The First Southeast Asian Psychology Conference "Human Happiness and Sustainable Development"

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 ethnicity, in order to make people happier and society can develop in an increasingly sustainable direction. The Conference 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 Asia in general through training courses on techniques, methods and theories of modern psychological research/practice, suitable for practical requirements.

The co-organizing agencies of the workshop include: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU and Institute of Psychology (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences); International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), International Surveying Commission (ITC), International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Chinese Psychological Society (CPS).

Scientific Councilwith 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 Prof. 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) and some scholars from Vietnam such as: Assoc. Prof. Dr. La Thi Thu Thuy, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Hao, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Mai Huong (Institute of Psychology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Khanh Ha, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Thu, Prof. 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).

There are many activities organized during the Conference. Scientists, practicing psychologists, researchers, students, trainees, postgraduates, and those interested in this issue can participate in the following activities during the Conference:

1. 5 intensive training courses with the aim of capacity building took place on November 28, with topics that are being discussed a lot in the scientific community as well as in society (Treatment for victims of school bullying; Application of the Universal Declaration for the Development of Ethical Principles; Developing the capacity and influence of the Psychological Association in advancing psychological science; How to get published).
2. Scientific reports are presented in various forms, from November 29 to December 1, 2017: 13 Keynotesin the plenary session of world-class TLH scientists;13 symposiums, 24 subcommittees; and 97 posters presenting various topics revolving around questions related tohappiness, human health, sustainable development in different contexts, fields, environments, in the diversity and constant change of culture and societyIn total, in addition to the Keynotes, there will be 454 reports from individuals and research groups from 35 countries and territories presented at this Conference, of which Vietnam accounts for about 50%. Vietnamese scientists come from 90 public and private organizations.
3. 5 RoundtableDiscussing 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.

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.

For further information regarding the Conference, please contact:

Contact address:

+ Institute of Psychology – 37 Kim Ma Thuong – Ba Dinh – Hanoi – Tel: (04) 38325177.

+ Faculty of Psychology – Building D, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – 366 Nguyen Trai – Thanh Xuan – Hanoi – Tel: (04) 38588003.

E-mail:RCP2017vn@gmail.com

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