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Analyzing the circumstances of long-term migrants in post-2011 Lybia
Columbia Summer in Amman and Tunis: Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Sophia Mo - Summer Arabic Language Program
Emad Shahnoushi - Summer Arabic Language Program
Kaitlyn Matrassi - Summer Arabic Language Program
Deep Decarbonization Possible, Sabin Center’s Burger Says
Environmental activism and the role of the Art in film making– PIIRS Seminar

Columbia Global Center I Nairobi hosted Princeton University’s students and instructors for part of the Princeton Institute for International Regional Studies (PIIRS) Sem

‘The Youth of God’- a novel about migration and it's bittersweet afterlife”–The book launch.

The Columbia Global Center | Nairobi hosted the fascinating launch of the novel “The Youth of God” authored by Hassan Ghedi Santur, an alum of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Columbia’s Sheila Coronel: Press Vital to Reconstruction of Democracy
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Professor Weiping WU gives a public lecture on China's urbanization in the global context
La Mathématique Est-Elle une Discipline Littéraire?

Il est bien connu que les mathématiciens ont du mal à parler de ce que nous faisons aux non initiés. Le plus souvent, ces difficultés sont attribués aux spécificités des langages de notre discipline. Michael Harris, Professeur de Mathématiques à Columbia University (http://www.math.columbia.edu/~harris/website/), a exploré une hypothèse — que c'est justement à travers l'analyse des caractéristiques de ces langages que la communication sur les sens des mathématiques devient possible — et son corollaire paradoxale — que nos interlocuteurs idéaux sont des spécialistes littéraires plutôt que les autres mathématiciens.

SIPA Student Works on Monitoring Tool for Sustainable Mining in Chile
Columbia Scientist co-leads Expedition through Iceberg Alley
Youth in a Changing World - Tunis

Through a series of workshops with youth around the world, this project will identify the commonalities and differences among global youth populations, towards producing concrete proposals for both global and local approaches to meet ongoing challenges.