The international conference “Deliver sAfe and Social Housing” will open on Wednesday, 28 October, at 9 a.m. in the SASA Grand Hall. It will bring together researchers, experts, and representatives of institutions and organizations working in the field of housing to exchange scientific findings and practical experience in providing affordable, high-quality, and socially responsible housing.

The international conference “Deliver sAfe and Social Housing” will take place on 28–29 October 2026 at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. It will bring together researchers, practitioners, and representatives of institutions and organisations working in the field of housing to exchange research findings and practical experience in providing affordable, high-quality, and socially responsible housing.

The two-day programme will address the historical development of social housing, planning approaches, financing and management models, and the relationship between housing policy and practice. Particular attention will be devoted to housing affordability and social inclusion, cooperative and other community-led forms of housing, and the quality and adaptability of residential environments.

The conference is organised within the framework of the international research project DASH, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges scheme. It is organised by the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts on behalf of the DASH project consortium, in cooperation with the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and the Institute for Recent History of Serbia.

The opening ceremony and the first day of the conference will be streamed live at the following link https://www.sanu.ac.rs/en/live-streaming/.