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About IPRA:

The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) was founded 60 years ago, when in the late 1940s several Dutch and British public relations (PR) practitioners discussed the notion of organizing public relations professionals into a transnational society. The objective was to raise standards of public relations practice worldwide and improve the quality of PR practitioners. IPRA was formally established in London on 1 May 1955.
 
Today, IPRA is a worldwide organization with members in both established and emerging countries. It is governed by a geographical representative Board and run by a Secretariat in the UK. IPRA represents individual professionals, not agencies or companies. IPRA is recognized as an international non-governmental organization by the United Nations and has been granted consultative status by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 

The IPRA Golden World Awards

The annual IPRA Golden World Awards (GWA) initiative, established in 1990, recognizes excellence in public relations practice worldwide in a variety of categories. Recipients of the award take particular pride in the recognition granted to their entry as meeting international standards of excellence in public relations. The Global Contribution Award recognises a campaign with an objective of meeting one of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The overall IPRA Grand Prix for Excellence is presented to the entry judged as representing the highest standards that year. While there are many national and regional PR awards, there is only one truly global scheme: the GWA.

Latest IPRA Thought Leadership Essays:


ITL #282 PR trends research: 10 key insights from the European Communication Monitor 2018

Maintaining trust, workplace stress and fake news are three of the issues to figure large in this year’s comprehensive ECM research among European communicators. By Dejan Verčič (pictured) and Ansgar Zerfass.

By: Dejan Verčič and Ansgar Zerfass 13/08/2018



ITL #281  - Leaping into the future that is blockchain technology: what PRs need to know

In order to communicate tech company brands credibly and effectively, PR practitioners must understand highly significant new technologies such as blockchain. By Candice Teo.

By: Candice Teo 06/08/2018



ITL #280  - Living large in a small world: PR in the land of the number eight wire

Communicators in New Zealand must be creative and ingenious to overcome a range of challenges, including comparatively small budgets. By Claudia Macdonald.

By: Claudia Macdonald 30/07/2018


Latest from the Press Room:

Message from the IPRA President: The road to Barcelona July 2018

It’s just over 2 weeks ago that judges for the 2018 IPRA...

19/07/2018

PR campaigns on water conservation globally and eye-care in the Philippines join the winners of the 2018 IPRA Golden World Awards, while Chinese women are the stars of the new influencer category

The IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (GWA): the world’s most prestigio...

10/07/2018

Middle East and Africa: growing in importance in IPRA’s Golden World Awards

After the first round of online judging for the 2018 IPRA Golden World Awards for Excellence (...

12/06/2018


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