6th WPSC 2026 – World Planning Schools Congress

Chang-Ho Yim, President of APSA, and Geraldo Costa of ANPUR, sign the Shanghai Statement at the closing ceremony of the World Planning Schools Congress, 15 July 2001.

Planning association executives at their meeting on the campus of Tongji University in Shanghai during the first World Planning Schools Congress, July 2001.

5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, the Presidents of Planning Schools Associations member of GPEAN introduce their association and vision about the GPEAN and planning schools in the future.

GPEAN meets at the Second World Planning Schools Congress, Mexico City July 2006

Participants of 1st World Planning Schools Congress in Shanghai 2001

Participants of 1st WPSC 2001 in Shanghai.

Presidents of planning schools associations at 5th WPSC 2022 in Bali, Indonesia

6th WPSC – 2026

“Peripheral Visions: Rethinking Planning”

see website: https://www.gpean-planning.org/world-planning-schools-congress-2026/

The sixth World Planning Schools Congress will occur in July 2026 in Helsinki Capital Region, Finland. The Congress, themed “Peripheral Visions: Rethinking Planning,” will be hosted jointly by Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.

Helsinki – Finland

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Host and Sponsors

Host Institution: Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and Tampere University.

Location and Date of Congress

July 2026. Helsinki Capital Region, Finland.