European Association of Geographers

What European Association of Geographers does

The European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO ivzw) is a Belgian-registered international non-profit association founded in 1979 that serves as the primary professional body for geographers across Europe. It is headquartered at 3 Sint Blasiusstraat, B-8020 Wardamme, Belgium and operates with a small staff (11-50 employees). The association targets geography professionals, researchers, educators, and geography-related organizations, providing them with a forum for networking, professional development, and dissemination of geographic research.

EUROGEO's core offerings comprise three operational pillars. First, it publishes the European Journal of Geography and book series (notably KEY CHALLENGES IN GEOGRAPHY) in partnership with Springer International Publishing AG, alongside mapping publications including the Atlas of European Values, climate data maps, and YouthMetre mapping. Second, it organizes an annual conference series — held in locations such as Krakow (2023), Porto (2024), Skopje (2025), and Tilburg (2026) — that serves as the principal engagement and knowledge-sharing platform. Third, it runs collaborative research projects including GeoDem AI, Teaching the Future, D3 Data Literacy, European Values Atlas, STEAME, and Geocapabilities 3, focusing on demographic analysis, spatial literacy, sustainability, and geography education reform.

The association's business model is non-commercial and member-supported, drawing revenue from individual and organizational membership fees, conference registration fees, and publication sales. Membership spans public, private, and academic sectors across Europe. EUROGEO also engages in policy-level positioning, including being a signatory to a Joint Declaration on Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss alongside 75+ international geographical societies from 58 countries, and maintains informational ties with the Council of Europe and European Commission.

Name

European Association of Geographers

Legal name

EUROGEO ivzw

Website

https://eurogeography.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EUROGEO is a Belgian-registered non-profit professional association founded in 1979 that serves geographers across Europe through academic publishing (with Springer), annual conferences, collaborative research projects, and membership programs targeting individual geographers, educators, and geography-related organizations.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Comparative Education Policy Organizations (EDADADAL)

Keywords

• Professional geographic association
• Geography education research
• Academic journal publishing
• Annual geography conferences
• Collaborative research projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Oostkamp

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Individual and organizational membership fees from geography professionals and institutions across Europe
2. Conference registration: Registration fees for annual conferences including Krakow, Skopje, Porto, Tilburg and other events
3. Publications: Sale of journals (European Journal of Geography), books published with Springer, and mapping publications

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Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EUROGEO is a non-profit professional association that supports geographers across Europe through individual and organizational memberships. It publishes the European Journal of Geography and a book series with Springer, hosts annual conferences across European cities, and runs collaborative research and curriculum projects such as Geocapabilities, GeoDem, and the European Values Atlas focused on geographic education, spatial literacy, and applied geography themes.

Product overview

EUROGEO operates as a professional association for geographers, offering a unified portfolio centered on academic publishing, conferences, and collaborative research projects. The core offering is the European Journal of Geography published with Springer, supplemented by Mapping Publications that include interactive atlases and storymaps. Annual conferences serve as the primary member engagement platform, while EUROGEO Projects (including Geocapabilities 3, GeoDem AI, and European Values Atlas) represent collaborative research initiatives addressing geography education, spatial literacy, and societal challenges rather than commercial product lines.

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Segments4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Real Sociedad GeographicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2016Co-organized the 2016 EUROGEO Annual Meeting and Conference in Malaga, Spain.
• Asociación de Geógrafos EspañolescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2016Co-organized the 2016 EUROGEO Annual Meeting and Conference in Malaga, Spain alongside Real Sociedad Geographica and Malaga University.
• Geography Department at Malaga UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2016Co-organized the 2016 EUROGEO Annual Meeting and Conference Geographic Information: for a better world in Malaga, Spain.
• Turkish Association of Geographers (TAG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2015Co-organized the 2015 EUROGEO Annual Meeting and Conference in Ankara. TAG celebrated their third annual congress and first international meeting through this partnership.
• Geography Department at Gazi UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2015Co-organized the 2015 EUROGEO conference in Ankara alongside Turkish Association of Geographers.
• University of Malta - Geography DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2014Co-organized the 35th annual conference (Malta 2014) with the Geography Department Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta.
• Springer International Publishing AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time associate and collaborator that published the first book in the new series entitled KEY CHALLENGES IN GEOGRAPHY. Partnership for academic publishing and dissemination of geographic research.
• Council of EuropeminorOthersUpdates and collaboration referenced in newsletters. EUROGEO maintains regular communication regarding European geographic initiatives and policy developments.
• European CommissionminorOthersUpdates and collaboration referenced in newsletters. EUROGEO receives updates and collaborates on EU-funded geographic research and education initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Geographic Society: A large nonprofit geography and exploration organization with education, research grants, publishing, and public outreach. It is a broad incumbent in mission and audience, but not a professional membership association focused on European geographic research.
• European Geosciences Union: A European scientific union covering Earth, planetary, and space sciences through conferences, journals, education, and outreach. It overlaps with EUROGEO’s European research, conference, and education activities, but has a broader scientific scope.

Regional players

• Canadian Association of Geographers: A national geography association supporting members, publishing a journal, and holding annual meetings. It shares EUROGEO’s professional membership, publication, and event model but operates primarily in Canada.
• Geographical Society of Ireland: An Irish learned society promoting geography through lectures, publications, education, and events. It is a regional peer with similar professional networking, education, and public-outreach functions.

Direct peers

• International Geographical Union: An international umbrella organization of geographical societies, national committees, and geographers that runs congresses, commissions, and scholarly initiatives. It is directly comparable as a global geography association, though it is less centered on membership publishing and commercial-style services.
• International Cartographic Association: An international organization for cartography and GIS professionals with members, conferences, publications, and education activities. It overlaps with EUROGEO’s mapping, spatial-literacy, publishing, and professional-development work.
• American Association of Geographers: A U.S.-based professional association for geographers that convenes conferences, publishes journals, and supports members and geography education. Its membership, publishing, and event model is directly comparable to EUROGEO’s.
• Royal Geographical Society: A learned and professional body for geography with a global membership, education programs, research grants, journals, and events. It is comparable in mission, community, and delivery model, although its primary constituency is UK-based.

Emerging players

• International Association of Geomorphologists: An international scientific association for geomorphology that organizes congresses, commissions, and scholarly exchange. It is a narrower discipline-specific peer with a comparable association, events, and publications model.

Others

• Open Geospatial Consortium: A global consortium developing open geospatial standards and interoperability through members, working groups, and events. It is comparable through EUROGEO’s open geographic information focus, but is more standards-oriented and industry-facing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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