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The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) is a student-led international NGO founded in 2017 to promote economic education, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship incubation for students in developing countries and marginalized communities. With over 1500+ members, GAEE has a presence in ten countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
We are a student-led non-governmental not-for-profit organization providing a full-spectrum platform to empower students with Economics Education, Financial Literacy, and Entrepreneurship Incubation.
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Of students, By students, For students.
Started as a small group of passionate economics students who wanted to educate their peers on this amazing subject, GAEE has grown to become a global organization providing students in developing countries and marginalized communities with world-class learning and development opportunities through the platform of economics literacy.
GAEE is officially recognized as the SDG Action No. 36897 by the United Nations.
World-class Learning Materials
GAEE develops our innovative curriculum based on the Rice University OpenStax, HSFPP, CEE’s K12, CORE, RE, and Financial Times SSI and tailored it to the local needs of our chapters with an emphasis on real-life application and a heterodox approach.
Multiple Leadership Opportunities
Whether you are an aspiring economist, a political science student, or a software developer, our tight-knit network across ten countries always offers you the opportunity to apply your talent into our student-led movement!
Mix & Match! Be experimental
From in-person learning through our chapter network and distant learning through webinars and our mobile app to Training-of-Trainer workshops, academic conferences, and essay competitions, there’s always something for you at GAEE.
Active and Fast-Growing Network
Since 2017, GAEE has turned into a global nonprofit with 1500+ members across 8 countries. Our ambitious GAEE’s Silk Road Program for Southeast Asia and the #GAEEforAsia campaign has been recognized as an SDG Action by the United Nations.
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“GAEE has worked to transform the conventional curriculum into engaging and interactive learning activities that appeal to everyone—not just those looking for economic priesthood.”
“Despite the pandemic, GAEE’s network of 1,500 plus student members is continuously promoting economics education and personal finance for students living in developing countries and marginalized communities.”
“The student group GAEE came to the spotlight earlier this year with the launch of the #GAEEforAsia campaign despite the advent of the coronavirus pandemic in the region.”
Recent Activities
GAEE’s COVID-19 Response
*This message was last updated on May 15th 2020. The original archive can be found here. Dear GAEE Community, We are truly living in challenging and unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone from our families, our friends, our businesses, to our...
GAEE to be recognized as a global student member of the World Economics Association
We are happy to announce that the Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) have been recently recognized as a member of WEA's student network alongside organizations like Rethinking Economics and ISIPE that are in the frontline of economics education reforms...
GAEE becomes a “premium partner” of AIESEC
The world's largest youth-run organization AIESEC earlier this week publicized GAEE in a partner profile on its official website. Standing besides reputable names like Teach for All, IE University, JCI and the like, GAEE is commended by AIESEC as "[sharing] the same...
GAEE becomes an official IELTS™ Recognising Organisation
British Council's International English Language Testing System, or IELTS™, today certifies GAEE as an official "IELTS™ Recognising Organisation." As a multinational nonprofit and nongovernmental organization, GAEE strives to adapt to the greatest standard of the...
GAEE to receive prestigious GuideStar’s Silver Transparency Status
GuideStar, the reputable nonprofit database and ranking websites, today awarded GAEE the prestigious "Silver Transparency Status" in recognition of our compliance with the highest standards of the industry. As a young and entirely student-led NGO, recognition from...
GAEE’s Member won the Young Economist of the Year award
We are delighted to report that GAEE's Le Dong Hai Nguyen has won a High Commendation from the Royal Economic Society and been named one of the 'Young Economists of the Year 2019'. The UK's Royal Economic Society (RES) and the Financial Times (FT) today announced the...
GAEE successfully organized the Southeast Asia Month 2019
This August+September, we launched a month-long program known as GAEE's Southeast Asia Month 2019 that gathered the participation of thousands of scholars, policymakers, educators and students in Southeast Asian nations. In a province of Central Vietnam alone, the...
Global Association of Economics Education Launches ‘GAEE’s Silk Road Plan’
The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE) and founder Le Dong Hai “DoHa” Nguyen is pleased to announce the global expansion plan of the organization, GAEE’s Silk Road Plan, that seeks to connect five thousand junior economists, financiers and entrepreneurs across four continents by 2021 through a network of its affiliated academic clubs, workshops, and hackathons.
GAEE begins the beta testing stage for its flagship app
The Global Association of Economics Education announces today that selected members in its worldwide network can opt in the BETA Testing Program for its GAEE's Home App, the first Economics Learning online platforms for all major operating systems. The App, which is...
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GAEE is a non-governmental not-for-profit organization recognized as a member of the World Economics Association and in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs through the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Action no. 36897.
We are committed to the promotion of economics education, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship incubation for students in developing countries and marginalized communities. GAEE does not provide financial nor commercial services.
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