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Where learning transcends borders.

Where research transforms societies.

Where dialogue bridges divides.

Where leaders become change-makers.

Where thinking meets doing

Columbia Global

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At Columbia Global, insight becomes impact.

Using the full weight of Columbia University — scholarship, expertise, resources — we tackle complex global problems and foster intellectual endeavors that inspire, surprise, and challenge.

How? By supporting trailblazing research and taking it to action. By developing the leaders that our tomorrow needs. By daring our scholars to explore the unknown.

This historical moment demands creativity, change, and wonder — everywhere and at all scales. We help make that happen.

At Columbia Global, conversations start, ideas are shared, and thinking meets doing.

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Columbia Global includesfour global initiativesat Columbia University.

  • Where the university and the world intersect, fostering innovation, understanding, and engagement in 11 global cities (and beyond).

  • Where thinkers and doers come together with partners to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.

  • Where a community of distinguished faculty pushes boundaries, thinking beyond borders to tackle humanity’s most intractable problems.

  • Where scholars join forces with accomplished artists, writers, and creative thinkers to foster intellectual and creative discovery.

Columbia Global is whereconversations start,ideas are shared, andwhere thinking meets doing.

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Columbia Global

Columbia Global

The Forum at Columbia University
605 West 125th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10027

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