In the second March week the Norwegian University of Life Science in As, 25 km from Oslo hosted an important meeting of the Association of European Schools of Planning AESOP – the meeting of Heads of Schools. This event aimed to foster discussion on the core environmental and technological topics that shape research agendas and educational programs offered by planning schools in Europe. Particular attention was given to addressing the growing complexity of environmental and societal challenges emphasizing transdisciplinary approaches in the research as well as in preparing next generation of planners and related professionals to navigate this complexity and tackle multiple challenge of the future. Very valuable discussion brought the parallel workshops addressing interdisciplinary masterclasses as learning arenas across institutions and planning schools and fostering environmental and technological opportunities, the education of planners dealing with complex trade-offs in climate mitigation and adaptation, pedagogical practices of awarded AESOP Quality Recognition planning programs and teaching planning in the age of AI, digital twins and remote sensing. In the context of the focus of STICS Project supported by Future generation fund project and 2CFIMH project supported by Interreg SK-AT the last workshop discussing the mapping and remote sensing, digital twins and AI and machine learning which can shape how we think and teach about city and regional planning was of special importance. Critical reflection on the ethical, methodological implication of technology for educational and planning process problematised the simplifications related with broad use of these technologies without contextual changes.
