Interview with the President of the International Union of Psychological Science at UNESCO (IUPsyS) Dr. Sathasivan Cooper On 22-27 July, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa, the XXXth International Congress of Psychology “Psychology in the service of humanity” was held. Dr. Sathasivan Cooper, a former vice chancellor and rector of the University of Durban-Westville was elected a new President of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS). He kindly agreed to tell us about his vision of further psychology development.

Professor Cooper said the main problems the International Union of Psychological Science at UNESCO is faced with for the upcoming four years, current trends of psychological research, the prospects for expanding the EuroPsy system and promoting it to other non-European countries. He answers the question which of the Russian psychological research are interesting to him personally and to the international community on the whole. He talks about the prospects of the “International Psychological Journal”. According to Dr. Sathasivan Cooper, the key project that will affect the psychology of its clinical aspects and directions, is the further revision of the International Classification of Diseases (“International Classification of Disorders” (ICD), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)). IUPsyS held a psychological campaign, which resricted the dominance of psychiatry in the course of this review.

Dr. Cooper answeres the following question: which of the Russian psychological research are interesting to him personally and to the international psychological community as a whole. He put emphasis on the works that fall into A.R. Luria’s paradigm, which are of great importance, and a wide range of applications throughout the world, particularly against the background of neuropsychology development in some countries. Russia must regain its former high position both in this sphere and in other areas of psychological research. The new president of the International Union of Psychological Science told the audience about the prospects of the «International Journal of Psychology», which is well-known in all countries..