Global BEEHIVE

The Global Business, Education, Environment, and Health International Virtual Exchange (Global BEEHIVE) courses are a set of 4 virtual exchange courses that build upon our proven Global Understanding model. These courses are being developed and offered through the support of a US Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) grant. Each course was developed and piloted by a team of content experts at four GPE partner institutions and guided by the GPE Secretariat at East Carolina University.

GPE partner institutions interested in joining one of the Global BEEHIVE courses should contact GPEinfo@ecu.edu.

The Global Business course is designed to help students develop intercultural communication and collaboration skills relevant to business, assess cultural differences in business practices in international contexts, and build problem solving and strategic decision-making abilities through collaborative case analysis. The collaborative portions of the course focus on a few key general topics including business protocols and etiquette and the business environment and systems, then moves to a collaborative case study analysis approach to examine leadership, entry mode, location choice, competitive advantage, and market segmentation.

This course was developed in collaboration with faculty from:
• China Pharmaceutical University, China
• East Carolina University, USA
• Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
• Univeristé de Tours, France

Pilot: Fall 2019
Open to all GPE partner institutions starting Fall 2020

The Global Education course explores education systems, beliefs, and practices, through a comparative education lens. Students explore various topics about schools and schooling by both reflecting on their own experience and inquiring into the educational experiences of their global counterparts. Topics discussed during the collaborative portions of the course include the funding of education, educational equity, assessment and testing, and classroom management. Students then work together on collaborative projects focused on identifying and advocacy for best practices for educational policy.

This course was developed in collaboration with faculty from:
• East Carolina University, USA
• HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
• Shaanxi Normal University, China
• Universidad Mayor, Chile

Pilot: Spring 2020
Open to all GPE partner institutions starting Spring 2021

The Global Environment course is currently being developed. Please check back for more information.

This course is being developed in collaboration with faculty from:
• East Carolina University, USA
• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
• Universidad Piloto de Colombia, Colombia
• University Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Algeria

Pilot: Fall 2020
Open to all GPE partner institutions starting Fall 2021

The Global Health course is currently being developed. Please check back for more information.

This course is being developed in collaboration with faculty from:
• East Carolina University, USA
• Jagiellonian University, Poland
• Modern University for Business and Science, Lebanon
• University of The Gambia, The Gambia

Pilot: Spring 2021
Open to all GPE Partner institutions starting Spring 2022