The University of Social Sciences and Humanities welcomes psychologists from 35 countries around the world to attend the Regional Psychology Conference on “Human Happiness and Sustainable Development” held for the first time in Vietnam. In the photo is Prof. Dr. Janel Gauthier - President of the International Association of Applied Psychology.
Reception area for international guests at Hall E, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
The official sessions at the Conference will take place from November 29 to December 1, 2017.
The co-hosts of the conference with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU are: Institute of Psychology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; IAAP - International Association of Applied Psychology; ITC - International Testing Committee; IACCP - International Association for Intercultural Psychology; CPS - Chinese Psychological Society; APS - Australian Psychological Society.
The Scientific Council has the participation of 21 members who are prestigious scientists from 11 countries (Vietnam, Canada, India, China, Australia, Romania, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan); including international scientists such as: Prof. Dr. Janel Gauthier (Canada), Prof. Lyn Littlefield (Australia), Prof. Dragos Iliesco (Romania), Prof. Kan Zhang (China), Prof. Janak Pandey (India), Prof. Hamdi Muluk (Indonesia), Prof. Najib Ahmad Marzuki (Malaysia), Prof. Akira Tsuda (Japan)...
Some scholars from Vietnam participated in the Scientific Council of the Conference such as: Associate Professor, Dr. La Thi Thu Thuy, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Hao (Deputy Director of the Institute of Psychology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Thi Mai Huong (Institute of Psychology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), Associate Professor, Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Thu, Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Minh Duc (Faculty of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU), Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Tu Anh (Hue University of Education), Dr. Nguyen Thi Tram Anh (Da Nang University of Education), Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Thi Le Thu (Hanoi University of Education), Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Xuan Mai (University of Labor and Social Affairs, Ho Chi Minh City).
Scientific reports at the conference were presented in many forms: 13 keynote speeches in the plenary session, 13 symposiums, 24 sub-committees and 97 posters presenting various topics revolving around questions related to happiness, human health, sustainable development in different contexts, fields, environments, in the diversity and constant change of culture and society.
In total, in addition to the Keynotes papers, 454 reports from individuals and research groups from 35 countries and territories will be presented at the Conference, of which papers from Vietnamese scientists account for about 50%. Vietnamese scientists come from 90 public and private organizations.
170 full-text articles were reviewed by two independent international and Vietnamese scientists, of which 150 articles were published in the conference proceedings with ISBN index. The proceedings were published in 3 volumes, according to specialized topics with a total of about 1,600 printed pages.
There will be 5 Roundtables Discussing plans and trends of regional and international cooperation to promote the development of Psychology in Vietnam as well as in Southeast Asia with the following topics: Developing Psychology in Southeast Asia as a professional profession in Southeast Asia, Developing research cooperation in Southeast Asia; Developing psychological measurement scales for Southeast Asia, Teaching Psychology in Southeast Asia, Learning Psychology in Southeast Asia.
Before the opening ceremony, distinguished guests enjoyed special performances imbued with Vietnamese culture.
Before the conference, there were 5 intensive training courses with the aim of capacity building taking place on November 28 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with topics that are being discussed a lot in the scientific community as well as in society: Treatment for subjects of school bullying; Applying the Universal Declaration for the development of ethical principles; Developing the capacity and influence of the Psychological Association in promoting psychological science; How to get published.
Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh (Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities) welcomed the international scientists: After 30 years of renovation, Vietnam has developed from the war into a middle-income country, and has achieved great success in economic development. However, there are still many social problems. Without solving the problem of people, other values become meaningless. Since 1995, as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Vietnam has committed and made every effort to build the ASEAN community, a community for the people, and strive for a "caring society". I hope and believe that the cooperation between the Vietnamese Psychology community and the region and the world will be consolidated and strengthened to build a more stable and prosperous world.
Prof. Dr. Janel Gauthier (President of the International Association of Applied Psychology) spoke at the conference: When we discussed the next location to hold the regional Psychology conference, we chose Southeast Asia and finally Vietnam. This decision was unanimous among all members of the Executive Board of the Association. Over the past few months, we have seen a lot of hard work and dedication from the participating units in preparing for the conference. The conference figures that Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh gave speak for themselves. Not only was the number of scientists attending impressive, but also the number of countries with delegates (35 countries). I have never seen a conference with the goal of capacity building that has so many delegates from so many countries. I appreciate the efforts of the Organizing Committee under the direction of Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh. I remember when we first met you in February of the year, we hoped to make this dream come true. I have seen the coordination and mutual trust between the International Association of Applied Psychology and our Vietnamese partners.
Vice President of VNU Nguyen Hong Son delivered a welcome speech at the conference.
Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong - former Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, former Deputy Head of the Central Science and Education Committee, Vice President and General Secretary of the Central Vietnam Association for Promoting Education
In gratitude for the contributions of Professor, Academician, People's Teacher Pham Minh Hac - former Minister of Education of Vietnam, First Deputy Head of the Central Science and Education Committee, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, President of the Vietnam Educational Psychology Association.
Scientist John Berry presented the opening report at the Conference with the topic: How will we live together?
The workshop attracted great attention from Vietnamese and international press.
Professor, Principal Pham Quang Minh and international guests at the conference
The objective of the Conference, which the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) on behalf of the co-organizers put forward, is to strengthen the connection between research, training and professional practice of Psychology in Southeast Asia in particular, in Asia in general and in many other regions of the world. This is an opportunity for Southeast Asian and international psychologists to exchange academic knowledge, share experiences, and contribute to the development of Psychology in the region and internationally in accordance with the culture, economy, society and history of each country and nation, in order to make people happier and society can develop in an increasingly sustainable direction.
The workshop also helps to enhance the role and increase the contribution of Psychology in social life; improve the capacity of Vietnamese psychologists in particular, and Southeast Asian psychologists in general through training courses on modern psychological research/practice techniques, methods and theories, suitable for practical requirements.
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Author:Thanh Ha, Thanh Long
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