10TH AESOP HEADS OF SCHOOLS MEETING & PLAZA FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Enhancing International Cooperation in a Connected and Divided World­

12-14 March 2015

Technical University of Madrid

 E.T.S. of Architecture

Avda. Juan de Herrera, 4
28040 Madrid - España

Register online here. It takes only 3 minutes.

Registration fee: 100 EUR

PLEASE READ THE PROGRAMME CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THE REGISTRATION FORM. 

BANK DETAILS:

• Bank name: BBVA
• Bank address: Paseo de Recoletos 10 – 28001 Madrid - Spain
• Beneficiary name: Fundación General UPM
• IBAN number: ES37 0182 2370 4402 0156 9409
• SWIFT Code: BBVAESMM

10th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting and Plaza for Excellence in Education programme in pdf here.
Practical information brochre in pdf here. 
 
In order to improve planning education – and in more general terms the quality of our pedagogy, as a result of research and teaching activities – in a time of great and quick changes at the global scale, AESOP has selected the topic "Enhancing International Cooperation in a Connected and Divided World"­ and also widened the name of our traditional event by adding Plaza for Excellence in Education. The aim of such an initiative is to have a real as well as metaphorical ‘plaza’ (that is, a place that is open to freely discussion and confrontation) for exchange experiences and enhance international cooperation.

An international as well as reflexive approach to these issues would highlight the plural qualities of our teaching programmes in order to enhance, improve and support planning curricula in a rapidly changing world, which is connected in a global net of cooperation activities and exchanges, but which is also divided under several aspects. When we say ‘plural qualities’, we refer to the plurality of cultures, traditions and institutional frameworks of planning education: it is not a novelty, but in a time of quick (and often unforeseeable) changes, global networks and great uncertainties, this issue has to be re-considered with new approaches and further reflections, in order to set up an agenda for our educational activities.

AESOP warmly encourages colleagues involved in planning education to come to Madrid and and join Plaza for Excellence in Education to discuss main problems and challenges for planning education across Europe.

PROGRAMME:

12th March 2015, Thursday: AESOP Council of Representatives Meeting

09:00 – Registration for CoRep Meeting and coffee

09:15  – AESOP Council of Representatives Meeting (only for members of the CoRep)

13:15 – Lunch break

15:00 – Introduction of AESOP to Spanish Heads of Schools
in paralell 15:00-17:00 AESOP In Planning Editorial Boards Meeting

18:00 – End of session

19:30 – 10th Heads of Schools Meeting & Plaza for Excellence in Education WELCOME RECEPTION

13th March, Friday: AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting & Plaza for Excellence in Education 

09:00 – Registration for Heads of Schools Meeting and coffee

09:30 – Welcome address by President of AESOP, Deputy Dean of Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Director of School of Architecture

10:00 – Plenary Debate: Introductory speeches followed by the discussion moderated by Francesco Lo Piccolo
            
Speakers: Olivier Sykes (University of Liverpool) and José Miguel Fernández Güell(Technical University of Madrid)

12:30 – Assignment of Workshops

12:45 – Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 Workshops

17:00 – Plenary debate

18:00 – End of session

19:00 – Debate with Heads of  Madrid Political Parties

21:00 – Dinner

14th March, Saturday: Study tour

10:00 – Study Tour: Madrid Río

13:00 – End of Study Tour

Contact:

Ana Boluda García 
AESOP Madrid 2015 Meeting Assistant Coordinator 
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