The Columbia Global Center in Athens will develop, support, and disseminate innovative and interdisciplinary research initiatives in partnership with faculty at Columbia University, and with regional experts and institutions. The Center is committed to former President Lee C. Bollinger's vision of harnessing the strengths of academia and deepening its capacity to address key global challenges.
Faculty engagement programs will facilitate Columbia-Greece collaborations by supporting nascent research projects and encouraging new initiatives. Columbia faculty will be able to travel to and work in Greece, and researchers from Greece will be able to visit Columbia to work with faculty on campus. Funds will be used to support Columbia-Greece promising research collaborations emerging from those engagements and/or contacts. Funds will provide seed subsidies for the initial stages of research projects and may be awarded for related conferences and field research.