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Nous vous présentons les états financiers 2023 de Centers for International Programs Inc. Tunis, examinés par nos commissaires aux comptes.

As summer comes to an end, we're excited to share some of the key developments and activities that have shaped our community.

“In a world growing hotter day by day, the Mediterranean has emerged as a critical battleground in the fight against the climate crisis. The Mediterranean region faces an especially acute climate crisis, warming 25% faster than the world average, with summer temperatures rising 40% more rapidly. 1 In recent years, this accelerated warming has driven increasingly severe and frequent heat waves, droughts, and wildfires across the basin.

At the Columbia Global Center Tunis, our mission is to foster intellectual exchange and cultural enrichment by connecting local scholars, students, and readers with global academic resources. One of our proudest initiatives has been the introduction of Columbia University Press books to Tunisia. By helping import hundreds of titles at discounted prices, we have significantly expanded the range of scholarly materials available to the Tunisian academic and intellectual community.

Third webinar in the Integrated Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) webinar series.

This LRHG lecture featured our first speakers from Central Asia.

Second webinar in the Integrated Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) webinar series.

An on-campus roundtable with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya.

Introducing Yasmine Rejeb, a David Bartsch and Joan Haffenreffer Bartsch Global Fellow at Columbia University.

The event, spread across three days, featured a lineup of speakers from academia, industry, and research institutions. 

During his time in Tunisia, Professor Sunil Agrawal  engaged in a series of meetings facilitated by CGC Tunis to explore potential collaborations and initiatives in the field of robotics.

The event, which brought together key figures from both continents, served as a platform for transformative conversations and the forging of invaluable connections

Columbia Global Center Tunis hosted Professor Sunil Agrawal, who is a member of its Faculty Advisory Committee, during his second visit to Tunisia.

Columbia Global Center Tunis recently collaborated with the African Development Group at Columbia University for the 'African Narrative' Speaker Series, an annual event dedicated to exploring and discussing key topics concerning the African continent. 

First webinar in the Integrated Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) webinar series.

On March 13th; CGC Tunis, in partnership with the British Tunisian Society, hosted a webinar titled "Research in English in a Francophone Milieu”

This LRHG lecture featured our first speaker from Central Africa, Dr. Aimé Lumaka.

Introducing Nadia Ali, a young Tunisian PhD student at Columbia University.

Professor Eric Verhoogen is a Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

The Tunis Center hosted a seminar to share the results of a Columbia University President's Global Innovation Fund project (PGIF).

On January 19th, CGC Tunis welcomed Pr. Kamel Jedidi, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of Global Business at Columbia Business School.

Professor Kamel Jedidi and a group of CBS students explored Tunisia's business landscape as part of the Global Immersion Program.

The event brought together a diverse group of individuals, including both alumni and current students. 

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) focuses on promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. 

A UNESCO World Heritage-listed amphitheater dating back to the 3rd century, and one of the largest in the Roman world.

Nine Columbia Students visited Kairouan, Tunisia, the fourth holiest city in the Islamic world.

The Kraft Fellows uncover the nuanced complexities of Tunisian and North African societies today.

Nine Columbia Kraft Global Fellows went on to explore Tunisia's olive pressing process and olive oil industrial production.

Nine Columbia students enjoyed a guided tour of the Medina of Tunis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to 698 A.D. 

Thirty-three students from Columbia and Harvard gathered for a first-of-its kind networking event in Tunis.

Djerba, an island in the south of Tunisia, is renowned as a sanctuary for various religious and cultural groups.

During their stay in Tunisia, the Kraft Global Fellows seized the opportunity to explore one of the country's premier historical sites.

A location of great historical importance not only to Tunisia but also to the broader Mediterranean region.

Professor Paul Love, the author of 'The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo', delivered a talk on the social history of the Ibadi Muslims.

The French Ambassador to Tunisia, Ms. Anne Guéguen, organized a reception for Columbia students at the French Residence.

Professor Houssem Eddine Chachia delivered a lecture on the power and network of the Moriscos in Tunisia during the early modern period. 

CGC Tunis welcomed the 2024 Kraft Global Fellows for a vibrant exploration of North Africa's past and present.

A highly interactive 5-day virtual training on mixed migration and city diplomacy.

CGC Tunis, in partnership with Columbia Alumni Association Tunisia, hosted the Annual Partners Meeting for the Tunisia88 program. 

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis is seeking a dynamic Marketing intern.

CGC Tunis and Institut Pasteur de Tunis hosted the 22nd LRHG lecture, featuring Pr. Nabil Enattah, a distinguished geneticist and our first speaker from Libya. 

This event was a special collaboration between the Tunis Center, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, and the Nairobi Global Center. 

The Tunis Center hosted a discussion, in partnership with CEMAT, with Dr. Andrea Cassatella around his most recent book.

The Tunis Center, with Pristini School of AI and Aiphabet, organized a three-day Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for high school students.

On July 14th, Education for Employment Tunisia (EFE-Tunisia) visited Columbia Global Centers | Tunis with 10 startups from their first Startech Women incubation cohort.

The event brought together experts, researchers, and enthusiasts who explored the cutting-edge advancements in precision medicine. 

The Tunis Center hosted Joseph Terwilliger, professor of neurobiology, psychiatry, genetics and development, and the Sergievsky Center at Columbia University. 

The Tunisia-part of the "Youth-Led Advocacy Initiative for Global Citizenship, Responsibility, and Cooperation" Workshop.

The Tunis Center hosted a lecture on American Avant-Garde Filmmaking by Columbia professor Richard Peña.

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis recently hosted a workshop that took participants on a journey through the realm of American Fringe Cinema. 

The EC-Africa program at Columbia Business School equips entrepreneurs from mid-sized African companies with the skills, tools, and network to professionalize and grow their businesses in today’s global environment.

This workshop is jointly organized by Columbia Global Centers | Tunis, the University of Sousse, ROAR Lab and LMS.

The Tunis Center hosted a discussion, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul, with Dr. Mostafa Minawi around his most recent book.

The Tunis Center hosted Lisa Anderson, the James T Shotwell Professor Emerita of International Relations at Columbia University's SIPA. 

This event is jointly organized by Columbia Global Centers I Tunis, L'Académie Tunisienne Beit al-Hikma-المجمع التونسي بيت الحكمة and CEMAT.

This workshop is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Tunis, hosted both at CGC Tunis premises and at CEMAT's.

The title of the lecture was: ‘The Monogenic Architecture of Retinal and Neurological Diseases’.

With Prof. Benoît Challand, author and associate professor of sociology at The New School for Social Research.

Samiha Khelifa, Coordinator of the Transdisciplinary Research Unit TIIM at ESSTeD.

There is a growing partnership between Columbia Global Center | Tunis and Pristini School of AI.

The title of the lecture was: ‘Variability in Biological Systems: Study of 24-h Blood Pressure Monitoring’.

A  research article about the TC-Tunisia Foreign Language Teacher Education Project published on Frontiers in Psychology journal.

The event was organized jointly Columbia Global Centers | Tunis and Association des Anciens de l'ISG de Tunis.

The event was organized by the Tunis Center and the Institut de Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain.

Visits from Ms.Renate Dieterich & Mrs.Salha Ennajeh (DAAD), Mr.Jamie Furniss (IRMC), His Excellency Kaiser Araujo, Brazilian Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. and Prof. Taoufik Ben Amor. 

The scholars participating in the 'Ifriqiya: the Art and Architecture of Tunisia' enjoyed a guided tour to Avenue Habib Bourguiba.

The Ifriqiya: the Art and Architecture of Tunisia workshop was organized by Columbia Global Centers | Tunis in partnership with Columbia's Department of Art History and Archaeology.

Scholars are using Getty Foundation funding to draw attention to Africa’s complex influence on art and culture throughout the Mediterranean.

The title of the lecture was: ‘Exploring the oral microbiota by metagenomics appraoch: from Bacteria to Archaea’.

With Dr. Sarah C. Bishop, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College, City University of New York

The lecture was about "A multi-disciplinary examination of Alzheimer Disease in extreme samples".

The event began with a lecture by Dr. Khouloud Rjiba, a researcher at the University Hospital Farhat Hached Sousse.

With Professor Mario Klarer discussing his book: Barbary Captives - An Anthology of Early Modern Slave Memoirs by Europeans in North Africa.

The 14th lecture from the Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics (2.0) course was about Simple Traits ?

The event was organized by the Tunis Center, ISG Alumni Association, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The book launch of Transitional justice in process: plans and politics in Tunisia by Mariam Salehi, co-organized as a "Rencontre Ibn Khaldun".

Participants were finally able to meet in person for a field trip around Tunisia and a roundtables workshop at Columbia Global Centers | Tunis.

The Tunis Center hosted Prof. Joseph Terwilliger, professor in the Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University.

“Youth-led Advocacy Initiative for Global Citizenship, Responsibility, and Cooperation” 

Colorectal cancer screening and optimal strategies lecture by Chin Hur, Columbia University Irving Medical Center professor.

Ziad Jamaleddine from Columbia's school of architecture visited Tunis, along with his MA class to study the city's urbanism.

The discussion was with Columbia students about the state of democracy in Tunisia and the world, a decade after the Arab Uprisings.

Nous avon eu le plaisir de collaborer avec Beit al-Hikma, l'Académie nationale des sciences, des lettres et des arts de Tunisie.

Nous avons eu le plaisir de collaborer avec Beit al-Hikma, l'Académie nationale des sciences, des lettres et des arts de Tunisie.

Q and A with Souleymane Bachir Diagne.

Pour sa première édition, le Forum Insaniyyat de 2022 s'est tenu du 20 au 24 Septembre à Tunis.

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis and Edutest organized an in-person information session about studying abroad and college Applications.

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis seeks a Program Associate to provide general programming implementation and support to projects.

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The 25 scholars participating in the Columbia Global Centers I Tunis workshop "????????? ?? ????? (????-????)" enjoyed a guided tour to Sidi Bousaid. 

Coming from 13 African cities, municipal officials participating in the second training session on smart city and city diplomacy met over lunch at the Medina of Tunis.

This course is one of two executive training courses for municipal officials of the International Association of Francophone Mayors.

Municipal Officials of 13 African cities participated in the Columbia Global Centers I Tunis workshop Digital Transition in Africa.

The 25 scholars participated in the Columbia Global Centers I Tunis workshop "The Habsburgs in Tunis".

Columbia Global Centers I Tunis was pleased to host the Board of The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago.

Scholars in the workshop "The Habsburgs in Tunis" enjoyed a guided tour to the ancient Carthage area. 

The scholars in the workshop "The Habsburgs in Tunis" enjoyed a guided tour to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Medina of Tunis.

The 25 scholars participating in the "Habsburgs In Tunis" workshop were welcomed at the Instituto Cervantes Túnez for the official launch.

"The Habsburgs in Tunis" workshop was organized by Columbia Global Centers | Tunis in partnership with numerous organizations.

The book explores Husayn’s life and posthumous battle over his fortune to recover the transnational dimensions of North African history.

"Your Sons are at Your Service" is a 2020 Columbia University Press book that tells the history and evolution of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia.

This course is one of two executive training courses for municipal officials of the International Association of Francophone Mayors.

The event was co-hosted by the US Embassy in Tunis, EducationUSA, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and CGC Tunis.

The twelfth Lecture of the "Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics" course discussed the "Systems Genetics of Human Functional Variation".

The panel answered this question: "What can Maghrib history teach us about the history of the Ottoman Empire?"

This collaborative event invited African climate entrepreneurs to talk about the solutions they have found to help combat this global challenge.

The Center hosted Professor Kamel Jedidi, its Faculty Advisory Board member, the John A. Howard Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, along with his students.

Co-organisé par le Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) et Columbia Global Centers | Tunis.

Columbia Global Centers Tunis was honored to welcome Professor Richard Peña, Professor of Film Studies at Columbia University.

The 11th Lecture of the "Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics" course was a discussion of "The Ins and Outs of Sustaining a Longitudinal Cohort for Genetic Studies".

Cet événement était consacré au lancement du livre "Entanglements of the Maghreb", qui est distribué en Amérique du Nord par Columbia University Press.

On the fourth day of OST Global Immersion Week, Columbia Global Centers I Tunis hosted Open Startup Tunisia. OST delegates had the opportunity to discover the different structures creating the beautiful dynamic of the Tunisian innovation ecosystem.

The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) at Columbia University, the Academy of Political Science, Brenthurst Foundation (Johannesburg), in partnership with Columbia Global Centers I Tunis and Columbia Global Centers I Nairobi, worked together on the launch of the report: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Prospects for a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery in Africa.

In partnership with the African Development Group at Columbia University and the Columbia Alumni Association, Columbia Global Centers | Tunis and Columbia Global Centers | Nairobi organized this webinar to expose Columbia students and affiliates to possible careers on the continent through direct interaction with Columbia alumni who are working in those careers.

Dr. Andrea Achi is Assistant Curator at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. She specializes in the art and archaeology of Late Antiquity and has a particular interest in manuscripts and archaeological objects from Christian Egypt. Trained as a Byzantinist, Dr. Achi’s scholarship focuses on late antique and Byzantine art of North and Northeast Africa, and she has brought this expertise to bear on several exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

The tenth Lecture of the "Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics" course was an examination of the search for CNVs in the exomes of Tunisian patients and their role in breast cancer.
 

The ninth Lecture of the "Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics" course discussed why and how we study cohorts of high-risk individuals to better understand a complex aging trait, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

Insights from Tunisia and Qatar Genome Projects was the eighth lecture of the Logical Reasoning in Human Genetics course, hosted by Columbia Global Centers | Tunis in partnership with Institut Pasteur de Tunis.

We have a variety of updates in the eighth issue of the TC-Tunisia Newsletter. To begin, a brief update on the 2021 cohort’s progress in the project is provided. Then, Dr. Han, Project Director, comments on her experience with the TC-Tunisia Project during its first year. Next, an op-ed written by Portia Williams, Associate Provost for International Affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University, is featured. After that, the spotlight is shown on Faisal Mabrouk and Khaled Houch, Project Participants, who reflect on their experience with the TC-Tunisia Project over the past year.

Ghada holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Columbia University in New York and works as an algorithmic FX trader at BNP Paribas in New York. She is also committed to strengthening the community of women in mathematics through her involvement in several societies such as the Columbia chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Columbia Women's Business Society. 

In Issue 7 of the TC-Tunisia Monthly Newsletter, updates about the project, as well as perspectives from project participants and staff, are shared.

Columbia Business School, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Nairobi and Columbia Global Centers | Tunis launched the Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Africa Program (EC-Africa program) that seeks to equip entrepreneurs from mid-sized African companies with the skills, tools, and network to professionalize and grow their businesses in today’s global environment.

Are smart cities safer and more resilient in dealing with the pandemic? How has this crisis impacted the global debate on big data collection and use vs. privacy protection? This conference delved into the concrete impact of digital technologies in COVID-19 mitigation and explored their potential to boost ambitious urban recovery strategies.

This discussion was part of the Reimagining Cities series, co-organized by Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs and Columbia Undergraduate Programs in Paris. Co-sponsored by the Alliance Program and Urban Flag

In this Issue of our Monthly Newsletter, we shout out the participants who have had exceptional attendance throughout the program, share a few artifacts from Module 3, hear from Youssef Cherif on the relationship between Tunisia and Columbia University, and highlight participants through our ongoing Participant Profiles section. 

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis organized a webinar in collaboration with EFE-Tunisia and Association des Jeunes Ingénieurs de Zarzis about the theory of innovation.

In this webinar, Dr. Ogan Gurel discussed how innovation is essential for individuals, organizations, societies, and civilizations.

Columbia Global Centers | Tunis organized a joint webinar in collaboration with EFE Tunisia and Association des Jeunes Ingénieurs de Zarzis about Misinformation and Fake News. The event was held in English and is translated simultaneously into Arabic.

2-day workshop on Countering Islamophobia Through Education: Presented by Columbia Students on Friday, December 11 & Monday, December 14! 

The latest issue of the Review of the Middle East Studies has just been published and is now available online.

The Tunis Global Center hosted a workshop together with the Institute of African Studies at Columbia, on "Wolof-French translation."