Columbia Global Centers | Athens is part of a network of 11 global centers of Columbia University in the City of New York, one of the world's leading academic institutions. The centers serve as knowledge hubs that aim to educate and inspire through research, dialogue, and action. They advance understanding, facilitate partnerships, and build the bridges necessary to tackle our changing world.
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On July 1, 2025, the Columbia Global Center in Athens, in collaboration with the Columbia Alumni of Greece, organized a send-off reception to welcome the newest students from Greece joining Columbia University this fall. Held at the Tsakos Energy Navigation headquarters in southern Athens, the event brought together incoming students, alumni, and friends of the University, celebrating the start of their Columbia journey.
During June, Columbia students enrolled in the Greek Epigraphy course participated in a unique academic experience through the Epigraphy Seminar Study Trip in Athens, led by Paraskevi Martzavou, Professor in the Department of Classics. Organized in collaboration with the Columbia Global Center in Athens and supported by the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Foundation, the program offered hands-on engagement with ancient inscriptions in their original archaeological settings. Over a week, students explored the city’s rich epigraphic landscape, studying inscriptions in their original archaeological…
We're proud to announce the launch of "Avato," a new exhibition by Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative (SNFPHI) awardee Latent Community (Sotiris Tsiganos and Ionian Bisai), with the support of the Columbia Global Center in Athens.
On June 12, 2025, we hosted a conversation between Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri and the Columbia Global Center Athens Director Stefanos Gandolfo. Drawing on her well-known books—Interpreter of Maladies, In Other Words, and Translating Myself and Others—Lahiri shared personal insights about how language shapes identity, and how writing can be a powerful way to explore and redefine who we are.
The Columbia Global Center Athens participated as a programming partner at the 10th Delphi Economic Forum, held from April 9 to 12, 2025, in Delphi, Greece. The Forum brought together leaders from the public and private sectors to engage in discussions on some of the world’s most pressing issues.
Conference Addresses the Growing Healthcare Needs of Displaced Persons
In March 2025, 19 students from the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) traveled to Athens for an immersive learning experience, engaging with key institutions and organizations dedicated to migration and the protection of vulnerable minority groups.
In March 2025, as part of their immersive learning experience, students from the School of International and Public Affairs had the opportunity to engage directly with key stakeholders shaping migration policy and refugee support in Greece.
On March 20, the Columbia Global Center Athens in collaboration with the Harriman Institute and in partnership with IDIS and Panteion University hosted a panel discussion titled “Golden Passports: Global Market for Citizenship” exploring the complexities of the international market for citizenship and residency.
Columbia Summer Global Core: The Athens Experience is just one of several upcoming opportunities available for students at the Athens Center.
On March 11th, the Columbia Global Center in Athens, in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Endeavor Greece, hosted a panel discussion titled "From Lab to Market: Fueling Greece’s Innovation."
The Columbia Global Center in Athens announces a grant opportunity to support a Greek medical oncologist for a one-year clinical research position at Columbia University.
