23/08/2026 - 29/08/2026
Gdansk, Poland VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026
From 23 to 29 August 30 young professionals and students from across the Baltic Sea Region and Ukraine will come together in Gdańsk, Poland, for a week of learning, exchange and collaboration, to explore emerging spatial planning challenges, share ideas and shape solutions for the future of our region.
Join the opening day live!
On 24 August 2026 from 9:30 – 15:00 CET, VASAB invites you to join the official Summer School opening and expert presentations live from Gdańsk, Poland:
JOIN LIVESTREAM VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026 “Navigate Planning Through Changes”
The livestream will begin with the official opening of the Summer School, then will be followed by spatial planning and development perspectives from the Baltic Sea Region, Pomorskie Voivodeship, Gdynia – Gdańsk metropolitan area and Port of Gdańsk. The programme will also feature expert perspectives on Summer School’s four thematic challenges in the Baltic Sea region – Preparedness & Resilience, Climate Change, Mobility, Effective Use of Space.
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About
VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School is an international contest and collaborative learning event for young professionals working or studying across a broad range of topics related to geography, spatial planning, and regional studies across the Baltic Sea Region. It engages young professionals in shaping the future of the Baltic Sea Region, providing an opportunity to build a network of next-generation planners, make new contacts, and connect with the spatial planning community.
The 3rd edition of VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School is organised as part of VASAB Polish Chairmanship and is co-organised by VASAB Secretariat, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy of Poland, Gdansk University of Technology in partnership with Estonian Association of Spatial Planners and Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL), supported by Port of Gdansk and Pomorskie Voivodeship. VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026 “Navigate Planning Through Changes” is an international contest and collaborative learning event to be held in Gdańsk, Poland, from 23–29 August 2026.
During the Summer School international and cross-sectoral teams will be formed to prepare propositions on spatial planning challenges regarding resilience, climate change, mobility and effective land-use. Teams will be provided with introductory workshops, and team mentors will be available through the whole Summer School.
Expected results of the VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School are recommendations, ideas and solutions from young spatial planning professionals on emerging Baltic Sea Region challenges. The winning group will be granted a possibility to present their work at the VASAB Directors General meeting, October 2026 and results of competition will also be disseminated in relevant spatial planning events and networks.
VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026 has been funded by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Project Support Facility (PSF).
The CBSS does not make any warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information in this publication. The views, findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CBSS.
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