Faculty Meeting

On August 26th, 2021, GEC Academy hosted a virtual faculty seminar on “What is Special about Chinese Students in Explorative Learning?” Faculty from GEC Academy, professors and experts from Oxford AQA, and Universities in the UK and the US joined this hour-long seminar. The seminar provided a platform for scholars from these institutions to exchange ideas that might induce new program designs and teaching improvement for GEC Academy.

On April 27th, we held the 2022 GEC New Faculty Orientation for all GEC teachers, engaging faculty and introducing faculty to the company history, our beliefs and mission, education philosophy as well as expectations about teaching. The complete orientation is also electronically available to all GEC faculty.

In August 2022, we invited seven professors currently teaching the Global Competence Development Course and several other faculties who have conveyed their interest in teaching the course in the future to our September Faculty Meeting.

On December 28th, GEC Academy held an annual faculty meeting for its faculties, professors, and instructors. This meeting concluded this year’s performance and provided a vision for 2023. The meeting agenda is as follows: 1. Faculty Outreach Team sharing; 2. Academic Management Team sharing; 3. University Higher Education Team sharing; 4. Professor Representative sharing; 4. Teaching Fellow sharing; 5. Q&A part; and 6. “Lucky draw”.

The introduced teams include the Leadership Team, the Teaching Team, the Academic Team, the Academic Branding Team, the Product Management Team, the Application Team, and the Finance Team. Their aims and responsibilities have been elaborated on in detail.

On April 27th, GEC Academy held an information session during the April Faculty Meeting for approximately 30 professors who had expressed interest in the upcoming 2023 GEC On-site Summer Research Program. Mr. Sheng Yan, President of GEC Academy, presented important details on program arrangements, available support, and useful tips for the attending professors. In addition to Mr. Yan's presentation, two members of GEC's teaching faculty, Professors David Shimko from New York University and Professor Pavlos Protopapas shared their personal experiences at GEC's on-site camps. Their insights proved to be valuable in providing the attending professors with a clear understanding of what they could expect during their stay in China.

On August 2nd, GEC held the August Faculty Meeting on the theme of The Impact of ChatGPT on Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which coincided with the 2023 Summer Research Program and marked the very first time for us to organize such an on-site event since the outbreak of COVID-19. Wendy Wang, Co-founder and Academic Director of GEC Academy, started the roundtable meeting by graciously introducing the keynote professors and welcoming the audience for attending this activity. We would like to thank everyone who joined in the meeting, especially thanks to our beloved professors who were invited to share their thought-provoking opinions on the topic.

On October 25th, GEC Academy brought together our esteemed teaching faculty and teaching fellows in a virtual gathering to reflect on their enriching experiences and insights gained during the 2023 Summer Research Program. From the meticulous organization of the campsite to the program's scale of enrollment, the abundance of teaching talent, and the glowing student ratings, every aspect was meticulously summarized.

On January 30th, GEC Academy successfully hosted our first 2024 teaching faculty meeting, centering around the thought-provoking theme of “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Green Talent.” This highly accomplished gathering has witnessed a remarkable feat as it unfolded simultaneously in two vibrant cities, Beijing and Shenzhen, with dedicated offline venues established in each location. This event served as a catalyst for inspiration, yielding remarkable outcomes and paving a promising path for future endeavors in the realm of green talent cultivation.

On July 18th, GEC Academy successfully hosted a series of impactful onsite seminars in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, forming a vital part of the iHUB research program. These seminars aimed to advance the academic discourse at the intersection of AI, education, and sustainability, emphasizing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of learning. Seventeen distinguished teaching faculty members and professors contributed their expertise as guest speakers, engaging with an audience of iHUB students who are poised to be the next generation of innovators in these critical fields.

On February 20, GEC Academy successfully hosted an engaging onsite faculty meeting in Shanghai, marking a key event in the 2025 iHUB Winter Research Program. Centered on the theme Generative AI and Educational Regulation: From Local Practices to Global Standards, the seminar featured five distinguished professors: Paul Armstrong-Taylor, Professor of International Economics at Johns Hopkins University; Rajesh Bhargave, Associate Professor of Marketing at Imperial College; Sophia Koutsogiannaki, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital; Caroline Terquem, Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford; and Alberto Grünbaum, Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.

On July 22nd, GEC Academy successfully hosted two thought-provoking onsite faculty meetings in Beijing and Shanghai simultaneously, as part of our 2025 iHUB Summer Research Program. The sessions centered on the theme “Equipping Graduates for AI-Transformed Careers: Employment Trends and Student Development”. We are very glad to have welcomed fourteen GEC teaching faculty members from leading universities worldwide, representing fields as diverse as computer science, education, communication, chemistry, mathematics, and finance and accounting, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of employment and graduate education.