Tung Wah College (TWC) hosted the Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025 (PP 2.0 2025) from 25 to 28 June 2025. Delving into the theme of "The Roles of Psychology of Spirituality and Transcendence in Facing Ever-Changing Environment and Life Adversities", the Conference attracted nearly 3,600 participants from 35 countries both online and onsite. Six renowned scholars from the United States and the United Kingdom delivered six keynote sessions and four keynote workshops, along with 22 parallel sessions of 52 paper presentations from 105 local and overseas researchers. The discussion focused on fostering spirituality to lead a meaningful life grounded in self-transcendence, through selfless love and serving others, amidst life adversities and global uncertainties.

Professor Sally Chan, President of TWC, delivered the welcoming speech on 25 June and the closing remarks on 28 June. As one of our flagship events for TWC’s 15^th Anniversary Celebration, she mentioned that this successful event once again showcased TWC’s commitment to academic excellence and community engagement, significantly contributing to TWC’s ongoing development and bolstering our confidence as we strive towards university status. 

Professor Chan expressed special thanks to the two keynote speakers from the United States, Professor Kirk Bingaman from Fordham University and Professor Daryl Van Tongeren from Hope College. She was also grateful for the support from the local and international co-organisers, including The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, School of Continuing Education at Hong Kong Baptist University, Caritas Hong Kong, International Network on Personal Meaning, and the Translational Research Centre for Digital Mental Health at TWC.  

In his opening speech, Professor Alex Chan, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities of TWC and Chairman of the Organising Committee of this Conference, expressed his hope that the participants not only learnt new scientific knowledge about psychology of spirituality and transcendence under the PP 2.0 framework, but also reflected on our humanistic life values and greater meaning as a better person, collectively making this uncertain and chaotic world a better place.

Special thanks are given to the following six keynote speakers for their participation and insightful sharing:

• Professor Kirk BINGAMAN, Professor of Mental Health Counseling and Spiritual Integration, Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, Fordham University, United States
• Professor Daryl VAN TONGEREN, Professor of  Psychology & Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research, Hope College, United States
• Professor David Bryce YADEN, The Griffiths Professor of Psychedelic Research, The Yaden Lab,
• The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
• Professor Tyler J. VANDERWEELE, John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
• Professor Kenneth PARGAMENT, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, United States
• Dr. Piers WORTH, Visiting Professor, Buckinghamshire New University

The video recordings of this Conference will be available on this website at the end of July:

https://www.positivepsychology2-0.org/

The Conference is supported by the Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (UGC/IIDS17/H02/24) funded by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administration Region.