The Annual EFPSA Congress
The annual EFPSA Congress is the biggest and most important of all EFPSA Events. It is a week-long event that gathers around 500 psychology students, academics, and researchers from across Europe. The Congress, which typically takes place between the months of April and May, is composed of a diverse scientific programme exploring a specific theme every year with contributions from students, researchers, experienced academics, and a social programme which provides participants with the opportunity of a rich, cultural, and intense social exchange. Thus, the EFPSA Congress is a unique opportunity for psychology students to broaden their scientific and personal horizons.
Additionally, the Congress is a very important event for the Federation as this event marks the start of the new mandate for the Working Community of EFPSA. The Executive Board and Board of Management members are elected at the EFPSA Congress, after which they immediately assume their duties and begin to develop their projects already during their week at the Congress.
Each year, the host country of the EFPSA Congress changes. There have been 34 Congresses to date, which have been organised in 24 different countries. The 35th EFPSA Congress is planned to take place from 20th to 24th of April 2021hosted virtually by The Netherlands Org Com.
What Happens During The Congress
Just as the host country of the Congress changes each year, so does its academic theme. Covering new fields of psychology each year, the content of the Congress is as varied as its participants’ origins. The Congress hosts lectures and workshops delivered by professionals and students from all over Europe. Participants can hear from experts discussing contemporary topics in psychological theory, research and practice as well as participate in practical workshops and a lively social programme.
All students are invited to contribute to the Congress and to receive feedback on their studies and research by presenting their own research poster. In these ways and many more, the Congress offers young psychologists the opportunity to add variety to their psychological endeavors. Additionally, the six Research Teams that started their research projects in the EFPSA Research Programme in the summer before, are invited by EFPSA to present the development and results of their research.
A social programme unlike any happens each day throughout the week. There is of course the traditional EFPSA Cultural Evening at which every participating member of the organisation presents itself to the Congress by sharing foods, drinks, and customs from their home nation. An excursion to a local city or region offers a break away from work and rounds off the Congress nicely as a truly unforgettable experience.
Moreover, the Congress is a very important event for the Federation as it holds three General Assemblies, where a new Board and a new Executive Board are elected, and representatives from EFPSA’s partner organisations are invited.
EFPSA Congress History
EFPSA Congress History
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Future Congresses
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This Year's Congress
The 35th EFPSA Congress will be held online, between the 20th and 24th of April 2021. Whether this will be possible and under what circumstances, remains yet to be seen! For more information, visit our website!
The scientific theme of the upcoming EFPSA Congress is:
The Paradox of an Open Mind: Cycling Through Controversies.
EFPSA Conference
The EFPSA Conference first took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2013. The EFPSA Conference is a biennial event and places a particular emphasis on its scientific programme. It lasts four days with the scientific programme running every day. The purpose of this EFPSA Event is to give students the opportunity to discover multiple psychological topics from different perspectives. It aims to create a space for the exchange of professional experiences, expert opinions, research and theoretical approaches between the students and those of invited lecturers and experts.
What Happens During The Conference
The EFPSA Conference brings together around 150 students from all over Europe for four days of lectures, workshops and student presentations. During the Conference, there is an open day, which consists of approximately 30 students from the hosting country/region joining the Conference for one day, to get an opportunity to learn, partake in the lectures, and network with the participants.
There are many positive and fulfilling aspects to attending the EFPSA Conference! This event offers its participants plenty of opportunities to network, attend workshops and lectures, meet psychology students from all over Europe, and experience the hidden gems of the culture of the hosting country.
EFPSA Conference History
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Upcoming Conference
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The 4th EFPSA Conference will be held in Porto, Portugal, in November 2021.
The scientific theme of the upcoming EFPSA Conference is Community Psychology.
Why Take Part?
EFPSA Conference brings many positive and fulfilling aspects that have been already mentioned above. There are plenty opportunities to network, attend workshop and lecturers, meeting psychology students from all over Europe, and get a cultural experience.
This Year’s Conference
The EFPSA Conference 2021 will be taking place between [to be announced] in Portugal.
Community psychology
Coming soon…
Research Summer School
The first Research Summer School (RSS) took place in Leie, Estonia in 2007 with the topic ‘Cross-Cultural Psychology’ followed by Research Summer Schools covering different topics each subsequent year. This is the first step for you to become a researcher! The Research Summer School was formerly known as the European Summer School. The name of the EFPSA Event changed in 2019.
What Happens During The Research Summer School
During this seven-day event students immerse themselves into a programme of intercultural research where they have the opportunity to join one of six the research projects led by a PhD supervisor in planning and implementing a 12-month study. Apart from this, the programme is enriched by a variety of lectures given by professionals from relevant areas of psychology. Each year, all lectures and research are set against a theme, chosen to reflect a field of contemporary psychology. Since 2011, all RSS participants completing the training programme and committing to the research project have been invited to join the EFPSA Research Programme, extending the Research Summer School from a one-week EFPSA Event into a fully structured 12-month research programme.
Research Summer School History
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Upcoming Research Summer School
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Why Take Part?
Taking part in the RSS and entering the EFPSA Research Programme is a unique opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience and training in every aspect of the process of carrying out a research. All, while under the guidance of an accomplished researcher and in cooperation with fellow psychology students from all over Europe.
This Year’s Research Summer School
This year’s EFPSA Research Summer School will be taking place in Croatia from 13th till 19th of July 2020.
‘Occupational & Health Psychology: Fostering a Healthier Workplace’
This year's EFPSA Research Summer School is organised by a team of Croatian students.
The applications will be opened later. Please keep an eye out on our website and our social media pages for any announcements.
EFPSA Academy
The EFPSA Academy is a multidisciplinary training event that aims to bring together volunteers of European youth NGOs to enable them to develop professionally, establish networks, heighten their motivation, and share experiences while equipping them with a variety of skills and knowledge concerning a specific core topic. This event lasts for three days, in a city that is quick and easy to reach from many places. Although mainly designed for participants who are NGO volunteers, EFPSA Academy is also welcoming other students who would like to improve their youth entrepreneurial skills. Together with TAT and TRAM, it belongs to the few EFPSA events that are open to non-psychology students.
What Happens During EFPSA Academy
The EFPSA Academy aims to bring together volunteers of European youth NGOs or students interested in volunteer work to enable them to develop professionally, establish networks, heighten their motivation, and share experiences while equipping them with a variety of skills and knowledge concerning a specific core topic. During the Academy, participants receive high-quality training sessions, get the chance to attend workshops given by experts on the topic, and will be able to practise their skills on hands-on examples and real-life challenges.
The EFPSA Academy invites 30 student volunteers representing different youth NGOs and students with interest to involve in NGOs, different fields of studies, and different parts of Europe. This makes the Academy a naturally diverse place to be. This vibrant mix of people and backgrounds creates an atmosphere that remains lively and highly engaging on both academic and social levels throughout the event.
Eligible participants can be from any year of undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate (up to two years after graduation) studies, volunteering in any European NGO or being interested in volunteering in NGOs...
EFPSA Academy History
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The Upcoming EFPSA Academy
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Why Take Part?
During the EFPSA Academy, you'll learn
- how teams are created and how group dynamics impact
- what's necessary to build an effective team
- how to keep the motivation within your team
- basics of effective communication
The extra value of this event is in the networking part when you get to know other participants from various NGOs. A team of four experienced trainers is going to take care of your training needs by delivering high-quality training sessions with evidence-based theories.
This Year’s EFPSA Academy
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EFPSA Day
EFPSA Day is a promotional event that takes place across Europe at the beginning of December. The first EFPSA Day was held in 2010. The aim of this one-day event is to spread the word about EFPSA all over Europe. Presentations, workshops and other activities connected with EFPSA take place in many universities on the same day in order to make as many students as possible familiar with EFPSA.
The 9th edition of Train the Trainers took place in Cyprus and is successfully completed in August 2019. 12 new trainers were welcomed into the EFPSA Trainers’ Community as trainer candidates. Train the Trainers 2019 is implemented with the financial and educational support of European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.
Train the Trainers Summer School
In 2010, the first Train the Trainers (TtT) took place in Austria. The TtT is an annual eight-day event featuring experiential and non-formal education aimed at providing its twelve participants with insights and tutoring on a broad set of skills and knowledge about delivering training and information. Upon completion of set requirements, the TtT graduates may be invited to join the EFPSA Trainers’ Pool – a supportive environment for furthering training skills and experiences.
What happens during the Train the Trainers
EFPSA Train the Trainers (TtT) is an intense, unforgettable eight-day event wherein you’ll gain the knowledge, skills and the right attitude a beginning trainer needs to design and deliver effective and engaging training sessions. The TtT is also the first step in becoming a certified EFPSA trainer.
Aim of the event
In 2010 the first EFPSA Train the Trainers was organized to educate psychology students to be able to support the organizational development of EFPSA. Since then, the TtT has been a popular yearly event. Through this event a high quality first level trainers’ education for 12 carefully selected participants is ensured. These 12 participants will later be supported and mentored on their way to the EFPSA Trainers’ Pool.
The goal of the event is for participants to interactively familiarize themselves with learning, education and training theories and techniques that enable them to successfully design and deliver training to EFPSA active members, their national psychology student associations and other organizations. They get the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to become trainers in order to develop themselves and others, and build strong interpersonal relationships in an international learning environment.
The desired outcome of the TtT is sustaining the EFPSA Trainers’ Pool by gaining at least 9 new members every year. This also ensures the sustainability of the EFPSA Training Office and thus development of the active members and organization itself.
Goals
The EFPSA Train the Trainers aims to:
- Educate future EFPSA Trainers who will contribute to the development of psychology students, EFPSA, its members and other student NGOs by:
- identifying needs within the organization and creating goals for a training accordingly,
- designing and delivering trainings according to the needs and goals,
- following-up and evaluating delivered sessions.
- Raise awareness of benefits of training and non-formal education
- Encourage participants to take their own initiative and use their creativity in actively finding their own training style
- Support and encourage participants to seek their trainers’ identity and pursue self-development
Content of the program
According to the needs of the participants, the exact content of the program is constantly adapted, but the main learning areas remain similar and are focused around (amongst others):
- Self-development
- Communication skills
- Adult learning
- Training Design
- Training Delivery
- Trainers’ Attitude
- EFPSA Knowledge Transfer
Each day the agenda will start with a “Kick- off” activity and end with a “Reflection” session. Trainings will be varied in methodologies, and emphasis will be placed on interaction and experiential learning.
Participants will have several opportunities to practice giving short trainings themselves, where they can apply the knowledge earned at each stage of the summer school, at the end of which they will be given feedback by group members and trainers. These trainings will be either prepared by the participants, as homework before the seminar or as practice work during the seminar. Leisure time and activities (like relaxation near the venue, excursion, etc.) will allow for passive digestion of the new information acquired, and also enable interpersonal networking and support the positive group atmosphere and learning environment.
Train the Trainers Summer School History
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Upcoming Train the Trainers
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Why Take Part?
After getting trained and practicing your new skills in the event, you will then be required to gain a few hours of training experience with the support and guidance of a mentor. This will lead to the opportunity of joining the EFPSA Training Community.
This community provides you with the following advantages:
- you become an official EFPSA Trainer and hence legitimate to deliver on behalf of EFPSA at its internal events as well as external events of other NGOs’ such as BEST, EMSA, Zero Generation.
- you gain access to all EFPSA Trainers mailing list and receive information about trainers’ calls
- you can actively contribute to the development and professional image of the training system in EFPSA (webpage, blog, etc.)
- you can apply for Training Office and start an adventurous year!
- you can deliver at the EFPSA Congresses
- you can apply for EFPSA Train Advanced Trainers!
- become a mentor for new Trainer Candidates 🙂
- you can order your personalised EFPSA Trainer hoodie and other trainer merchandise
- join the network of people with similar values, beliefs and interests to you
This Year’s Train the Trainers
- This year's TtT will take place between the 1st-9th of August, 2021 in Belgium. The deadline to apply is the 4th of August 2021, 23:59 CEST. For more information, click here.
Train Advanced Trainers
EFPSA's Train Advanced Trainers (TAT) is a nine-day event that usually takes place in March. It is one of the few EFPSA events that are open to non-psychology students and externals. The TAT is designed for up to 25-30 experienced trainers from various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) offering them an opportunity to further develop their training skills within a specific topic.
What Happens During Train Advanced Trainers
EFPSA Train Advanced Trainers aims to professionally develop European youth trainers. The core of the nine-day event is the acquisition of advanced knowledge on a specifically selected content theme as well as networking between young, experienced trainers from different non-governmental organisations. The event is a call for a selection of talented trainers who want to take their personal competences and their skills to a higher level – allowing exchanging experiences and collaborating on designing evidence-based practices.
TAT hard facts
- Participants: 25-30 experienced trainers
- Participation requirements: basic trainers’ education (Train the Trainers), training experience (a minimum of 30 delivery hours), high motivation to participate, willingness to contribute to the event, and opportunity to implement the learning outcomes.
- Trainers: six expert trainers
- Duration: nine days
Goals
- to aid European Youth Trainers in their goal for continuous development by providing second-level education on a selected topic
- to build a strong network of experienced trainers across Europe
Train Advanced Trainers History
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Upcoming Train Advanced Trainers
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Why Take Part?
Do you want to make training a part of your career or do you want to further develop your training career? Are you seeking the best possible support for your next steps as a trainer? If you answered yes, read below to gain further insight on what Train Advanced Trainers has to offer you.
Receive in-depth training education
Many European student organisations, offer “Train the Trainers” (TtT) events to educate young trainers. Most of the organisations behind these events have a recognition system to monitor progress until trainers have fulfilled the requirements to be able to deliver their own training sessions. However, after completing this basic education, structured additional support and development opportunities are rarely provided. With the Train Advanced Trainers (TAT) we propose to further the process of learning and building skills for young trainers.
For trainers who already possess prior experience, Train Advanced Trainers is a unique possibility to have an effective learning experience and guidance for their future development and to build on their trainers’ skills.
Receive high quality feedback
Trainers participating at Train Advanced Trainers are encouraged to deliver sessions or contribute in other valuable ways to the event and receive feedback from other experienced trainers present.
TAT aims to develop its participants to deliver higher-quality trainings for their own organisations and share their knowledge with other trainers in their networks.
Expand your network
Train Advanced Trainers brings trainers from different organisations and disciplines together and creates a framework for networking on European level. As participants will come from very diverse backgrounds, their mutual cooperation and exchange will be one of the most valuable outcomes of the event. During an intensive learning week, they will not only acquire new skills, but also share experiences, knowledge and resources and build a basis for future projects. Through its follow-up and outcomes, the event creates the necessary structure for the participants to bring the development that happens during the TAT to their organisations and local communities.
All TAT participants will enter an active community of advanced trainers called ‘The Hive’ after graduation of the event. The Hive connects all TAT alumni in a network of experienced trainers across Europe, where sharing, discussions and initiatives happen.
This Year’s Train Advanced Trainers
TAT 2019 will take place between 3rd - 9th of March 2019 in the surroundings of beautiful İzmir, Şirince, Turkey. This old Orthodox village was once called Çirkince ("ugly"). Indeed, its habitants gave this name as they did not want to be disturbed by foreigners & share the beauty of their village. On the 21st of December 2012, the alleged Doomsday according to the Mayan Calendar, believers flocked into Şirince. They believed that the positive energy of this little village would save them from an apocalyptic catastrophe.
This year’s TAT topic: Advance Training Design. The aim of the 2019 edition is to expose participants to a high quality, cutting edge, evidence-based content that challenges their preconceived notions whilst encouraging critical thinking and fostering a growth in mindset. It also aims to provide the participants with a space, framework and a safe learning environment, where they can be immersed in, learn about, practice and test out training design possibilities, practices, models and ideas, while themselves being co-creators of the very event.
The Train the Advanced Trainer 2019 is organised by a team of psychology students from Turkey:
Büşra Kök:
Org Com Coordinator
Bengisu Sezer:
Finance Team
Emel Doğan:
Marketing Team
Yaren Sena Yurtoğlu:
Social Team
Ayberk Özkoca:
Marketing Team
Vera Levent:
Administration Team
Yağmur Temiz:
Administration Team
TAT 2019 will take place between 3rd - 9th of March 2019 in the surroundings of beautiful İzmir, Şirince, Turkey. This old Orthodox village was once called Çirkince ("ugly"). Indeed, its habitants gave this name as they did not want to be disturbed by foreigners & share the beauty of their village. On the 21st of December 2012, the alleged Doomsday according to the Mayan Calendar, believers flocked into Şirince. They believed that the positive energy of this little village would save them from an apocalyptic catastrophe.
Trainers' Meeting
EFPSA Trainers’ Meeting (typically abbreviated as TRAM) is a three to four-day low budget Event aimed at trainers’ education, organised by EFPSA Trainers. The goal of TRAM is for NGO/youth trainers to unite, share knowledge and experience and develop their skills. The Event is centered around a main topic related to training, which is delivered by an expert trainer. Participants are trainers from different organisations and they deliver trainings to each other on topics related to the main theme of the Event.
Trainers' Conference
EFPSA Trainers’ Conference (typically abbreviated as TraC) is an Event aimed to gather EFPSA Trainers in order to discuss several topics regarding the training world within EFPSA and in general. The number of participants, the duration and the timing of the Event is flexible, and it can change every mandate. Generally, there is an Open Training Day where TraC participants have the opportunity to deliver trainings in the nearest university.
Join Executive Board & Member Representatives Meeting
The annual Joint EB&MR Meeting marks the middle of the mandate. During this event, the whole Working Community of EFPSA comes together for a duration of approximately a week. This week is filled with training sessions, working sessions, workshops, General Assemblies (GA), and Statutory Meetings. This Event is of utmost importance for the inner workings and functioning of EFPSA, while at the same time is aimed at bonding with other Working Community members, getting to know each other, improving the working relationship, all while engaging in a rich working and social programme.
The annual Joint Executive Board & Member Representatives’ Meeting (Joint EB & MR Meeting) is held each autumn and it is a mandatory event for active members within the EFPSA working community.
What Happens During The Joint EB & MR Meeting
Taking place halfway through the EFPSA mandate, the Joint EB & MR Meeting is a crucial time for EFPSA, allowing all active volunteers of EFPSA to gather in order to discuss their mandate so far and engage in discussion with other teams over the future direction of the Federation. Workshops, lectures, training sessions, and presentations are just a part of what is happening, with the Working Community enjoying working together in their teams to maintain the smooth operation of the Federation!
Joint EB & MR Meeting History
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Upcoming Joint EB & MR Meeting
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Board of Management Meeting I & II
The Board of Management Meeting(s) is a fundamental component in terms of EFPSA’s administration and working practices in order to evaluate the work of the Federation, develop ideas in order to facilitate this work and contribute to the improvement and sustainability of EFPSA. The place of the Event(s) is decided every year from the Board of Management. The working programme involves analysis of the Federation, plenary sessions of EFPSA, its Mission, Vision, Values and Events and Services, project based work and discussion sessions.