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Revision as of 01:06, 23 July 2010
The term global university has been popularized as the centerpiece of University President Lee Bollinger's agenda to extend Columbia's reputation as an international institution and brand. Although vague and fuzzy in concept, the notion has spun out several concrete initiatives:
- The creation of the Earth Institute, which is, in effect, a powerful think thank focusing on both environmental and economic issues, and headed by the conspicuous Jeffrey Sachs
- The initiation of the World Leaders Forum, bringing global heads of state to campus during the UN General Assembly and other parts of the year
- The establishment of Columbia Global Centers in Amman, Beijing, Paris, and Mumbai in order to coordinate research and (to a lesser degree) teaching in their respective regions
- GSAPP's parallel establishment of Studio-X spaces for student designers in Amman, Beijing, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, and New York, with a forthcoming site in Moscow
- Revamping Columbia's study abroad programs under a newly-created Office of Global Programs
- Creating the Columbia Overseas Experience to give students work experience abroad
