GPE V - 2012 

                            GPE V, the fifth  

                            annual conference                     

                            of the Global 

Partners in Education will be 

convened at East Carolina 

University on May 7 and will be 

adjourned May 11, 2012 in 

Greenville, North Carolina, USA. 

Early attendance numbers indicate 

that many partners will be gathering 

to discuss such issues as renewal of 

the Charter, consideration and 

adoption of guidelines for the 

revised Collaborative Project, the 

results of this year’s partner 

evaluation process, and becoming 

active in research and with the GPE 

Journal. This conference will have a 

special focus for administrators on 

Global Leadership and will feature 

world renowned leadership speaker 

Tommy Spaulding. The award for 

teacher, technology personnel, and 

institution of the year will be 

presented and f2f sharing time will 

be included in the agenda. The 

cultural event will acquaint 

participants with the unique aspects 

of “Down East” life.  For more 

information visit http://thegpe.org 

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~ GPE IV – 2011 ~ 

GPE IV, the fourth annual conference of the Global Partners in Education was held 

“in the cloud” May 9 – 11, 2011. With sessions beginning at 6:00 am EDT, the 

virtual conference afforded all members the opportunity to participate using 

streaming audio, video, and chat. In the conference the CORE document that 

describes the conduct of Global Understanding as well as an assessment plan for 

partner links and activities was approved. Virtual poster sessions and 

presentations were contributed by participants. While not as personal as the 

previous face to face GPE conferences GPE IV was memorable! 

 

~ GPE Awards ~ 

Winners of the 1st Annual GPE Awards were announced this past May at GPE IV. 

The Outstanding Teaching Award was rewarded to Lin Bu, of Shaanxi Normal 

University. Pa Sara Drammeh of The University of The Gambia received the award 

for Outstanding Technology Personnel.  Jessica Chen accepted the award for 

Outstanding GPE Partner Institution on behalf of Shandong University. 

Congratulations to all of the winners. Winners for the 2nd Annual GPE Awards will 

be announced this May at GPE V. 

 

 

 

 

~ New Partners ~ 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please submit news about your institution or programs to  

gpeinfo@ecu.edu 

GPE has experienced tremendous growth this year. 

In this past year the following institutions have joined 

the GPE organization:  Covenant University, 

Nigeria;  Henan Polytechnic University, China; 

Igbinedion University of Okada, Nigeria; Jimma 

University, Ethiopia; Maltepe University, Turkey; 

MATS University, India; Modern University for 

Business and Science, Lebanon;  St. Aloysius 

College, India; St. Xaviers Institute of Education, 

India; University of Tours, France; and Urals State 

Pedagogical University, Russia. Welcome to all our 

new institutions, faculty, technology personnel, and 

students. 

 

gpeinfo@ecu.edu