Europan Deutschland e.V., founded in 1988, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of architecture, housing, and urban planning. The association seeks to encourage the exchange of ideas between the nations of Europe in the fields of innovative housing development and urban planning. For this purpose, Europan organizes architecture and planning competitions throughout the continent. Vesta Nele Zareh is the managing director of Europan Deutschland e.V. and a professor of urban planning at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.