Student Stories

Reese Yen, a Columbia College student of the class of 2027, recently won first place in the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement’s 2025 photo contest. 

This fall, the program welcomed nine students from around the world for a year of research and study.

Renate Mattar, Columbia PhD candidate French, has been awarded the Contemporary Thought Archival Research Grant.

A group of 45 people gathered for his talk on the political and social issues that Chile has yet to resolve.

His transformative undergrad experience was largely shaped by his relationship with the Columbia Global Centers—particularly the Santiago Center.

They are Adrian Casanova (GSAS’26), Mikayla Cheng (SIPA’25) and Olivia Cull (MPH’25).

They are Catalina Toro (Chile) and Alejandra Valdivia (Peru), both MPA candidates at SIPA specializing in Climate, Energy, and Environment.

The organization aims to foster community, cultural integration and career development.

A Human Rights student at Columbia University, Vanessa was the first recipient of the Santiago field research grant.

As we bid farewell to 2024, we take a moment to reflect on a year of remarkable achievements that strengthened the ties between Columbia and Chile.

Students from 12 countries and 13 universities explored urban disaster recovery in 2024 at the Istanbul Center.

Brenda Rain, a Luksic Scholarship recipient, is compiling a register of initiatives at Columbia and Chile to identify collaboration opportunities.