AESOP - The Association of European Schools of Planning
   Network of universities that teach and conduct planning research. Conducts an annual congress and publishes a newsletter.
   http://www.ncl.ac.uk/aesop/

Asian Planning Schools Association
   Provides opportunities for scholars and planners to discuss current issues, exchange opinions and understand problems, and foster new generations of academics and professional planners.
   http://www.hku.hk/cupem/apsa/

Association of Canadian University Planning Programs
   Promotes excellence in planning education, research, and practice.
   http://www.acupp-apucu.mcgill.ca/

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
   A consortium of university based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning.
   http://www.acsp.org/

Australian and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools
   Informal network of planning educators convenes an annual conference.
   http://www.une.edu.au/ANZAPS/

Cal Poly Pomona American Planning Student Association
   A student organization designed to foster communication, stimulate interest in urban affairs, and further educational development within the student body.
   http://www.csupomona.edu/~apsa/

Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
   Dedicated to helping communities and decision makers through partnerships, education, and research. Located at Florida Atlantic University and formerly known as the Joint Center.
   http://www.cuesfau.org

Center for Urban and Regional and Policy
   A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
   http://www.curp.neu.edu/

Centre for Urban and Community Studies
   University of Toronto unit conducts multidisciplinary research and policy analysis.
   http://www.urbancenter.utoronto.ca/

Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
   Provides educational opportunities and access to information to local officials serving on planning boards and zoning boards of appeals.
   http://www.umass.edu/masscptc/

Design That Matters
   Nonprofit helping underserved communities improve their quality of life while providing classwork for engineering and business students.
   http://www.designthatmatters.org/

Global Planning Education Association Network
   Coordinates international communication, papers, and conferences.
   http://www.gpean.org/

Institute of Continuing Planning Education
   Provides seminars designed to help candidates pass the AICP examination.
   http://www.icpeweb.com/

Institute of Urban and Regional Development
   University of California, Berkeley unit conducts research into urban and regional growth and decline.
   http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu/

Land Use Law Center
   Section of the Pace Law School fostering the development of sustainable communities throughout the State of New York. Provides research and technical assistance to attorneys, planners, government officials, community leaders, and citizen groups.
   http://www.pace.edu/LawSchool/landuse/

Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research
   An interdisciplinary venue at the University at Albany, State University of New York focused on the urban political economy.
   http://www.albany.edu/mumford/

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
   Seeks to improve the quality of debate and disseminate knowledge of critical issues by bringing together scholars, policy makers, practitioners and citizens.
   http://www.lincolninst.edu/

Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech
   Conducts research on development patterns and metropolitan growth. Features publications and papers by staff and fellows.
   http://www.mi.vt.edu/

Planning Research Centre
   Researches physical planning and development from the University of Sydney in Australia. Biographies, project information, events calendar, links, and publications including a newsletter.
   http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/web/research/prc/

Planningprep.com
   Offers preparation services for the AICP exam, including practice questions and exams, and community forums.
   http://www.planningprep.com/

Taub Urban Research Center
   Features current research, a calendar of events and a section on urban education.
   http://urban.nyu.edu/

The Centre for Education in the Built Environment
   Provides discipline-based support for UK learning and teaching in the subject communities of architecture, town planning, landscape, building and surveying.
   http://cebe.cf.ac.uk/

The National Charrette Institute
   A non-profit educational institution committed to teaching professionals the theory and practice of facilitating public planning charrettes and sharing the lessons learned.
   http://www.charretteinstitute.org/

Transdanubian Research Institute
   An interdisciplinary research institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dealing with regional development, regional policy, and spatial development in Hungary and Europe. [in Hungarian and English]
   http://www.dti.rkk.hu/

University of Southern California Urban Initiative
   Provides funding and logistical support for the study of urban planning and development.
   http://urban.usc.edu/

Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit (Urenio)
   Information about European funded regional and urban development, innovation, and planning tools and strategies.
   http://www.urenio.org/

Urbanology
   A practical training school for community developers from the Eugene Community Trust.
   http://www.urbanology.com/