تنمية حضرية مستدامة، محورها الإنسان
Sustainable and people-centric urban development
Membership
The Emirates Planning Association welcomes everyone who is interested and believes in the value of good urban planning and design in creating better, more vibrant and sustainable communities in the United Arab Emirates to become one of its valued members.
Join EPA as a practitioner:
EPA is the only officially recognized professional association for the profession of urban planning and design in the United Arab Emirates and as practicing professionals, EPA is your society.
Whether you serve in the public or private sector or whether you are involved in mainstream planning roles or in any of the allied professions of urban planning and regardless of your academic background, EPA will always open its doors to all of you.
Join EPA as a planning enthusiast
EPA will always keep its doors wide open to welcome anyone with passion for planning and better communities. We at the EPA strive to become as inclusive as possible by inviting members of diverse backgrounds and professional interests. All members of society who are above the age of eighteen are eligible to become members. It does not matter if you are an architect, teacher, physician, civil engineer, environmentalist or just a keen member of society, your support and believe in the need for good planning will definitely help improving the quality of planning decisions and communities across the UAE.
Join EPA as an academic
EPA welcomes all academics who are involved in teaching and research in the fields of urban planning and design. In addition to all other disciplines related to the built environment, urban sociology and economics, and all other allied fields of learning.
Join EPA as a student
All students of urban planning and design, in addition to other allied built environment disciplines such as architecture, landscape architecture, geography, environmental sciences, civil engineering etc. are encouraged to apply for EPA membership.
Why should you become an EPA member?
Maximize your professional network:
EPA being the only officially recognized professional planning association in the UAE, your membership will put you in direct touch with hundreds of other fellow planning professionals from diverse backgrounds and interest. This will bring you added professional value including technical and managerial experiences, exposure to local best practices or perhaps even a new career opportunity.
Be updated with planning:
As a member of the EPA you will be having regular access to multiple professional channels that will enable you to keep up with the latest advancements and developments in the field of urban planning and design locally, nationally and globally.
Keep developing professionally:
One of EPA’s primary objectives is the professional development (both technically and managerially) of its members. As an EPA member, you will have the opportunity to benefit from a wide range of professional development programs including mentoring arrangements, executive education courses, customized training programs, EPA’s annual conference among many other opportunities, all at reduced members-only price.
Further your career opportunities:
Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced planner looking for new suitable career opportunities in the UAE. EPA will bring you closer to potential and interested employers through regular planning job fairs, national job advertisements and many other matching avenues.
Become the voice of good planning practices:
As a planner you serve communities and EPA is here to serve you achieve that more effectively and professionally. Your EPA membership will offer you numerous technical resources and tools to enable you to advocate good planning practices that should ultimately bring your communities better outcomes from planning decisions.