Fostering a Collaborative Environment

A member of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the Global Communication Association was established as a not-for-profit professional body in 2007. Its annual conferences are intended to promote academic research and collaboration in a wide range of topics related to mass media, journalism, public relations, advertising, social media, broadcasting, cultural studies, political communication, new media technologies, artificial intelligence, and intercultural communication studies. Through its conferences, GCA facilitates joint projects, networking, and research opportunities among scholars and students. More importantly, GCA provides an eclectic international platform for scholars, researchers, corporate executives, communication specialists, policymakers, bureaucrats, political leaders, public relations practitioners, and related industry professionals to meet, interact, and generate new ideas for discussion and public dissemination; thereby, enriching the field of global communication. 

In the past, GCA conferences were successfully organized in many countries, including China, Oman, India, Poland, Malaysia, Zambia, Canada, Russia, Germany, the United States, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and Bulgaria. The past conferences were hosted or co-hosted by major universities, including Shanghai University, Sultan Qaboos University, Manipal University, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and The Pontifical University of John Paul II, Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation, Media Institute of Southern Africa, Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, Stuttgart Media University, University of Mysore, High Point University, Rey Juan Carlos University, the American College of Greece, Marmara University, and the American University in Bulgaria. ​​