The Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) is a network of European universities, their departments and affiliated schools that are engaged in teaching and research in the fields of urban and regional planning.

The formal charter of the establishment of AESOP was signed in Dortmund, Germany, in 1987.

In 1992, it was formally registered as a non-profit association under Belgian law.

The association aims to promote the development of the teaching curricula and research among its member institutions through mutual dialogue, communication, exchange, and dissemination of research practices.