Dear colleagues!

We invite you to participate in the International Scientific-Practical Conference "Ethnopsychology: Theory and Practice."

Conference Theme: "Intercultural Communication in Professional Interaction"

Date and Venue: November 21–22, 2025, Moscow, Sretenka St., 29, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE)

The main goal of the conference is the scientific exchange of information on the development of current theoretical, methodological, and practical problems of intercultural communication in various spheres of professional interaction; and discussion of tasks and prospects for the development of a multicultural approach in psychological counseling.

Conference Tracks:

1. Theoretical and methodological approaches to studying intercultural communication.
2. Intercultural communication and the development of intercultural competence in various spheres of professional interaction:

• In the educational space
• In the healthcare sector
• In the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) and law enforcement agencies
• In human resource management
• In business, tourism, sports, and other fields.

1. Intercultural communication of counseling psychologists

• Multicultural approach to psychological counseling
• Interaction between a psychologist and a client in migration
• Adaptation of various therapeutic approaches for clients from different cultures
• Ethnic and religious identities of the psychologist and client: reflection, study, inclusion in the counseling process
• Psychological support for university students, considering ethnocultural specifics

As part of the conference, the following will be held:

• Round table "Development of Olga Vladimirovna Khukhlaeva's Ideas in Multicultural Education"
• Round table "The Contribution of Tatyana Gavrilovna Stefanenko to the National Ethnopsychological School"
• Master classes

The Program Committee includes leading scientists from Russia and foreign countries working in this field: [List of committee members with academic degrees and affiliations remains the same as in the original Russian text, translated into English].

Chair of the Organizing Committee: Dr. of Psychological Sciences, Prof. Valentina V. Gritsenko, Department of Ethnopsychology and Psychological Problems of Multicultural Education, MSUPE.

Organizing Committee: [List of organizing committee members with academic degrees and positions remains the same as in the original Russian text, translated into English].

Participation in the conference is free of charge. By the start of the conference, the publication of a conference proceedings collection is planned, with subsequent article-by-article inclusion in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) database.

To participate in the conference, registration is required. For participation with a publication, the text must be attached to the registration form.

Abstracts and applications are accepted until September 1, 2025. Selected abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.

Working languages of the conference: Russian, English.

Requirements for materials for publication in the conference proceedings are provided in the Information Letter.

Conference Website

Conference Program

Full Text of the Conference Proceedings

Ethnopsychology: Theory and Practice. Proceedings of the International Scientific-Practical Conference (November 21–22, 2025) / Eds. V.V. Gritsenko, O.S. Pavlova. – Moscow: MSUPE, 2025. – 252 p.

Important Dates

• Submission of applications for conducting master classes – until June 30, 2025.
• Submission of applications and materials for publication – until September 1, 2025.
• Distribution of the conference program – until November 15, 2025.
• Distribution of the electronic version of the conference proceedings – until November 21, 2025.

We invite you to take part in the conference!

Please share this information with colleagues and all who may be interested.

Contacts:

127051, Moscow, Sretenka St., 29, MSUPE, Rooms 207, 401

Phone: +7 910 762-03-22 (Valentina Vasilyevna Gritsenko)

E-mail (for communication with the organizing committee): gricenkovv@mgppu.ru, pavlovaos@mgppu.ru.