1. The overall aim is to build strong, intercultural networks on a personal and professional level. Enrichment of scientific knowledge and offering new experiences:
There will be opportunities to present one’s own research to fellow students.
There will be a wide range of professional lectures and workshops on diverse psychological topics, controversies and research.
2. International meeting of students, exchange of ideas and cross cultural communication:
Many opportunities for cooperation on different levels, both scientific and social will be offered.
Networking among students will be encouraged.
3. Promoting EFPSA and its Mission, Vision and Values:
EFPSA´s activities and services will be presented to all participants.
All participants will have the chance to actively contribute to the development of the Federation or even join the working community in one of the positions of the Executive Board that will be starting their mandate.
4. Promoting intercultural dialogue within Europe:
The Congress will bring together students from more than 30 countries and regions of Europe.
Open discussion sessions, workshops, and lectures delivered by professionals and students will encourage discussions among participants about cultural differences.
5. Presenting Denmark and the way psychology is taught, practiced and viewed within our culture:
Lectures will be held by a wide range of lecturers and professional Psychologists from different universities and institutions, not only from Denmark. Social activities will introduce the Danish culture and history to the European psychology students whilst celebrating the 33rd EFPSA Congress.
A Search for Happiness
Denmark has frequently been nominated as one of the world’s happiest nations - a title that Danes tend to find pride in. However, is there a secret in this Danish lifestyle that leads to happiness? Is it how we enjoy spending time together, sharing moments of “hygge” or do we balance our professional and private life perfectly? We do not know the exact answer, but the concept of happiness intrigues us. For this reason we have decided, that understanding the concept of happiness constitutes the central theme of the 33rd EFPSA Congress. We consider happiness as an important aspect of a meaningful life, and we believe that people strive for happiness throughout life, whether this is a conscious or unconscious action. This belief resulted in the catchphrase “A Search for Happiness”.
For the 33rd Congress, we have chosen to separate the social and the scientific theme. Our scientific theme is “A Search for Happiness” and our social theme is "Happily ever after". With these themes we aim to simultaneously present scientific knowledge about different aspects of happiness, while also introducing the attending psychology student to Danish culture, lifestyle and values. In this manner, we believe that the scientific and social programme in synergy offer a balance between professionalism and a socially shared experience with peers within the field of psychology, an essential part of the EFPSA Congress.
DPS
Danish Psychological Association’s Student Section (DPS) is the national organisation for psychology students in Denmark. DPS is part of the Danish Psychological Association, which is a professional union and representative body of psychologists in Denmark. DPS is based on and run by dedicated volunteers.
The main goal in DPS is to represent and promote psychology students’ professional and political interest and encourage networking, development and scientific interest. Additionally, DPS also assume the task of creating social and scientific events for psychology students both locally at the 4 universities and nationally, which serve as an opportunity to connect and inspire psychology students. In relation to this, DPS also financially support most of the local and national events created by and for psychology students. This aims to secure that the social and scientific environment is thriving and that psychology students have interesting events to gather around - this include amongst other events; revue at each university and a summer camp. In addition to the social and scientific events, we also aim to prepare the psychology students for their future as psychologists in Denmark and give them an idea of what to expect and where they can find guidance.
Since, DPS is part of the professional body for psychologists we work towards ensuring the association is aware and takes action in regard to political issues evolving or affecting psychology students. Furthermore, we ensure that the association is a place for psychology students to find inspiration and resources, and that the association is aware of the interests of psychology students. This is supported by the president and vice-president of DPS having a seat at the board in association.
To ensure connection with all psychology students, DPS has a board at each of the four universities. This enhances the contact between students and organisation. Furthermore, it ensures that our activities are suited to the university’s needs.
DPS collaborate with multiple organisations to ensure the interest of psychology students. This includes working closely with other national student organisations to ensure our political interest and awareness. It also includes local organisations at the universities, where we work to ensure a good working environment for the students. Furthermore, DPS is of course part of EFPSA to make sure psychology students have the opportunities to learn from other European countries.
DP
DP – Danish Psychological Association – is the national professional union and representative body for psychologists. As students, we are part of this organisation and within this have our own section, which focuses on psychology student’s interests.
The association was founded in 1947 and is an association exclusively for psychologists and psychology students. As the case with the students’ section, the association have a close collaboration with other national organisations, Nordic Psychological Associations and EFPA, as well as IUPsyS.
The aims of the Danish Psychological Association are:
- To protect the professional, financial and copyright related interests of its members – in Denmark psychologist is a protected title.
- To promote interest in psychology and awareness of its significance, to try to ensure better conditions for psychological research and practical psychological work, and to ensure that the education, including further training of psychologists, is in accordance with the findings of psychological research.
- To promote cooperation and understanding between psychologists and other professional groups who exhibit shared interests and work relationships.
- To seek to ensure growth and development through psychological health and welfare.
- To organize all psychologists including public employees, private-sector employees, private practitioners (clinical and organizational psychologists) and chief psychologists.
Queen of Org Com - “The One who Makes the Magic Happen” : Katja Damgaard Andersen
As Head of the Organising Committee Katja holds the important role as coordinator for the 33rd EFPSA Congress. She ensures good communication between the Executive Board of EFPSA and the Org.Com, but first and foremost she offers constant support to the Org.Com whilst keeping the teams motivated. With continuous follow-up on our joint effort, she helps us put together the many puzzle pieces of the 33rd EFPSA Congress.
The Administration Team - “the Writers Making the Story Come to Life”
Queen of Administration: Amanda Bisgaard Neromante
Members of Administration: Cecilie Fabricius Sørensen & Maria Behrens
The Administration Team is working hard on gathering and facilitating important (and inspiring) information about the 33rd EFPSA Congress from the Org.Com to the participants. We are proud to keep the participants updated as each team makes progress with their work on creating an ambitious and exciting 33rd EFPSA Congress.
The Scientific Team - “Takes you on A Search for Happiness”
Co-Queens of Scientific Team: Laura Risager Ubbesen & Simone Grønbech Bahn Hansen
Member of Scientific Team: Sophie Bagheri Houlind
With previous experience in the planning of lectures and workshops within different fields of psychology, we hereby present you our Scientific Team. The skilled team is preparing an interesting and nuanced programme that explores the concept of happiness from different aspects of life and from the perspective of several psychological fields.
The Social & Marketing Team - “Lead the Journey for a Happily Ever After ”
Co-Queens of Social & Marketing Team: Juliane Victoria Krarup Jensen & Rebekka Hedegaard Mikkelsen
The aim of the social programme is to bring the participants closer together and to spread a feeling of happiness among them all. Furthermore, our social team will take you on an exciting and magical journey inspired by the fairytale world of Hans Christian Andersen, and thus you will also be introduced to Danish values and cultural heritage.
Once upon a time there was a Kingdom (in constituting with the Faroe Islands and Greenland) called Denmark; a Kingdom consisting of 406 islands and a 7314 km coastline. No matter where you find yourself, there is no more than one hour by car to the sandy coast. Denmark is a flat arable land with several larger woodlands; in fact, 12,9 % of Denmark is forested. Though the highest point in Denmark is only 170 meters above sea level this fact did not stop the Danes from naming one of the hills in the country "Himmelbjerget" - which basically translates to "The Skye Mountain". Denmark has a temperate climate with mild winters and cool summers with an average of 179 days with precipitation. Because of the position between a continent and an ocean the weather often changes. Denmark is very windy which explains why Denmark is one of the world’s largest export of Wind Turbines with companies like Vestas and Siemens.
In the beginning, Denmark was the home of the mighty Vikings who sailed the seas and ravaged vast tracts of The World. However, the evil was fought, and the barbarians were replaced with a representative democracy, where everyone over the age of 18 have the right to vote and hence maintain harmony. In Denmark today lives a queen, Margrethe 2., who represents one of the oldest monarchies in the world, as it dates all the way back to Gorm den Gamle in 958. The queen’s primary task is to represent Denmark outwardly and create coherence internally.
Once in Denmark there lived a world-famous writer called Hans Christian Andersen (H.C. Andersen) who wrote beautiful fairy tales. After his death his fairy tales became culturally embedded in the collective consciousness of the West. Some of his famous works include “The little Mermaid”, “The Snow Queen” and “The Ugly Duckling”. The Ugly Duckling tells of a little “Ugly” bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from others around him until he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. This fairy tale is one of the reasons the mute swan is now the national bird of Denmark. Even though H.C. Andersen dedicated his life to writing numerous fairy tales, he is famous for saying that life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale of them all.
Even though it all sounds amazing there is nothing Danes are prouder of than the concept of “Hygge”. The only thing Danes love more than “hygge” is to talk about “hygge”. Hygge is officially defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” But more than anything, it’s a feeling, an atmosphere, a mood - and we can’t wait to share that experience with you during the congress, so that we all can live happily ever after...