Memories of the 1st World Planning Schools Congress, 25 years ago in Shanghai at Tongji Uni, where the Shanghai Statement set the course for the @gpean-planning.bsky.social, now working in behalf of eleven planning school associations worldwide.
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.
📢 Apply now for a full-time PhD scholarship at Dresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS) 🎓 Annual topic: Levers for sustainable urban mobility transformations dlgs-dresden.de/application/... #CallForApplication #CfA #Scholarship #mobilitytransition @gpean-planning.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
At the World Planning Schools Congress 2026, Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) presented the inaugural #GPEAN Distinguished Service Award to @brucestiftel.bsky.social ACSP and @gatech-globedev.bsky.social
#WPSC26 Monday Plenary discussed How Planning Can Foster Democracy in an Age of Digitalization, presented by Hanna Mattila, Pilvi Nummi, and Eveliina Harsia-Mikkola.
Beginning today in Espoo, Finland, on the campus of Aalto University, the World Planning Schools Congress 2026 -- 6th in the series which began in Shanghai in '01, continued in Mexico City '06, Perth, Australia '11, Rio de Janeiro '16 and Nusa Dua, Indonesia '22.
The Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) Governing Council met today at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland under leadership of chair Ayşın Dedekorkut-Howes of Griffith University and the Australia and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS).
Call for an ASSOCIATE EDITOR for Planning Theory ( journals.sagepub.com/.../call-for...) Call for a BOOK REVIEW EDITOR for Planning Theory ( journals.sagepub.com/.../call-for...)
Call for a DISCUSSIONS/DEBATES/COMMENTS EDITOR for Planning Theory (journals.sagepub.com/.../call-for...) Call for a PODCAST EDITOR for Planning Theory (journals.sagepub.com/.../call-for...) Call for an ESSAY EDITOR for Planning Theory ( journals.sagepub.com/.../call-for...)
The detailed program for the 6th World Planning Schools Congress in Espoo/Helsinki, Finland, 29 June - 3 July, has been posted to the Congress website: app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
Thurs at #WUF13 @gpean-planning.bsky.social highlights: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: PLANNING FOR SAFE AND RESILIENT CITIES AND COMMUNITIES BUILDING A GLOBAL NETWORK FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING FUTURE OF UN-HABITAT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH @unhabitat-uni.bsky.social
Join GPEAN - Global Planning Education Association Network planners at the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku this week! WUF Academy program: drive.google.com/file/d/1NY1e... Full WUF Program: wuf.unhabitat.org/programme @rtpiplanners.bsky.social @gpean-planning.bsky.social
Planners for Climate Action #wuf13 @WUF13Azerbaijan sessions: Building a Global Network for Climate-Resilient Housing (21 May 14h00 Multipurpose Room 3 Planning Tools for Climate Action (22 May 12h00 Urban Library room A) @CAPplanners @UCCRN @Habitat_org @Kingsfound @ISOCARP @gpean_planning
📢 Submission Deadline extended until 12 Apil. Contribute to our #IOERconf. There are many ways to get involved 👉 conference.ioer.info/en/ @saxfdm.bsky.social @sthlmresilience.bsky.social @gpean-planning.bsky.social #SustainabilityTransition #Polycrisis #SpatialData #TransformativeCapacity
"Writing & Publishing Workshop for New Scholars" organised by #JPER in cooperation with #WPSC6. 3 July designed for untenured professors, post docs and recent PhD recipients in urban planning, urban studies, and related fields. Application deadline 1 April details: app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...
INTERNATIONAL PLANNING GUIDELINES AND DIFFUSION TO LOCAL PLANNING traces the 2003-2016 work of the Global Planners Network (GPN) to #ReinventUrbanPlanning and their impact on UN-HABITAT's #NewUrbanAgenda tinyurl.com/5xe6mwyf
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The 21st century has seen movement to advance universal principles for urban planning advocated by leading planners’ organisations and embodied in policy
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LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON EXTREME URBAN HEAT Online Webinar from APA Divisions January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET CM 1.5 SR 1 Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc... @gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social
ISOCARP at 60: A Legacy of Planning Impacts (E-Book)
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Hearty wishes for a sustainable and equitable 2026 from the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) on behalf of planning school associations and planning schools worldwide! AAPS, ACSP, ACUPP, AESOP, ALEUP, ANPUR, ANZAPS, APERAU, APSA, ASPI, TUPOB
Hearty wishes for a sustainable and equitable 2026 from the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) on behalf of planning school associations and planning schools worldwide! AAPS, ACSP, ACUPP, AESOP, ALEUP, ANPUR, ANZAPS, APERAU, APSA, ASPI, TUPOB
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. planning-org-uploaded-media.s3.amazonaws.com.
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.
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.
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
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 Council met this week on the site of the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning congress at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi in Istanbul.
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
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
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
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).
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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
