Universidad de Almería and the professional association Colegio de Psicólogos de Castilla y León awarded Universitat de València’s professor José María Peiró Silla. Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Castilla y León awarded him last February 17th the Huarte de San Juan prize, while Universidad de Almería is awarding him next February 21th with the Facultad de Psicología’s medal for his contribution and collaboration with this centre.

José María Peiró is full professor in psychology at Universitat de València, director of IDOCAL (Research Institute of Human Resources Psychology, Organizational Development and Quality of Working Life), president elected of International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), and Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master Program of Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P).

Juan Huarte is author of the famous Examen de ingenios para las ciencias (Baeza, 1575), which has editions all around Europe and is a pioneering work in three sciences: differential psychology, job counselling and eugenics. Despite not being canonized by the Catholic Church, Huarte is the patron saint of the Spanish faculties of psychology. 

Last update: 20 de february de 2012 08:56.