Conference
Focus on Cities International Conference

Organizers: Austrian Cultural Forum, the Students' Smart City Association of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Spatial Planning Association of the same university, and the Transport and Mobility Association of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the French Embassy in Poland, the Institute of Oceanology of Polish Academy of Sciences
The event is under the honorary patronage of the following organizations: Google for Education, the President of the Capital City of Warsaw, TVP3 Warszawa, Smart City Expo Poland, Our Future Foundation, the Warsaw School of Economics Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility, the Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Institute of Urban and Regional Development, the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning 

The primary objective of the conference is to address the complex challenges facing intelligently designed cities. Its aim is to create an interdisciplinary platform for discussion regarding the future of urban organisms.

Invited will be students and researchers, who will be presenting their work in one of four sessions in the following categories:
– From Planning to Practice: Ensuring Urban Accessibility: Responsible decisionmaking regarding urban works and the needs of Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM), in both virtual and physical spaces.
– Empowering Communities: Technology as a Catalyst for Change: The use of technology to transform lives and support humanity, particularly practical Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for the city.
– Nature as a Solution: Building Resilience and Biodiversity: Ecological aspects and risks associated with technological development.
– Fostering Unity: Sustainable Development Strategies: Local and regional decisionmaking, pedestrianization processes, public transport development, and the management of local/national strategies and funding.

Each session consists of six oral presentations delivered by students or PhD candidates, followed by a thematic panel debate open to the public and involving researchers and industry representatives.

Further details, including the full set of Regulations of the event, are available at the official website of project (focusoncities.edu.pl) and the profile on Instagram (https://instagram.com/focus.oncities).


28.-29.05.2026, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Warsaw School of Economics
Al. Niepodległości 162, Warsaw
Main Hall
Event in English
Free participation upon registration on the website: focusoncities.edu.pl
Further information: Focus on Cities International Conference: focusoncities.edu.pl