AP)

●World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and As（WFUCA）

●International Center for UNESCO ASPnet (ICUA)

Supported by

●International Center for Space Technology of Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO (HIST)

●International Research and Training Center for Rural Education (INRULED)

●Zhejiang Association for the Protection and Utilization of Cultural Relics

● Hangzhou International Urban Research Center

●College of Architecture and Urban Planning,Tongji University（CAUP）

●Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute Co.,LTD. (TJUPDI)

●And relevant governments, WH sites and institutions, etc.

(No ranking implied)

2023 Award Cases of AWHEIC

2024 Award Cases of AWHEIC

2/ Application Requirements

The case studies must be educational activities organized by or for cultural/natural heritage sites at a broader level beyond World Heritage. There is no restriction on the types of heritages which are promoted and intangible features are included.

●The case-study proposal should have been implemented in the last five years or be ongoing and have achieved tangible results.

●There is no restriction on advocaters who developed and implemented the education program (local communities and indigenous people) and the target audience or groups the education program is developed for.

● Proposed case studies should be innovative and exemplary in concepts, contents forms or models. Particular attention will be given to the advocaters who design and lead the project and the replicability of the model of the case.

●The working language of AWHEIC is English, and we offer application forms in English, French, Spanish and Chinese. The application form is preferred to be submitted in English, and all cases from China must be accompanied by a Chinese version.The AWHEIC team will provide necessary filing assistance for cases from special regions.

3/ Assessment Criteria

Key Criteria of AWHEIC is innovation of concepts，approaches and models of heritage education cases，which can be divided into 5 sub-criteria based on SCEIT Model.

●Embracing Science: Exploring new methods or models, by innovatively utilizing modern or traditional science and technology, which lead to better exploration, interpretation and dissemination of heritage values.

●Creativity Inspiring: Exploring new heritage education ideas or approaches in light of local context by creativity, which expand or strengthen innovative interactions between people and heritage.

●Empowering Sustainability: Tap the potential of heritage from different perspectives by innovation, empowering the comprehensively sustainable development of heritage sites.

●Social Inclusion: Innovatively promoting the communication and integration of different social groups, which leads to the inclusive development of local communities.

●Transboundary Cooperation: Exploring innovative mechanism and models of transboundary cooperation at local, regional or international level, enhancing the synergy of different parties related to heritage.

4/ Awards

● International Certificate

Receive a certificate issued by WHITRAP

● International Promotion

A. The winners will have the opportunity to be invited to participate in the World Heritage Education Theme Side Event at the 47th World Heritage General Assembly and share internationally (arrangements to be made), and we will provide some financial support to participants from underdeveloped regions.

2024 WH Creative X Innovator Forum & Award

Ceremony of AWHEIC

45Com WHE Side Event and 2023 AWHEIC

Award Ceremony 

The 2024 AWHEIC winners announced at the 46th

Session of WHC 

B. The winners will have the opportunity to be invited to participate in the World Heritage Creativity & Innovation 2025 Conference in China (arrangements to be confirmed) and share their case studies, with the organizers providing some financial support to the winners from less developed regions.

Review of 2023 World Heritage Creative x Innovator Forum

2024 WH Creative X Innovator Forum & Award Ceremony of AWHEIC

C. Selected outstanding cases will be invited to network meetings for global sharing and exchange.

2022 online Award forum of AWHEIC

International Cooperation

A. Join the strong network of AWHEIC and enjoy resource support e.g. fund, professionals, information, international meeting, etc.

B. Have priority to join the incubator programme initiated in 2023, which will incubate your programme through a comprehensive way.

C. Chance to be recommended to international exchange activities.

Publication

A. Winners will be displayed on the websites of the host institutions, WHITRAP, and the repositories of relevant international institutions

B. Winners will be published in journals and brochures of international institutions

*The host reserves the explanation right.

5/ Application Process

6/ Application

Application Form and other information attached:
(Please click to download)

Please submit your application via E-mail at:

44whc@whitrap.com

E-mail Subject title: Country + City + Case Title

Please also send a backup to:

Backup Email: creativeheritage@163.com

7/ International Jury

8/ Contacts

AWHEIC WHITRAP team

44whc@whitrap.com

Tel: +86-021-65987687-8020

WHITRAP website:

http://www.whitr-ap.org/

Contributed by Xin LI

Edited by TsamYung NG (Intern) , Xinyi GE (Intern) and Wenhui YANG(Intern)

Edited by Zhen LIU

Reviewed by Yong SHAO