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Author Ishmael Beah spoke with French students at Columbia Global Centers | Paris to share some of his experiences as a boy in the war in Sierra Leone. Beah, who also answered questions from the students, appeared as part of the World Writers’ Festival that opens today. The festival is hosted at the Paris Center and various locations around the city and is co-sponsored by Columbia University and Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Columbia University Chaplain Jewelnel Davis recently spent a week in Rio de Janeiro, following her trip to Chile.
The Rio de Janeiro Alumni Club inaugurated a brownbag seminarseries at the Center on August 19th.
Architect Rajeev Thakker will present Columbia University’s Studio-X project in Mumbai, which focuses on creating a collaborative platform for architects, artists, planners, developers, activists to engage in research, exhibitions, debates and various other processes with regard to the future of cities. Architects Jennifer Broutin Farah and Kamal Farah will present their current research and discuss strategies for cities as adaptive technologies.
The Trauma Rehabilitation Certificate Program, a year-long program offered by Bilgi University in partnership with the International Center for Trauma Studies, concluded its first year with a final seminar and a diploma ceremony.
Columbia Global Centers | Turkey hosted a presentation and roundtable discussion in cooperation with International Crisis Group on their recent report: “Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey.”
The Mediterranean Sustainable Development Solutions Network (MED Solutions) was launched July 3 in Siena, Italy. MED Solutions, hosted by the University of Siena, will coordinate the activities of a vast network of universities, research centers, and businesses interested in identifying and implementing solutions initiatives addressing sustainability challenges in the Mediterranean region.
Columbia University and Boğaziçi University’s joint summer program is now underway, offering a group of students from both universities a unique opportunity to learn about the history, urban development and historic monuments of Byzantion/Constantinople/Istanbul.
Columbia Global Centers | Turkey and the European Stability Initiative held a roundtable discussion June 6 on policy options regarding visa liberalization for Turkey, featuring Gerald Knaus (at right), chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), who will present ESI’s more recent report, entitled, "Cutting the Turkey-EU Visa Knot: How Turks can travel freely to Europe."
Diana Taylor, NYU professor of Performance Studies and Spanish, gave a lecture titled "The Politics of Passion" at Columbia Global Centers | Turkey on May 23.
Columbia Global Centers | Turkey’s conference on the "Future of the Liberal Order’" took place on May 22 and 23 in cooperation with the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University and the Transatlantic Academy of the German Marshall Fund.
Columbia Global Centers | Turkey hosted a lecture on May 9 delivered by two key speakers for the Columbia Business School Executive MBA group that was visiting Istanbul between May 7 to 11. Professor Cevdet Akcay, chief economist of Koc, and Professor Ahmet Evin, advisory board member of the Turkey Center and the Jean Monnet Chair at Sabanci University, gave an extensive lecture to the group composed of 40 students and their Professor Bogachan Celen.
Akcay spoke mainly on the economic landscape of Turkey, focusing on the pros and cons of the economic and political transition the country is going through. Evin delivered his speech on the geopolitical landscape in the country and throughout the region, with a special emphasis on foreign policy. This lecture provided the students with a wide picture of the country and the region.