The Columbia Global Centers
The Columbia Global Centers promote and facilitate the collaborative and impactful engagement of the University’s faculty, students, and alumni with the world, to enhance understanding, address global challenges, and advance knowledge and its exchange. The Global Centers, as envisioned by President Lee C. Bollinger, were founded with the objective of connecting the local with the global, to create opportunities for shared learning and to deepen the nature of global dialogue. Learn more about our history.
The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world, but India in particular has been devastated in recent weeks. The health system is grappling with a shortage of vaccines and treatment resources, making it one of the world's worst-hit countries. The Mumbai Center has continued to provide resources and initiatives related to the pandemic during this time, all of which you can find by clicking here.
Ravina Aggarwal
Director, Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai
Upcoming Events
Columbia Engineering Alumni Panel in Beijing
Socrates’ Voices: Breath, Punctuation, and Ghost Presences
From Climate Commitments to Implementation: COP31 Outlook and China’s Role
As part of a University-wide initiative to support Columbia students who are located outside the United States, Columbia University offers access to spaces to convene, study, collaborate, and benefit from tailored, diverse programming opportunities designed to support students’ remote learning and help them integrate into the broader University community.
The Columbia Global Centers–in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, and Tunis–have expanded their capacities to become study centers for students in their regions, and the University has also arranged for dedicated space for its students in Tel Aviv and Athens. In addition, students in another 80+ cities will receive special WeWork all-access passes, which they may use to access any WeWork facility in their city, offering them a comfortable, safe, and enriching environment to study.
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Columbia University Scholarship for Displaced Students
This Scholarship supports displaced students from anywhere in the world who are unable to complete their higher education. These students will receive up to full tuition, housing, and living assistance while pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees across all 18 Columbia schools and affiliates, reflecting Columbia’s full institutional commitment to addressing this global crisis. As the first-ever Columbia-wide scholarship, and the world's first scholarship of its kind, this program will commit up to $6 million annually in support, per cohort, for up to 30 students each year, every year.
News
War Without Rules: Why Frontline Workers Are Under Attack
As conflict zones become harder to access and frontline workers are increasingly targeted, a group of leading journalists, humanitarians, and researchers gathered at the Frontlines conference to trace these developments, share field testimony, and discuss how they can adapt to this new era of warfare.
Bridges & Breakthroughs: Interdisciplinary Student Conference on Migration & Displacement
Migration doesn't fit inside one discipline. Neither did this conference. Students from public health, law, education, anthropology, and the arts spent an afternoon comparing what they're learning about migration and displacement.
An Academic Summer: From the Panathenaic Stadium to Venetian Greece
Four academic programs brought Columbia students to Greece over the summer months, connecting them directly with the country's cultural and historical landscape.