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AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning

, England, United Kingdom • 3 Employees
Architecture & Planning

AESOP was established in 1987 in Belgium as an international association with scientific, artistic and educational purposes and operates according to its Charter.With over 150 members, AESOP is the only representation of planning schools of Europe. Given this unique position, AESOP strengthens its profile as a professional body. AESOP mobilizes its resources, taking a leading role and entering its expertise into ongoing debates and initiatives regarding planning education and planning qualifications of future professionals. AESOP promotes its agenda with professional bodies, politicians and all other key stakeholders in spatial and urban development and management across Europe.These aims are achieved through a number of activities:Annual Congress, on European, national, regional and local spatial planning issuesYearly meeting of the Heads of Schools discussing planning curriculaPhD Workshop for young academicsEuropean Urban Summer School for young planning professionalsLecture SeriesCooperation with planning professionnal bodies and other key stakeholdersResearch Thematic GroupsAwardsPublicationsAESOP is founding member of the Decade of Planning.