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In memory of Vanessa Watson: AAPS and GPEAN pioneer and friend

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

We mourn the recent loss of a founding member of AAPS, Professor Vanessa Watson. Her friends and colleagues have posted these tributes to her remarkable career and influence.

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AAPS conference registration to open in August 2021

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Registration for the fifth AAPS conference, themed Urban Africa in 21st Century, will open on 1 August 2021.

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AAPS to participate in upcoming ICLEI event

Friday, 14 May 2021

AAPS members will participate in the upcoming ICLEI event ‘Learning from and across African cities: Emancipatory pedagogies for transformative change’, scheduled for 25 May 2021.

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5th International Conference on Urban e-Planning

Friday, 14 May 2021

The 5th International Conference on Urban e-Planning will take place online from 7 to 10 September 2021.

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AAPS Conference postponed to 2021

Monday, 10 August 2020

The fifth international AAPS Conference is now scheduled to take place in November 2021 in Dar es Salaam.

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Call for papers: AAPS conference 2020, Dar es Salaam

Thursday, 16 January 2020

The Institute of Spatial Planning (IRPUD) at TU Dortmund University (Germany), together with the Institute of Human Settlement Studies and School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences at Ardhi University (Tanzania) invite paper submissions for the fifth international conference of the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS).

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New call for DAAD doctoral scholarships tenable at Ardhi University

Thursday, 16 January 2020

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in collaboration with Ardhi University, are pleased to announce that up to five PhD scholarships are available for researchers working in the areas of land, environment and human settlements.

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Call for papers: TRPJ special issue on the 'land question' in Southern Africa

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Town and Regional Planning Journal, together with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN), have called for submissions for a special issue dealing with ‘The land question in Southern Africa: Planning and built environment perspectives’.

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Call for applications: Pan African College Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the ACC

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has advertised a postdoctoral research fellowship to be undertaken as part of the Pan African College on Sustainable Cities.

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Call for proposals: Secure Tenure in African Cities

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

The Cities Alliance Innovation Programme has launched a call for proposals to award small grants for community organisations working on innovative ways to improve tenure security, property and land rights in African cities.

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DAAD doctoral scholarships available at Ardhi University

Thursday, 31 January 2019

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in collaboration with Ardhi University, are pleased to announce that up to five PhD scholarships are available for researchers working in the areas of land, environment and human settlements.

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Kitui Learning Studio: Download the new report

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

In 2016, a collaborative studio project in Kitui (Kenya) was jointly implemented by university, non-governmental organization, community and municipal partners. The Kitui Learning Studio report captures the lessons emering from that project, and is now available for download.

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Urban studies postdoctoral fellowship available at ACC

Friday, 2 November 2018

The African Centre for Cities (University of Cape Town) has advertised a postdoctoral research fellowship in the field of urban studies, with a focus on Southern urbanism.

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Urban design position available at University of Botswana

Friday, 19 October 2018

The University of Botswana invites applications for the position of lecturer or senior lecturer in urban design, within the Department of Architecture and Planning.

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Call for Participation: 49th Annual UAA Conference

Tuesday, 14 August 2018

The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has called for abstract submissions to its 49th Annual Conference, scheduled 24 to 27 April 2019 in Los Angeles (USA).

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Call for applications: ACC Pan African Research College PhD scholarship

Thursday, 2 August 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has called for applications for a PhD scholarship to work on sustainable cities in Africa, with a focus on Cape Town. Applications are due by 6 August 2018.

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Lecturing position available at Wits University

Monday, 30 July 2018

The School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), invites applications for a full-time appointment at the levels of lecturer or senior lecturer or associate professor of urban and regional planning.

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Wits-TUB Urban Lab bursaries available

Thursday, 26 July 2018

The Wits-TUB Urban Lab has called for applications from prospective students for up to thirteen bursaries as part of its bilateral postgraduate studies programme.

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Apply for an ACC postdoctoral fellowship on sustainable cities

Friday, 6 July 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has called for applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship to work on sustainable cities in Africa, with a focus on Cape Town. Applications are due by 6 August 2018.

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Apply for the ACC's MPhil in Southern Urbanism

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Applications are now open for the 2019 intake of the MPhil in Southern Urbanism offered at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.

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