Past Events

Early China Seminar Lecture Series Title: “Art and Technology: Early “Animal Style” Gold Artifacts Found in Northwest China and the Eurasian steppes” Speaker: Yan (Fiona) Liu, Columbia University / Northwestern Polytechnical University (China) Time: March 3, 2023 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. **Please see Seminar Safety Guidelines for attendance information. Precious metals recently discovered from the Dongtalede cemetery in the Xinjiang Altai region and other burial sites in northwest…

Immerse yourself in the Chinese language this summer! Join the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement and head instructors from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures on Monday, March 6th, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM as we discuss this virtual Summer 2023 program. This intensive virtual Chinese language program offers all levels of Chinese, from elementary to advanced. Classes will be taught by the faculty from the Columbia Chinese Language Program, who will offer live, highly interactive instruction.…

REGISTER The Center on Global Economy and Govenrance, the Columbia-Harvard China & the World Program (CWP), and the Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute will host Simon Commander (Altura Partners and IE Business School in Madrid) and Saul Estrin (LSE) for a discussion of their book, The Connections World: The Future of Asian Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Asia’s development model has depended on industrial policy to support new sectors along with a common reliance on large and powerful business groups. These groups use close and…

March 6, 2023 1:10 PM - 2:25 PM Speaker: Maya Stiller, Associate Professor of Korean Art History & Visual Culture in the Art History Department at the University of Kansas Moderator: Seong Uk Kim, Assistant Professor of Korean Religions and Culture, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Columbia University A 50-minute talk followed by Q and A, based on Dr. Stiller’s recent book Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan, winner of the American Historical Association’s 2021 Patricia Buckley Ebrey Prize. Dr. Stiller’s book…

March 6, 2023 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room 1501, International Affairs Building REGISTER Major changes that have occurred in the global political economy and in international politics in recent years have had a profound impact on nations all around the world. This is nowhere more evident than in the countries in the Indo-Pacific region and especially Japan. This conversation will address Japan's evolving foreign policy and its impact in the IndoPacific. SPEAKER:  Sheila Smith is John E. Merow senior fellow…

Speaker: Bates Gill, Executive Director, Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Moderator: Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scientist, China and Indo-Pacific Studies division, CNA, on leave from Montclair State University in 2022, Senior Research Scholar, WEAI, Columbia University In this talk, Dr. Bates Gill will discuss his new book, Daring to Struggle: China's Global Ambitions under Xi Jinping.  The book, published by Oxford University Press in 2022, examines the fundamental motivations driving China's more dynamic, assertive and risk-taking approach to the world under Xi Jinping's leadership.…

This ISSO sponsored event is for Morningside & Manhattanville 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. Registration is required. Space is limited. REGISTER Event Contact Information: ISSO