AESOP and EURA Conference
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We are supporting 5 students with 400 € in travel expenses!
Two important international conferences in the field of spatial and urban planning are scheduled for 2026, in which students from the Department of Spatial Planning can participate.
The EURA Conference will take place in Venice from June 17 to 20, 2026.
AESOP will be organized as the World Planning School Congress 2026, replacing the regular AESOP annual conference. It will take place from June 29 to July 3, 2026, in Helsinki/Espoo.
To support student participation, the Department of Spatial Planning is offering a total of five students a travel allowance of €400 each.
Requirements for funding
- A letter of motivation
Application deadlines
- EURA Conference April 22, 2026
- AESOP Conference/World Planning School Congress May 4, 2026
Applications to geld-personal.rptu-dortmundde
Questions
A. Before the trip
- Why do I want to attend this particular conference? Which topics appeal to me?
- What experiences do I hope to gain beyond the technical and thematic aspects?
- Who would I like to meet at the conference?
- Which presentations would I particularly like to hear, which workshops or sessions would I like to attend?
- Which soft skills do I want to train?
B. After the conference
- Were my expectations regarding the thematic focus fulfilled?
- Were my expectations regarding interdisciplinary experiences fulfilled?
- Who did I actually meet? Who did I talk to? Did I feel that my interests were taken seriously?
- Which presentations did I listen to, which workshops or sessions did I attend?
- Which soft skills was I able to improve and which ones would I like to deepen and practice in the future?
- Can I imagine that attending conferences will become an essential part of my future career? Can I imagine an academic career?