Global China Connection or GCC is a student-run 501 non-profit organization for university students and young professionals of all nationalities to engage China's emergence in the world. GCC connects future leaders from all nations and assists them in developing the skills and friendships necessary to succeed both in China and internationally. GCC is today present in more than sixty top universities in North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, including Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Columbia University, and Cornell University. With its geographic reach, GCC connect thousands of students, recent-graduates, and professionals that are interested in China. Every year, GCC hosts hundreds of local, regional, national, and international events. GCC's main activities include hosting delegations of university students, China-focused social and professional events, and annual summits in China and the United States. The official languages of GCC are English and Mandarin Chinese. Global China Connection was founded in 2008 at Columbia University with a motto "Building relationships that will change the world".
Organization
GCC's structure is divided into two components: GCC Central Management and Chapter Network. GCC Central Management manages overall communication and strategic activities, directs the network, and coordinates most of the organization's larger international events. The Chapter Network consists of individual GCC university chapters. Each chapter is governed by their own presidents and executive boards. At the top level, GCC is governed by a board of trustees and senior advisers.
Events
GCC events connect companies, social organizations, and individuals through annual conferences as well as smaller scale forums. The organization hosts two major conferences each year, generally in New York City and Beijing. Conferences contain discussion on subjects such as politics, economics, international relations, business, journalism, and culture related to China. Smaller conferences and events are also hosted by chapters within GCC. Previous speakers at GCC conferences include:
The smaller forums are based on subjects such as China's sustainable development/environmental protection challenges; the stimulus packages passed by China and the U.S.; the current state of the American media; U.S.-China relations; and China's developing capital markets.
Student Unions of Tsinghua University and Peking University
Western Returned Scholars Association - *Center for China and Globalization.
Ascend Leadership
Students’ International Communication Association at Peking University. GCC received SICA during their visits to New York in 2009 and 2010. SICA also helped host GCC's July 2010 conference at PKU.
