INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND R + D + i
Working for innovation and entrepreneurship.
University of Almeria (Spain), from April 19 to 21, 2018
School of Psychology
Psychology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship have always gone hand in hand. This is not a novel fact. However, what is a novelty is the need for Psychology to take its place in a changing and competitive environment in order to respond to the problems of the 21st century and the knowledge-based society in which we currently live.
This new environment and this new reality have led us to consider different issues to respond to social demands: is innovation a necessity in Psychology? What can the R & D & I value chain bring to the current psychological panorama of science and the profession? Is entrepreneurship assumed as a question of psychological science? What does it mean to be competent in innovation, in the present? Can it be a way of generating jobs for our graduates? Can it be a reason for professional updating?
Based on the proven need for education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Program we present is structured on the basis of these issues and has three parts: KNOWLEDGE of in innovation (third day) to improve the competence in psychological innovation. In short, the knowledge, the power and the willingness of Innovation in the different professional fields of Psychology.
Thirteen chosen AREAS form the backbone of the program: one, which is transversal (PSYCHOLOGY OF INNOVATION and ENTREPRENEURSHIP) and the twelve remaining, which are inherent to the usual academic and professional psychological work (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION, SOCIAL, WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS, ROAD, LEGAL, AGING, SPORTS, EMERGENCIES, SEXUALITY, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, AND MEDIATION). For all of them, CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNICATIONS, POSTERS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATIONS are programmed.
We want this Congress to be an experience of knowledge exchange, experimentation and motivation, to consolidate - uniting critical mass - the path of innovation in science and in the psychological profession. The reflection upon and contribution of elements for innovation, by academics and professionals, in the definition of the R & D & I value chain, from a psychological perspective, can be a good start to this exciting journey.
We hope to see you in Almeria.
Dr. Jesus de la Fuente Arias. Scientific-Technological President. Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Education. UAL
Dr. Manuel Mariano Vera. Professional President Illustrious Dean of the Official Psychologists’ Association of Eastern Andalusia. UGR
Dr. Manuel Aleixandre. CEO. the Official Psychologists’ Association of Eastern Andalusia. UGR.
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