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On August 3, 2026, Columbia Global Center Beijing convened a roundtable on scaling nature-based solutions (NbS). 

On August 12, three scholars with more than two decades of experience in U.S.-China educational exchange gathered at the Columbia Global Center Beijing for a candid assessment of the state of people-to-people ties between the two countries.

A Columbia–NIAS dialogue examined how climate stress is reshaping agriculture, livelihoods, and patterns of labor migration in India.

Two Columbia faculty have received Tier 1 awards in the inaugural Columbia Global Innovation Awards to pursue research in India at the intersection of AI and society.

This reflection piece is written by Sage Bailey, a Columbia University undergraduate and Laidlaw scholar, who is currently pursuing a project with Ambuja Foundation in Jaipur

This reflection piece is written by Meghna Sequeira, MPH Student at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology

Tracing one migrant's journey from a Bihar village to a Bengaluru factory floor this reflection piece is written by Benjamin Miyakawa, MPA-DP’27 who participated in fieldwork in India as part of the ‘Displaced Livelihoods’ project supported by Columbia Global's PGIF 

From building a river-based climate learning model and examining the impact of extreme heat on the garment industry to strengthening India’s response to emerging infections, our three Scholars-in- Residence this year will lay the foundations for new work in climate resilience and public health.

Six Columbia Nursing students spent five weeks at Kenyatta National Hospital, gaining hands-on clinical experience and learning from healthcare professionals.