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CEI - OB INITIATIVE: GEC RUNNING NEW EXPERIMENT ON FEEDBACK WITH PROFESSOR FROM CJBS IN FEBRUARY
February 15, 2023
This month, GEC Academy will run a social experiment on feedback together with a professor at Cambridge Judge Business School, as a project of Collaborative Experimentation Initiative for Organizational Behavior (CEI - OB Initiative), aiming to study organizational behavior in organizations and to build a better work environment. It is the first experiment since GEC Academy and Cambridge Judge Business School formally signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Behavioral Research Collaboration. More details of the experiment can be found in this FLYER.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FORUM ON BUILDING INNOVATION CAPABILITY FOR THE FUTURE & GRAND OPENING OF GEC ACADEMY SUZHOU REGIONAL OFFICE
January 15, 2023
GEC Academy, in collaboration with the Academy of Future Education, Xi’an Jiao Tong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), OxfordAQA, and SJTU - GEC Center of Innovative Design for Interdisciplinary Studies held the International Education Forum on Building Innovation Capability for the Future for education leaders, professionals and experts from international schools, colleges, and universities on December 18, 2022, in Suzhou. The event also highlighted GEC becoming an official partner of XJTLU and the opening of GEC’s new branch office in Suzhou.
THE 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF CHINESE SOCIETY OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & FORUM HELD IN BEIJING
December 2, 2022
On November 25 and 26, the International Competency Development Committee of Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS), in collaboration with Shanghai Normal University, and UNESCO Teacher Education Center, hosted the 2022 Annual Conference & Forum on Global Competence Development. The conference, jointedly organized by GEC Academy, brought together partners from across the spectrum. Several former senior officials of international organizations and professors from top universities in China attended the offline conference in Beijing, and more than 350 experts, including the teaching faculty of the Global Competence Development (GCD) project and officials from partnered Chinese universities, joined online.
GEC Announced GCD Project 2.0 at the Shanghai Training Conference for Chinese Universities
April 15, 2023
On March 25th and 26th, with an aim to share best practices and achievements in the Global Competence Development (GCD) course implementation, as well as exchange ideas and experiences in internship and practice programs among Chinese universities, the Training Conference on GCD Project for Chinese Universities was held in Shanghai. Organized by the International Competence Development Committee in the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy (CSEDS) and co-hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Center at Shanghai Normal University and GEC Academy, the two-day event brought together more than 90 representatives from 46 Chinese universities who have implemented the GCD Project.
THE EXPERT COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCE TALENT DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE CHINESE SOCIETY OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CSEDS) SIGNED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH GEC ACADEMY
January 25, 2022
GEC Academy and the Expert Committee of International Competency Talent Training under CSEDS held a signing ceremony in Beijing, China. Together, the two parties signed a formal Cooperation Agreement. Under this agreement, two entities will establish a Course Research and Development group to set up courses regarding international competence development.
NEW STRATEGIC COLLABORATION BETWEENGEC & THE CENTER ON CHINESE EDUCATION, TEACHER COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
January 24, 2022
We are beyond excited to officially announce that GEC Academy and the Center on Chinese Education, Teachers College, Columbia University (CoCE) have established a new strategic collaboration for international cultural, educational exchanges, and training. Both institutions have agreed upon exploring different forms of cooperation in fields of cultural exchange and training together.
COLLABORATIVE EXPERIMENTATION INITIATIVE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR- FIRST EXPERIMENT OF ‘LEADERSHIP PREFERENCE STUDY’ ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2021
December 29, 2021
From the beginning of October, research fellows at GEC and Dr. Kim, together with his Ph.D. students, started to prepare for our first collaborative experiment- Leadership Preference Study. The study aims to understand individuals’ preferences for leaders, for example, what are some characteristics and behaviors individuals would like to see in a leader.
GEC’S FIRST SYPOSIUM ON CULTIVATION OF INTERNATIONAL INNOVATIVE AND FUTURE-ORIENTED TALENTS
September 10, 2021
On August 28, GEC Academy in conjunction with Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School hosted the first symposium on cultivation of international innovative and future-oriented talents. More than 300 hundred experts and professionals in the field of education joined the conference. This event created a platform for experts and elites to share and exchange ideas on international talent education from different perspectives. It was designed with the aims to gather advice and proposals for international education in a post-pandemic environment and seize new opportunities in education.
GEC SIGNING A NEW MOU WITH PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZEN GRADUATE SCHOOL
July 19, 2021
On July 19th 2021, GEC Future signed a cooperation memorandum with Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School in Shenzhen... The cooperation between the two institutions will help both reach a new level in the internationalization of universities and interdisciplinary education of students and extend to other higher education institutions in the greater bay area.
GEC ESTABLISHING OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
June 12, 2021
To fulfill the mission of GEC Future to equip students from middle school through university with the skills and experiences they need to succeed in academia and beyond, we have continuously searched for more opportunities to bring the GEC educational philosophy and PBL programs to more students throughout China. Thanks to the constant efforts made by GEC founders and staff, we are beyond excited to announce that GEC Academy has joined hands with several top universities in China...
