Global Planning Education Association Network
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GPEAN is a network of 11 planning school associations worldwide. Established in 2001 we seek to improve the quality of planning education and the visibility of the planning profession by putting spatial planning at the forefront of the global agenda.
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6th World Planning Schools Congress 2026 website has launched: wpsc2026.org
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
Global Planners Network (GPN) statement for the 76th World Town Planning Day: With Planning We Can celebrates the achievements of planning and the role of planners in unlocking sustainable, inclusive, equitable, prosperous and resilient places.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Global Planners Network (GPN) statement for the 76th World Town Planning Day: With Planning We Can celebrates the achievements of planning and the role of planners in unlocking sustainable, inclusive, equitable, prosperous and resilient places.
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Final Week to Submit!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Final Week to Submit!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
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Congratulations to CASA's Chairman Professor Michael Batty, who has been elected a foreign member of the Indian National Science Academy, in honour of his pioneering contributions to the world of science. His Fellowship will take effect in January 2026.
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Congratulations to CASA's Chairman Professor Michael Batty, who has been elected a foreign member of the Indian National Science Academy, in honour of his pioneering contributions to the world of science. His Fellowship will take effect in January 2026.
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We still invite applications from early- to mid-career researchers to Global Innovation Fellowships: The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) offering an opportunity to collaborate with DGAP on various European policy issues. Apply now: buff.ly/fAhi5yw
August 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We still invite applications from early- to mid-career researchers to Global Innovation Fellowships: The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) offering an opportunity to collaborate with DGAP on various European policy issues. Apply now: buff.ly/fAhi5yw
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The #LeibnizDLGS #SummerSchool 2025 focus on policy and planning to address complex sustainability challenges. PhD candidates are invited to present their work. ⌛ Apply until 31 July 2025 👉 dlgs-dresden.de/programme/su...
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The #LeibnizDLGS #SummerSchool 2025 focus on policy and planning to address complex sustainability challenges. PhD candidates are invited to present their work. ⌛ Apply until 31 July 2025 👉 dlgs-dresden.de/programme/su...
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
@gpean-planning.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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GPEAN Council met this week on the site of the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning congress at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi in Istanbul.
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
GPEAN Council met this week on the site of the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning congress at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi in Istanbul.
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Call for SPECIAL SESSIONS: World Planning Schools Congress 29.6 - 3.7.2026, Finland, is now open until 26.8.2025!
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
June 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Call for SPECIAL SESSIONS: World Planning Schools Congress 29.6 - 3.7.2026, Finland, is now open until 26.8.2025!
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
Call for SPECIAL SESSIONS: World Planning Schools Congress 29.6 - 3.7.2026, Finland, is now open until 26.8.2025!
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
June 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Call for SPECIAL SESSIONS: World Planning Schools Congress 29.6 - 3.7.2026, Finland, is now open until 26.8.2025!
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
Special sessions address timely subjects not covered by the 15 congress tracks.
app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
#WPSC26 #urbanplanning #planningeducation #sustainabledevelopment
6th World Planning Schools Congress 2026 website has launched: wpsc2026.org
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
June 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
6th World Planning Schools Congress 2026 website has launched: wpsc2026.org
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
PERIPHERAL VISIONS: RETHINKING PLANNING, will take place 29 June - 3 July '26 in Helsinki and Espoo Finland, with PhD Workshop 26-29 June in Tampere. #WPSC26
You are invited to submit an abstract for the UK-Ireland Planning Research conference by 2nd May 2025. Details about the conference can be accessed here: www.ulster.ac.uk/conference/p...
UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference 2025
Join us on 10-12 September 2025 at the Ulster University Belfast Campus for the annual international conference of Planning Schools Forum (PSF).
www.ulster.ac.uk
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
You are invited to submit an abstract for the UK-Ireland Planning Research conference by 2nd May 2025. Details about the conference can be accessed here: www.ulster.ac.uk/conference/p...
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ICYMI: Applications are open for the WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities! Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn how to submit a strong entry and what makes a project stand out.
📅 Apr 23: bit.ly/4iJpHkA
📅 Apr 24: bit.ly/4iL3K4O
📅 Apr 23: bit.ly/4iJpHkA
📅 Apr 24: bit.ly/4iL3K4O
April 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
ICYMI: Applications are open for the WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities! Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn how to submit a strong entry and what makes a project stand out.
📅 Apr 23: bit.ly/4iJpHkA
📅 Apr 24: bit.ly/4iL3K4O
📅 Apr 23: bit.ly/4iJpHkA
📅 Apr 24: bit.ly/4iL3K4O
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" Framing the issue in the European context, and building on studies of other global regions, this research is the first European-wide scale survey to look at the extent to which European planning schools are addressing climate change in their curricula."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are Spatial Planning Schools across Europe Teaching Climate Change? A Survey of Curricula in the European Context - Cassidy Johnson, Richard Sliuzas, Adriana Galderisi, Massimiliano Granceri Bradaschi...
It is important that the current and the next generations of planners are well equipped to contribute to the realization and upscaling of effective climate chan...
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April 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
" Framing the issue in the European context, and building on studies of other global regions, this research is the first European-wide scale survey to look at the extent to which European planning schools are addressing climate change in their curricula."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Welcome to Hossam Hewidy , Senior Lecturer at
Aalto University , elected as the new AESOP GPEAN Representative (2025–2029).
Aalto University , elected as the new AESOP GPEAN Representative (2025–2029).
March 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Welcome to Hossam Hewidy , Senior Lecturer at
Aalto University , elected as the new AESOP GPEAN Representative (2025–2029).
Aalto University , elected as the new AESOP GPEAN Representative (2025–2029).
CoPED 2025: SAN BERILLO RISING: PLANNING FOR PEOPLE: HOUSING FOR ALL, 8-17 June '25, Catania, Italy: 10-day transdisciplinary summer school. www.tramediquartiere.org/coped-2025-c...
COPED 2025 - Catania - Italy June 8th > 17th, 2025, Call for Applications - Trame di Quartiere
Are you a graduate student or early-career researcher interested in how research can generate socially equitable and ecological community development? Join CoPED! CoPED is an intensive 10-day transdis...
www.tramediquartiere.org
February 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
CoPED 2025: SAN BERILLO RISING: PLANNING FOR PEOPLE: HOUSING FOR ALL, 8-17 June '25, Catania, Italy: 10-day transdisciplinary summer school. www.tramediquartiere.org/coped-2025-c...
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Saut Sagala: Urban Resilience Approach: Rapid Risk Diagnostic to Improve Quality of Life. Third episode of Season 7 of the Global Urban Lectures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxL...
unhabitat.org/uni/global-u...
@unhabitat-uni.bsky.social #qualityoflife #climateaction4cities
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxL...
unhabitat.org/uni/global-u...
@unhabitat-uni.bsky.social #qualityoflife #climateaction4cities
Saut Sagala - Urban Resilience Approach: Rapid Risk Diagnostic to Improve Quality of Life
YouTube video by UN-Habitat Learn
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January 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Saut Sagala: Urban Resilience Approach: Rapid Risk Diagnostic to Improve Quality of Life. Third episode of Season 7 of the Global Urban Lectures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxL...
unhabitat.org/uni/global-u...
@unhabitat-uni.bsky.social #qualityoflife #climateaction4cities
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxL...
unhabitat.org/uni/global-u...
@unhabitat-uni.bsky.social #qualityoflife #climateaction4cities
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IHS, Erasmus Uni: Webinar on Grassroots Organizations and Marginalized Communities
📅 29 January 2025, 13:00 -14:30 CET
www.ihs.nl/en/events/gr...
📅 29 January 2025, 13:00 -14:30 CET
www.ihs.nl/en/events/gr...
Grassroots innovations: How to move to scale?
Register now for the Grassroots Innovations webinar organised by IHS in collaboration with UN-Habitat, EUR-VCC, Closer Cities, and Justra Cities.
www.ihs.nl
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
IHS, Erasmus Uni: Webinar on Grassroots Organizations and Marginalized Communities
📅 29 January 2025, 13:00 -14:30 CET
www.ihs.nl/en/events/gr...
📅 29 January 2025, 13:00 -14:30 CET
www.ihs.nl/en/events/gr...
18th Heads of School Meeting of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 13 Mar 2025 Liverpool aesop-planning.eu/activities/e...
Legitimate and Inclusive Planning Education for Changing and Challenging Times.
Olivier Sykes
University of Liverpool
Legitimate and Inclusive Planning Education for Changing and Challenging Times.
Olivier Sykes
University of Liverpool
AESOP - HOS Liverpool 2025
Association of European Schools of Planning
aesop-planning.eu
January 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
18th Heads of School Meeting of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 13 Mar 2025 Liverpool aesop-planning.eu/activities/e...
Legitimate and Inclusive Planning Education for Changing and Challenging Times.
Olivier Sykes
University of Liverpool
Legitimate and Inclusive Planning Education for Changing and Challenging Times.
Olivier Sykes
University of Liverpool
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We are looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for the Regions and Cities Book Series. These popular multi-disciplinary books are of interest to anyone involved in regional and urban development.
More details at www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-fo...
⏰Deadline for applications 31 Jan 2025
More details at www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-fo...
⏰Deadline for applications 31 Jan 2025
January 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We are looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for the Regions and Cities Book Series. These popular multi-disciplinary books are of interest to anyone involved in regional and urban development.
More details at www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-fo...
⏰Deadline for applications 31 Jan 2025
More details at www.regionalstudies.org/news/call-fo...
⏰Deadline for applications 31 Jan 2025
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We are looking for a new @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief. This interdisciplinary open access journal explores a variety of social science topics at a variety of spatial scales.
More info here www.regionalstudies.org/news/for-edi...
Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025
More info here www.regionalstudies.org/news/for-edi...
Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025
January 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We are looking for a new @rsa-rsrs.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief. This interdisciplinary open access journal explores a variety of social science topics at a variety of spatial scales.
More info here www.regionalstudies.org/news/for-edi...
Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025
More info here www.regionalstudies.org/news/for-edi...
Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
View videos:
Planning Housing for Whom and How?: youtu.be/Qns3vw-VR10
Planners in the Center of the Housing Crisis?: youtu.be/oRJB0Hu6gew
#UrbanThinkers
#HousingMatters #SustainableDevelopment #ListenToCities
View videos:
Planning Housing for Whom and How?: youtu.be/Qns3vw-VR10
Planners in the Center of the Housing Crisis?: youtu.be/oRJB0Hu6gew
#UrbanThinkers
#HousingMatters #SustainableDevelopment #ListenToCities
January 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
View videos:
Planning Housing for Whom and How?: youtu.be/Qns3vw-VR10
Planners in the Center of the Housing Crisis?: youtu.be/oRJB0Hu6gew
#UrbanThinkers
#HousingMatters #SustainableDevelopment #ListenToCities
View videos:
Planning Housing for Whom and How?: youtu.be/Qns3vw-VR10
Planners in the Center of the Housing Crisis?: youtu.be/oRJB0Hu6gew
#UrbanThinkers
#HousingMatters #SustainableDevelopment #ListenToCities
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Happy Holidays!!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
December 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Happy Holidays!!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
Happy Holidays!!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
December 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Happy Holidays!!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
To the eleven planning school associations of GPEAN and their more than 400 member schools, thank you for your dedication, care, innovation and drive to advance #sustainability, #equity and #prosperity in cities and regions worldwide. May 2025 bring success to your efforts!
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🏙️Governing Urban Data for the Public Interest
Revisit our #IIPPInConversation panel with Francesca Bria, @rainerkattel.bsky.social , Theo Blackwell ( @ldncdo.bsky.social ), and @henriverdier.bsky.social on how cities can use data for the public interest.
📺Watch here: https://buff.ly/3VMDaii
Revisit our #IIPPInConversation panel with Francesca Bria, @rainerkattel.bsky.social , Theo Blackwell ( @ldncdo.bsky.social ), and @henriverdier.bsky.social on how cities can use data for the public interest.
📺Watch here: https://buff.ly/3VMDaii
December 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM
🏙️Governing Urban Data for the Public Interest
Revisit our #IIPPInConversation panel with Francesca Bria, @rainerkattel.bsky.social , Theo Blackwell ( @ldncdo.bsky.social ), and @henriverdier.bsky.social on how cities can use data for the public interest.
📺Watch here: https://buff.ly/3VMDaii
Revisit our #IIPPInConversation panel with Francesca Bria, @rainerkattel.bsky.social , Theo Blackwell ( @ldncdo.bsky.social ), and @henriverdier.bsky.social on how cities can use data for the public interest.
📺Watch here: https://buff.ly/3VMDaii
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Video of the Academia Roundtable from @World Urban Forum 12 is available on UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i...
in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
#housingmatters #itallstartsathome @unhabitat.bsky.social
in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
#housingmatters #itallstartsathome @unhabitat.bsky.social
Academia Roundtable (World Urban Forum 12th Session)
In the eye of the storm: How research and data can help solve the climate-related urban Housing crisis. Roundtables are action-oriented events that bring together peers to exchange views and opinions ...
webtv.un.org
December 19, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Video of the Academia Roundtable from @World Urban Forum 12 is available on UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i...
in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
#housingmatters #itallstartsathome @unhabitat.bsky.social
in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
#housingmatters #itallstartsathome @unhabitat.bsky.social
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Much awaited results of the US and Canadian study of planning school climate action education! Bravo Elisabeth Infield Mark Seasons and Ward Lyles!
"Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity" - doi.org/10.1080/0269...
@climateaction4cities #planningeducation 1/4
"Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity" - doi.org/10.1080/0269...
@climateaction4cities #planningeducation 1/4
Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity
Preparing planners to effectively engage with climate change poses vexing multi-level challenges for instructors across content, pedagogy, and relationships. There exists an urgent need, and demand...
doi.org
December 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Much awaited results of the US and Canadian study of planning school climate action education! Bravo Elisabeth Infield Mark Seasons and Ward Lyles!
"Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity" - doi.org/10.1080/0269...
@climateaction4cities #planningeducation 1/4
"Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity" - doi.org/10.1080/0269...
@climateaction4cities #planningeducation 1/4