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December 2022
Overseas Investment as Soft Power? Chinese and U.S. FDI in Africa
Monday, December 12, 2022 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Room 918 To register to attend this event in-person, please register HERE. *CU ID holders only To register to attend this event online, please register HERE. Abstract: Scholars increasingly interpret overseas investment as a form of economic soft power, swaying local public opinion to favor the investing firm’s home country. Conceptualizing soft power as a function of both influence and affinity, this study examines how citizens…
Find out more »ISSO Newly Arrived J-1 Faculty and Researchers Orientation
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Online Event Room/Area: Zoom Webinar RSVP HERE This ISSO sponsored event is for Newly Arrived J-1 Faculty and Researchers at Columbia University. You are invited to our Newly Arrived J-1 Faculty and Researchers Orientation. These sessions are for those who have recently arrived. The orientation covers an overview of this visa status. ISSO strongly recommends you attend. Please have your DS-2019 and passport available. Register here. Event Contact Information: ISSO
Find out more »GSAS: Last day for doctoral students who became parents since October 1 to submit the Application for Child-Care Subsidy
GSAS: Last day for doctoral students who became parents since October 1 to submit the Application for Child-Care Subsidy
Find out more »Final Examinations
Final Examinations: Friday, December 16, 2022 to Friday, December 23, 2022
Find out more »January 2023
Early China Seminar Lecture Series: “A Deep History of Human Activity in Jiuzhaigou National Park”
Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “A Deep History of Human Activity in Jiuzhaigou National Park” Speaker: Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, UC San Diego Time: January 20, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Zoom *Please click on “Request Pre-circulated Paper” to register for the event. China’s tuigeng huanlin or “Returning Farmland to Forest” program has been widely praised as the world’s largest and most successful ecosystem services program. It is also a major contributor to China’s dramatic increase in forest cover from perhaps as low…
Find out more »Vietnamese Language Chat Table
Come join Vietnamese Language Chat Table for the Spring 2023 semester! Location: 403 Kent Hall Time: 12 pm -1 pm Dates for Spring 2023: Friday, January 27 Friday, February 24 Friday, March 24 Friday, April 21
Find out more »February 2023
Mongolia Between Two Giants: Cold War Lessons and Today’s Realities
February 6, 2023, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Speakers: Ambassador Batbayar Tsedendamba, Institute of History and Ethnology Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Morris Rossabi, Columbia University and Queens College Moderator: Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scientist, China and Indo-Pacific Studies Division, CNA, Montclair State University; Senior Research Scholar, WEAI, Columbia University Ambassador Batbayar will discuss Mongolia’s effort to achieve a delicate balance between its two big neighbors, namely Russia and China, and between the Russian Federation and…
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