Thirteen Contributions from the Foundation to the World Congress of Applied Psychology

Two international symposia and three oral presentations. Thirteen contributions promoted by the Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation were accepted for the official scientific programme of the 31st International Congress of Applied Psychology – ICAP 2026, held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 21 to 25 July. The work involved scholars from Switzerland, China, Italy, Latvia and Brazil. This work was further complemented, as a satellite event of the congress, by one of the readings in the touring series marking the ninetieth anniversary of Antonio Meneghetti’s birth.

The sessions were organized in collaboration with the International Association of Ontopsychology and the Baltic Ontopsychology Association, with the contribution of the Sociedade Brasileira de Hipnose.

Held every four years by the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), and organised for the Italian edition in collaboration with the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP), the Congress brought together nearly 2,600 participants from every continent, with particular attention to psychology’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

23 July — Hortus Lizori: Rural Regeneration, Wellbeing and Sustainability

The symposium was held in the year marking the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of the Borgo Lizori project. Fifty years of work in an Umbrian rural village were brought into international scientific discussion as a living laboratory: a long-term experience exploring what rural areas can contribute to research, education and the development of sustainable models of living and growth.

The experience was related to Goals 4, 11 and 17 of the 2030 Agenda — quality education, sustainable cities and communities, and partnerships for the goals.

Chair: Pamela Bernabei. Discussant: Gabriella Palumbo.

  • Philosophical Roots and Intellectual Traditions — Paolo Bianchi (Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation, Switzerland)
  • Architecture and Design for Wellbeing — Giancarlo Russo (Sociedade Brasileira de Hipnose, Brazil)
  • Measuring Human-Environment Interactions — Pamela Bernabei (Antonio Meneghetti Scientific and Humanistic Research Foundation, Switzerland) and Ai Min (International Association of Ontopsychology, China)
  • Pedagogy and Transdisciplinary Education — Nina Linde (Baltic Ontopsychology Association, Latvia)
  • Sustainability, Partnerships, and Civic Ecology — Gabriella Palumbo (International Association of Ontopsychology, Italy)