Hosted by Stuttgart Applied Sciences University

XII International Academic Studies Congress

Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies

24-26 November 2026 Stuttgart / Germany
ASC-2026 / Fall

24-26 November 2026

Stuttgart / Germany

In person & online

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Important Dates

1 November 2026 Abstract Submission Deadline
24–26 November 2026 Congress Dates
7 December 2026 Full Paper Deadline
ASC-2026 / GÜZ

In-Person Participation and Optional Tour Package

Stuttgart, Münih, Salzburg ve Strazburg isteğe bağlı kongre tur paketi
Tour Participation Is Not Mandatory

Optional Congress Tour Package

Stuttgart • Munich • Salzburg • Strasbourg
21–28 November 2026
7 Nights • 8 Days

Joining the tour package is not required for in-person congress participation. Participants may attend the congress in person by arranging their own travel and accommodation. Those who wish may also use the optional package offered by the partner travel agency. To join the tour package, please complete the application form below.

Important: Applications submitted after 15 August 2026 will be considered for the second tour group. The second group must have at least 41 participants for the tour to take place.

Dear Scholars, Researchers and Practitioners

The XII Academic Studies Congress (ASC-2026/FALL) will be held on 24–26 November 2026, hosted by Stuttgart Applied Sciences University.

The congress will be held both in person and online.

Main theme of the congress: Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies

The main theme of the congress is “Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies”; it comprises 18 subthemes and is open to all scientific disciplines.

Congress subthemes:
Smart Cities and Urban Transformation
Digitalisation, IoT and Artificial Intelligence Applications
Sustainability, Climate and Environmental Policies
Technology, Innovation and University–Industry Collaboration
Society, People and Public Policies
Digitalisation in Education and Applied Learning Models
Resilient Cities and Risk Management
Governance, Ethics and Public Policy Instruments
Digital Health, Urban Wellbeing and Wearable Technologies
Tourism and Gastronomy in Smart Cities
Digital Sports Culture and Social Transformation
Cultural, Aesthetic and Spatial Approaches
Spiritual Heritage and Sustainable Values
Sustainable Urban Economy, Green Urban Governance and Business Transformation
Green Finance, Green Budgeting and Sustainable Development Strategies in Local Government
Sustainable Business Models and Social Transformation
Sustainable and Disaster-Resilient Innovative Building Systems
Urban and Social Dynamics in Public Economics and Public Finance

The congress aims to be included in the Web of Science (WoS) platform. All processes will be carried out carefully and the necessary applications will be submitted.

Our congress meets the criteria for associate professorship applications and academic incentive evaluation.

In addition to the full-text proceedings book, publication opportunities are available in international books and various international journals, including SCOPUS and TR Dizin indexed outlets.

Congress languages:
🇹🇷 Turkish 🇬🇧 English

All abstracts must be between 100 and 300 words. All accepted and presented abstracts will be published in the congress abstract book.

📌 Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 November 2026
📌 Full Paper Submission Deadline: 7 December 2026
We are pleased to invite you to this important scientific event!
Congress Chair

Prof. Dr. Birol FİTİK

Stuttgart Applied Sciences University

Congress Co-Chair

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğçe METİN

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

Congress Co-Chair

Asst. Prof. Dr. İsmail KOÇ

Sakarya Applied Sciences University

Congress Secretary

Ferhan ARDA

Dr. Üstün YÜKSEL

ASC 2026 / GÜZ

Panels

ASC 2026 / FALL

Congress Posters

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

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