THE 11th SUD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TOD and Green Transformation Towards Sustainability
24 October 2025


The 11th International Conference on Sustainable Urban Development
TOD and Green Transformation Towards Sustainability
We are excited to announce the call for abstracts for the upcoming international conference titled “TOD and Green Transformation Towards Sustainability”, taking place on October 24th, 2025. This event marks the eleventh annual international conference, co-hosted by the Sustainable Urban Development Program (SUD), Architecture (ARC) and Smart Mobility Engineering (SME) at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU).
Conference Overview
Vietnam will continue its high urbanization growth rate in the next 20 years, but with a new driver from the mass transit system. 4 decades of sprawling urban dependence on private vehicles dependence – especially car transformation over the past decade signified a radical expansion in the large metro areas. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) was considered as a solution for traffic congestion, affordable housing shortages, and economic growth renewal in Vietnam’s two largest cities. The proposal of national high-speed rail also relies upon returning partly costly investment and boosting the economy via the TOD solutions.
However, TOD is not an easy panacea for accumulated problems. There are barriers from legal framework to institutional arrangement, from capacity to capital mobilization, and from fragmented land use pattern to car dependent urban form besides the boost of political dedication, disruptive technology and data science, and tighter collaboration among partners, especially the stronger support to private sector.
Call for Participation
We cordially invite you to participate in our conference to explore these critical issues and share your valuable insights. The conference will focus on how to develop TOD areas sustainably that leverage the green transformation with the thrust of technological changes, institutional and political changes. Topics for discussion will cover 3 sub-themes including urban planning and design, traffic planning and smart mobility, and socio-economic and environment.
Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are invited to submit abstracts for presentation. The conference provides a valuable opportunity to share research findings, innovative solutions, and best practices with a global audience.

Conference Themes
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussions on a variety of themes, including:
• TOD & Land Use Planning
• Urban Design for TOD and Green Transformation
• TOD and Green Growth Models
• Transit Integration and Multimodal Connectivity
• Applications of AI and Technologies for TOD
• TOD’s and Smarter Mobility
• TOD and Affordable Housing
• Land Value Capture Tools for TOD
• Mobilization of Private Sector to TOD projects
• Environmental impacts & climate change
Below are the key dates:
- Abstract Submission: 04/08/2025
- Full paper submission: 04/10/2025
- Conference Day: 24/10/2025
Selected conference papers will be published in a special volume by the Springer Nature with Scopus Indexed. The final decision will be announced after negotiation completed.

Are you ready joining us?
Submit your abstract or register now
Key dates & Deadline
4 August 2025
Topic Registration
4 OCTOBER 2025
Full Paper Submission
24 october 2025
Conference Date
Submission guidelines
The conference is seeking submissions related to the mentioned conference topics. Other related topics will also be considered. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Board. If abstract is accepted, author agrees to send full text paper, including results, tables, figures and references. All submissions should report original and previously unpublished research results no matter the type of research paper you are presenting.
Manuscripts should meet the format set by the Conference committee and are subject to review.
- Please submit your abstracts and papers via Online submission platform or sud@vgu.edu.vn
- We encourage you to invite colleagues to participate in the conference and submit original research for the conference call for papers.
10 OCTOBER 2025
Presentation Invitation
Presentation & Publication
The text should be in English
Full paper is requested
The presentation should be around 15 minutes
File format
For full paper: MS.Word - Compatible file
For presentation: MS. Powerpoint - Compatible file