Tunis News

As part of Columbia SIPA 2025-2026 Capstone Workshops in Sustainable Development Practice, a team of graduate students from Columbia University' School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) has been working with Kumulus Water, a French-Tunisian startup developing atmospheric water generation technology, on a project focused on supply chain optimization. The capstone model brings small student teams, finishing their MIA (Master in International Affairs) or their MPA (Master in Public Administration), together with external partners to work on practical, policy- and strategy-oriented challenges,…

Columbia Global Center Tunis, in partnership with Paris Dauphine University | Tunis, hosted a conference by Dr. Nadia Ali, PhD in Economics from Columbia University (GSAS '26).

The talk, titled “What Is the Impact of Market Access Subsidies? Experimental Evidence from Tunisia”, presented findings from a randomized evaluation of the Tunisian government’s Tasdir+ export promotion program. The research, which was partly conducted under a PGIF administred by the Tunis Global Center, examined the effects of subsidizing firms’ fixed market-access costs and found that such support increases export…

In January 2026, senior students and faculty from Barnard and Columbia—after taking the seminar Carthage and Africa Proconsularis in Fall 2025- came to Tunisia for an intensive, site-based study tour. The trip was designed as an extension of the course itself: students didn’t simply visit ruins; they returned to places they had already inhabited intellectually through texts, scholarship, and archaeological evidence. 

Throughout the journey, the group was accompanied by Tunisian historian Jamel Eddine Aouini, whose guidance helped connect classical material to Tunisia’s lived geography…

Columbia Global announces two unique opportunities for Columbia faculty and displaced scholars to conduct research at one of our Global Centers.

Columbia Global Center Tunis, together with the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Chapter in Tunisia, hosted a special meet-up in January in Tunis, bringing together Columbia students, alumni, and faculty members, alongside several family members. 

The event was organized in partnership with Dowit, a Tunis-based impact organization that designs immersive cultural experiences rooted in Tunisia’s living heritage—from guided visits and thematic routes to hands-on workshops that connect visitors with local know-how and craftsmanship.

The visiting students—Barnard Classics seniors traveling…

On January 10, 2026, we took a group of Barnard students where Tunis is at its most Tunis: the Medina—a living city of courtyards, workshops, minarets, and narrow streets that still carry the rhythms of centuries.

Warm thanks to Dowit for arranging the tour, and to journalist and public intellectual Hatem Bouriel, who served as our guide—bringing the Medina to life through stories and context.

The visit unfolded as a walking itinerary—part orientation, part immersion—moving from the political heart of historic Tunis to its educational institutions, philanthropic landmarks, Ottoman-era mosques,…

Nous vous présentons les états financiers de 2024 de Centers for International Programs Inc. Tunis, examinés par notre commissaire aux comptes.

Etats Financiers annuels au 31 Decembre 2024.

Early-career scholars who hold refugee status or have been forcibly displaced are invited to apply until March 19, 2025.

On December 4th, the Columbia Global Centers in Tunis and Nairobi, in collaboration with Columbia University Press, hosted William Moseley, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography at Macalester College, for a discussion on his latest book, "Decolonizing African Agriculture" (CUP, 2024). The event explored why many agricultural and food policy approaches have failed in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Moseley critiquing the dominance of Western, colonial agricultural science that has been deeply entrenched in power dynamics across the continent.

On November 19, 2024, a panel of experts convened for the event Evening in America: Global Perspectives on the U.S. Election Results, at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Last week, Columbia Global Center Tunis hosted a reception to honor ESPRIT Executive MBA students, following their study week in New York. We are proud to encourage such initiatives that contribute to the development of future business leaders and expand academic exchanges.

Columbia Global is now accepting applications for a suite of funding opportunities for faculty and researchers.