The Global Citizenship Alliance (GCA) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, legally recognized in Austria, and a leading force in global citizenship education and engagement. GCA empowers colleges and universities to prepare students for work, life, and civic responsibility in an increasingly interconnected world.

Through immersive, week-long residential seminars—offered separately for students and for faculty/administrators—at the historic Schloss Leopoldskron, the Salzburg Global campus in Salzburg, Austria, GCA offers transformative learning experiences that foster critical reflection, intercultural understanding, and active global citizenship.

Founded as an independent nonprofit in 2015, GCA traces its origins to 2004 as a program of Salzburg Global, a renowned international policy forum committed to creating just, creative, and sustainable solutions to complex, global challenges. What began as a pioneering initiative to examine the impact of globalization on the mission of higher education has since evolved into one of the most inclusive and comprehensive global citizenship education programs in the world. While rooted in U.S. higher education, GCA now engages institutions and participants from across the globe.