#gpean Congress Steering Committee in Finland working with the local hosts for the 2026 #WorldPlanningSchoolsCongress at #UniversityTampere #UniversityHelsinki and #AaltoUniversity putting arrangements in place for the 29 June - 3 July '26. #WPSC26

CommonwealthPlanners new educational series how different countries plan their cities and communities. 🇮🇳 First Episode: The Planning System of India 📅 Date: Today, 5th June 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:30am BST 🎙 Speaker: Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, XIM University, India 👉 youtu.be/IqI0owfJRH4?si…

Wrapping up a big week at #UNHA2! 🏙️ We launched two major #WUF12 publications and unveiled the theme & date for #WUF13: 🏠 Housing the world 📅 17–22 May 2026 📍 Baku, Azerbaijan Thanks to all who joined us on the #RoadToBaku! #HousingTheWorld #UNHabitat

Planner Fazle Reza Sumon, past president of the Bangladeshi Institute of Planners and a Trustee of the Commonwealth Association of Planners, takes us deep into the institutional architecture, historical evolution, and pressing challenges of urban and regional planning in Banglade

CEPT students participated in the ‘Movable Public Spaces: Mumbai’ as a part of the Summer Courses 2025. This course explored public space through the lens of Mumbai’s suburban railways examining how daily commutes transform into spaces of interaction, culture, and community.

Global leaders, local actors, and community voices came together at #WUF12 to shape the future of sustainable urbanization. Now available, the WUF12 Report captures the key achievements and data that defined this landmark edition. 📘 Read the full report now.

Why apply for the ICAS:MP Fellowship? • Work in an interdisciplinary international environment • Monthly stipend up to €3,500 • Focused writing time in New Delhi • Colloquium with members • Present your research to the ICAS academic circle & receive expert feedback

🌍 Have a housing solution that works? UN-Habitat invites proven, impactful practices to be showcased at #WUF13! Gain global visibility & shape policy for #HousingForAll. Submit by 31 Aug 2025 👉 loom.ly/UOuyRlM

🚨 New resource alert 🚨 Explore this @‌FAO & @‌UNUEHS toolkit for integrating human mobility into national climate plans, focusing on rural livelihoods. 9 practical tools, checklists and examples to support #ClimateAction. 📘 openknowledge.fao.org/items/2724c1d9… #SustainableFuture

Find out how cities are implementing climate action: c40.me/4kL5kEt

📢 Key UCL appointments to REF 2029 expert sub-panels to assess research quality across the UK Research England has appointed BSP's Prof Nick Gallent as Chair of the Architecture, Built Environment and Planning unit of assessment. 🔗 Read the UCL news: ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/…

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/websi… #WPSC26 APERAU The ACSP Royal Town Planning Institute CommonwealthPlanners

📢 Registration is open! Join SDGs in Practice (14–23 July), a special #HLPF2025 event by UN DESA & UNITAR New York to build skills for #SDG implementation. 💡 12 sessions | Virtual, hybrid & in-person 📝 Register by 11 July: forms.gle/pf8ebCLuKQPjKu… 🔗 Info: sdgs.un.org/2025/SDGsinPra…

🚨 Registration now open! Join the HESI Global Forum 2025 on 21 July (Virtual) 🌍 Theme: Breaking Barriers in Sustainable Development Through Scientific, Inclusive & Equitable Solutions 🔗 Register by 16 July: sdgs.un.org/HESI/2025Globa… #SDGs #HLPF2025

Academic/Research was the largest stakeholder delegation at #WUF12.

GPEAN Council met this week on the site of the AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning congress at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi in Istanbul. APERAU APERAU Internationale The ACSP AESOP Young Academics

It’s official: Bogotá, Colombia will host the Global Observance of #WorldCitiesDay 2025! This year’s theme "people-centred smart cities" spotlights how tech, data, and AI can improve urban life, enhance participation, and build resilience. Learn more: loom.ly/n6ZARY4