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Welcome to Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai

Columbia Global Centers promote and facilitate the collaborative and impactful engagement of Columbia University’s faculty, students, and alumni with the world to enhance understanding, address global challenges, and advance knowledge and its exchange.

Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai was established in 2010 to serve as a research, education, and knowledge hub for promoting new and informed ways of addressing global challenges. The Center conducts innovative and inter-disciplinary research, designs educational opportunities for students and professionals, and disseminates research to wider publics in academia, government, civil society, and the private sector. By connecting the University’s world-class scholars and students with peers from the region, the Mumbai Center works to deepen knowledge that can transform society.

Covid-19 in India: Information and Resources

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

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Latest Webinars

With the outbreak of Covid-19, 95% of museums across the world were forced to close their doors. Commemorating World Museums Day, distinguished museum leaders addressed how museums have creatively dealt with the challenges of the pandemic.
As part of the 'Screenings that Save' series, the panel of experts shared multi-pronged strategies to combat the challenge of oral cancer in India and the world, and helped viewers find out what they can do to reduce their risk for this deadly disease.

About 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

University Initiative for International Students

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.

Recent News

August 24, 2026

The Road to Neema

Tracing one migrant's journey from a Bihar village to a Bengaluru factory floor this reflection piece is written by Benjamin Miyakawa, MPA-DP’27 who participated in fieldwork in India as part of the ‘Displaced Livelihoods’ project supported by Columbia Global's PGIF