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ARL International

Welcome to the knowledge and communication platform of the ARL - Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association , where you’ll find comprehensive information on the Academy’s international expertise.

ARL Congress 2026

European Regional Policy in Times of Transition 

1–2 October 2026 in Cologne, Germany

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VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026

Open Call – Apply by 7 April 2026

Are you a young professional or student interested in shaping the future of spatial planning in the Baltic Sea Region? The VASAB Young Planners’ Summer School 2026 offers a unique opportunity to engage with key challenges such as climate change adaptation, resilience, mobility, and sustainable land and sea use.

Luxembourg-Web

New Edition Released: ARL Country Profile Luxembourg

The updated ARL Country Profile of Luxembourg, authored by Tom Becker and Prof. Markus Hesse, provides an overview of the country’s spatial planning and territorial development system. It outlines Luxembourg’s multilevel governance, municipal networks, and strategic planning framework, while highlighting the role of European integration, cross-border cooperation, and sustainable development challenges in a small, highly internationalized state.

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Plenary meeting (online)

On 13 March 2026, the members of the ARL International Working Group "Resilient Metropolitan Regions – Spatial Planning and Management for Urban Transformation" met online for a plenary meeting. 

Who we are

The ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association is the central platform and professional voice of spatial science research and practice. As a social research infrastructure, we bring together recognised experts on socially relevant topics. 

We provide our members and all participants in our network with the human and financial resources necessary for inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation, the synthesis of spatial knowledge and the effective transfer of results. In this way, we tackle current issues of sustainable spatial development in an integrated, multidisciplinary and practice-orientated manner. 

This inter- and transdisciplinary approach characterises all our activities, events and publications with the aim of stimulating forward-thinking change and actively shaping the process of spatial transformation. 

The ARL is a member of the Leibniz Assoctiation.

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