Giuseppe Riva wins the Aristotle Prize
Giuseppe Riva wins the Aristotle Prize
Article by Emanuela Gazzotti
On Thursday, 6 July, Professor Giuseppe Riva, Full Professor in Communication Psychology and Psychotechnology for Wellbeing at Università Cattolica, received the 'Aristotle Prize' from EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists Associations) in Brighton, UK.
At the proposal of the Italian Association of Psychologists and after the official nomination on the InPA recruitment portal, the Prize was awarded during the 18th European Congress of Psychology to the Professor, a member of the Federation, as a European scholar who has made substantial and original contributions to psychology both as a science and as a profession.
Presenting the honor during the ceremony were the EFPA president and a representative of the Association of Greek Psychologists and the Hellenic Psychological Society. For the occasion, Professor Riva gave a lecture on the theme chosen by the European Congress of Psychology this year, namely 'Psychology: Uniting communities for a sustainable world'.
The motivations for the Prize state that the winning candidate must have achieved excellent results in all categories but particularly well about these standards:
- International recognition for having made a substantial and original contribution to psychology as a science or profession.
- Publication in academic journals.
- Presentations at national and European conferences.
- In-depth commitment to the area of interest of the Prize.
- Demonstrable research or professional contribution.
- Advancement of studies, practice of psychology and legacy for the future.
The Aristotle Prize is awarded to an individual psychologist or an internationally acknowledged group each year. It was first awarded to EFPA by the Association of Greek Psychologists AGP and the Hellenic Psychological Society during the 4th European Congress of Psychology in 1995 in Athens.
