Past Events

March 6, 2023, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 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 for Asia-Pacific studies at the…

REGISTER Are you interested in the research on teaching and learning and how to apply this research to your teaching practice? Join us for our CTLgrads Journal Club where we take a closer look at the research on teaching and learning. This term, we will be looking closely at a series of articles published in Teaching gradually: Practical pedagogy for graduate students, by graduate students. Each week we’ll look at one article and focus on how we can use the education research…

Speaker: Clare Harris, Professor of Visual Anthropology at the University of Oxford, Curator for Asian Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, and Fellow of the British Academy Moderator: Lauran Hartley, Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program; Associate Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University From the earliest attempts to capture Tibet with the camera in the mid-nineteenth century, photographs have been used to create visual narratives about the country and its people and to perform in politicised debates…

Speaker: Laura Neitzel, Senior Fellow in Global Thought; Senior Lecturer in History, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University Moderator: Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor Emerita of History and Professor Emerita of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Special Research Scholar in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University This will be a discussion of Neitzel’s book on mass social housing built to accommodate middle class families starting in the 1950s. The danchi lifestyle helped to redefine the parameters of middle-class expectations in ways that…

In this ISSO sponsored webinar, an ISSO advisor will discuss eligibility requirements and application procedures for F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment authorization after your graduation. OPT is a benefit and extension of F-1 student status that allows you to work in your field of study for up to 12 months and is authorized by USCIS, the immigration agency. Learn more about Post-Completion OPT -- http://bit.ly/optemployment. RSVP today Event Contact Information: ISSO isso@columbia.edu

Selling Japanese Food in the World: Gyoza and Beyond Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided) Room 590 (New Room), Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School Register Featuring: Hiroshi Kaho, President and CEO, Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School Event Contact Information: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School…