Feb. 27, 2015

ENGAGING ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS

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COLUMBIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Columbia University Senate

Mission Statement: Columbia Global Centers

Columbia Global Centers promote and facilitate the

collaborative and impactful engagement of the

University's faculty, students, and alumni with the

world to enhance understanding, address global

challenges, and advance knowledge

and its exchange.

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Mission Statement: Columbia Alumni Association

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Columbia Alumni Association is established to

strengthen the University’s worldwide alumni

community and its bonds of fellowship; to sustain the

connection between such community and the

University; to act as a means through which the

alumni can contribute their collective knowledge and

perspective to the life of the University; and to

develop from the ranks of alumni effective and

responsive leadership.

Columbia Global Centers Network

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Columbia Global Centers| Middle East (Amman)

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Director: Safwan Masri

Launch: March 2009

Location: Amman, Jordan

Facility: 45,000 square feet

Staff: 32 employees

Current Foci: Sustainable Development, Social Work, Education, Undergraduates, Arts and

Culture, Architecture, Health, Democracy, freedom of the press and expression, women’s rights,

social inclusion, energy, economics, and the rise of city states.

Columbia Global Centers| Middle East (Amman)

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Columbia Global Centers| Turkey (Istanbul)

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Director: Ipek Cem Taha

Launch: November 2011

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Facility: 3,000 square feet

Staff: 6 employees

Current Foci: Architecture, Undergraduates, Social Justice, Democracy, International Affairs,

Education, Health, Sustainable Development

Columbia Global Centers| Turkey (Istanbul)

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Columbia Global Centers| South Asia (Mumbai)

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Director: Ravina Aggarwal (April 1)

Launch: March 2010

Location: Mumbai, India

Facility: 2,500 square feet

Staff: 2 employees (+ 7 part-time and 10 project-based)

Current Foci: Sustainable Development, Health, Education, Architecture, Undergraduates,

Urbanization, International Affairs, Social Justice

Columbia Global Centers| South Asia (Mumbai)

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Columbia Global Centers| Europe (Paris)

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Director: Paul LeClerc

Launch: March 2010

Location: Paris, France

Facility: 23,000 square feet

Staff: 6 employees

Current Foci: Undergraduates, Arts and Culture, Health, Architecture,

Social Justice, Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Columbia Global Centers| Europe (Paris)

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Infographics Overview

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Alumni Clubs/Groups in Global Centers Regions

India: Mumbai Center • Bangladesh • India • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka Europe : Paris and Turkey Centers • United Kingdom • France • Germany • Italy • Switzerland • Spain • Greece • Turkey • Netherlands • Sweden • Russia • Denmark • Cyprus • Poland • Luxembourg

Africa: Nairobi Center

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Kenya

• Ethiopia

Asia: Beijing Center

• Japan

• China

• South Korea

• Taiwan

• Hong Kong

• Singapore

• Thailand

• Philippines

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Vietnam

• Myanmar

• Cambodia

Middle East: Amman Center

• Israel

• United Arab Emirates

• Egypt

• Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

• Kuwait

• Oman

Central/South America: Rio

and Santiago Centers

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Argentina

• Colombia

• Chile

• Panama

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Number of International Clubs and Regional Contacts: 65

Number of International Clubs with Chapters: 7

Top 6 markets by Population: • United Kingdom

• Canada

• Japan

• France

• China

• South Korea

Top 6 markets by Activity: • United Kingdom (London)

• France (Paris)

• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• India (Mumbai, Delhi)

• China (Beijing, Shanghai)

• Hong Kong

International Clubs Overview

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• Columbia Global Centers

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• Columbia Alumni Association Centers

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– facebook.com/ColumbiaAlumniCenters

– twitter.com/ColumbiaAlumniA

– Linkedin.com/groups/Columbia-Alumni-Association-Network-55739/about

• Website Information

Columbia Global Center : http://globalcenters.columbia.edu/

Columbia Alumni Association: http://alumni.columbia.edu/

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