Institute
The institute was founded in 2016 with the main objective of promoting and conducting research on various aspects and application areas of handwriting (both offline and online writing modalities), as well as establishing relationships with academic institutions.
The major activities of the institute:
- Research into various aspects of the handwriting (neuropsychological, medical, historical, educational etc.)
- Research into the validation of handwriting psychology as an assessment instrument
- To promote the scientific analysis of handwriting within academic bodies and academic life
- To support practitioners of handwriting analysis
- Dissemination of knowledge about handwriting science
History
1960. The “Society for the Promotion of Scientific Graphology” was founded with the aim of strengthening contacts with industry and promoting the dissemination of graphological knowledge.
1979. The “Society for the Promotion of Scientific Graphology” was incorporated into the Swiss Graphological Society (SGG).
1994. Dr Adreas Bürgi formed a working group within the SGG for the “Promotion of research in handwriting analysis”, which later became the “Commission for Research & Quality Assurance”.
2016. The above-mentioned Commission has been restructured and is now called the “Institute for Handwriting Sciences”; it conducts handwriting research, taking into account all related aspects and fields, and establishes a deep connection with academic bodies.
Our Partners
One of the main aims of the IHS is to actively collaborate with our partners in research, education and industry. Such combined and concentrated efforts, all related to handwriting, allow different specialists to pursue the same goal.
University Zürich, Switzerland
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev, Ukraine
State Employment Service Training Institute, Kiev, Ukraine
Tsiolkovsky Kaluga State University, Kaluga, Russia
SNPO “National Bureau of Expertises” of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Schweizerischer Berufsverband für Angewandte Psychology (SPAB)
Swiss Graphological Society (SGG)
European Society for Handwriting Psychology (ESHP)
European Deontological Association for Graphologist (ADEG)
EQ Power
Handschriftanalyse.com