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In celebration of the launch of the exhibition “The Color Line” at the Musée Quai Branly, the Center will dedicate the first week of
Are rural communities willing to pay for clean drinking water? How does household income influence the decision making of citizens regarding prioritizing water for agriculture or drinking purposes? How do you provide water to people in a sustainable manner? What are the incentives for a community to manage its common water resources? Dr. Katherine Alfredo, a research scientist from Earth Institute, Columbia University presented her ongoing research on some of these complex questions in a Lecture and Discussion organized by the Mumbai Center.
During September 15 and 16, Economists from all over the world discussed Development Banks’ roles and their future during a Conference that took place place in Rio de Janeiro.
Historic waves of migration, unprecedented digital activism, challenges to religious pluralism: amid all of these developments in the Middle East, Columbia Global Centers – Columbia University’s network of eight education and learning centers around the world – are exploring the implications of these changes on culture, health and safety, and politics in the region.
As Europe experiences continuing challenges to its social and economic security, the Paris Center is a hub of discussion and debate of today’s most critical issues.
This new exhibit highlights artist Gérard Koch’s large-scale sculptures and mural works, including his iconic “Chute Libre,” as well as smaller drawings and forms.
Columbia University Professor and former United Nations’ Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, José Antonio Ocampo, and Finance Director of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), Stephany Griffith-Jones, discussed social policies and their roles in the pursuit to reduce inequality, on Wednesday (September 14) in an event in Rio de Janeiro.
As summer comes to an end and a new crop of students arrive at the Paris Center for the fall semester, we are pleased to present
We, 20 leading academics and influencers from across the world, have joined forces today in an open letter to world leaders - asking that they do more to ensure refugees obtain an education.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "With civil conflict, terrorist threats, and major health crises causing unprecedented disruption in communities all over the world, universities must step up to a new level of globalism in our outlook and in our activities," says Professor Safwan M. Masri, Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University.
The University of Jordan (UJ) President, Prof. Azmi Mahafzah received in his office on Tuesday an academic delegate from Columbia University (CU), New York, to discuss a joint academic project on refugees.
On August 29th, Columbia Global Centers | New York and Beijing co-hosted a reception on campus in New York to welcome parents of 2016 Columbia Chinese newly-admitted students.
Why did Facebook’s Free Basics program, available in 37 countries around the world, fail in India? What were the processes used by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in its judgement against Free Basics? How were the values of freedom, access, and digital equality invoked by the opposing sides? And finally, why does Net Neutrality matter in a country with such low rates of Internet penetration? Taking these questions offline, the Mumbai Center organized "Saving the Internet" as a conversation between Apar Gupta and Dr. Ravina Aggarwal.
On August 23, Columbia University Teachers College held a meeting and happy hour event in Columbia Global Centers | Beijing, providing an opportunity for faculty and students from TC currently in Beijing as well as their local partners and friends to meet and network.
The Symposium 2016 Beijing Summer Boot Camp held from August 8 to August 14 at the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University (ESBNU), organized by students from Columbia University and supported by Columbia Global Centers | Beijing. This year, the Symposium provided discussion sessions, workshop sessions and outing events in the past few days. More than 40 people were in attendance.