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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.
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
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.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 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
June 23, 2025 at 7:00 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
June 19, 2025 at 3:09 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!
December 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: World Urban Campaign Urban Thinkers Campus, Wed/Fri 18 &20 December, 13h00-15h00 UTC

Wednesday logon: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Friday logon: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Transforming Planning: Smarter, Greener, and More Inclusive Practices, vol 7 of Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning, is available from Routledge

www.routledge.com/Transformati...
December 12, 2024 at 9:05 PM
GPEAN is pleased to announce that the sixth World Planning Schools Congress will take place 29 June - 7 July 2026 in Helsinki Capital Region, Finland will be hosted jointly by Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.
December 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM
GPEAN is on Bluesky: GPEAN-planning.bky.social

Global Planning Education Association Network is a consortium of 11 planning school associations worldwide seeking to improve spatial planning education and research and putting planning at the forefront of the global agenda.
December 12, 2024 at 8:58 PM