Perugia Psychology Conference
Where Culture Meets Mind
June 17-20, 2027, in Perugia, Italy
Perugia Psychology Conference
Where Culture Meets Mind
June 17-20, 2027, in Perugia, Italy
The Umbra Institute announces the first edition of what will be a biennial conference on Psychology and Education, to take place in the medieval university city of Perugia 17-20 June 2027.
The conference is a wonderful opportunity to visit Italy (and perhaps make the conference part of a longer trip here??) to join scholars and educators from around the world in the stunning medieval hilltop city of Perugia, in the heart of Umbria, for a more intimate conference with opportunities for meaningful interactions with presenters and attendees. You’ll enjoy getting to know people, including from our host Institute, through informal activities such as “Ideas & Aperitivi,” small affinity groups where attendees can discuss conference topics while enjoying an Aperol Spritz and taking in the beautiful countryside. We’ll enjoy relaxed “un-conference” conversations in charming Italian cafés and restaurants, and optional excursions to local wineries or a chocolate-making workshop (open to non-participants as well).
Coming to Perugia means you’ll be centrally located:
During and after the conference, participants can take in a rock festival, a medieval festival, and a long-running art & culture festival. Learn more about Perugia and its vicinity during conference-time at the“Why Present in Perugia?”.
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The Umbra Institute is an American study abroad program founded in 1999 in the gorgeous medieval city of Perugia. Perugia is a big college town in a medium-sized Italian city, halfway between Rome and Florence, surrounded by the hills of the verdant region of Umbria. The city’s university, the Università degli Studi di Perugia, is one of Italy’s oldest; the city was also one of the leaders of the movement to de-institutionalize asylums and re-integrate the neuro-diverse into society. The Umbra Institute welcomes around 500 students annually, all of whom take a course in Italian language and culture and then either three or four other courses in English. One of our signature academic offerings is our curricular concentration in Multicultural Psychology. This conference is an outgrowth of that: we love to teach but we want to become one of the nodes, albeit a small one, in the academic research on Psychology and Education. For the last twelve years we’ve run a friendly biennial conference on food (our other central curricular offering) and we want to expand that. For more about why you should mark your calendar for our concert, see the “Why present in Perugia?” tab as well as the full conference FAQ.
If you’re ready to submit, see the cfp/submission tab.
The Organizing Committee: