International and Public Affairs

• Center for Brazilian Studies  - Facility intended to serve as a regular platform for government officials, business representatives, union leaders, and politicians who visit from Brazil.
• Center for Contemporary Black History  - Venue for the critical study of black history, culture, and politics within urban America.
• Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)  - Joint initiative of Columbia Business School and the School of International and Public Affairs. Aims to enhance Columbia University's teaching and research in the field of international business.
• Center for International Conflict Resolution  - Education, research, and practice center devoted to fostering the resolution of international deadly conflict.
• Center for Korean Research  - Information on the center's history, study group, events, faculty, and visiting scholars.
• Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia  - Aims to provide activities and programs that support the achievement of the Millennium Goals for Ethiopia.
• Center for Sustainable Urban Development  - Interdisciplinary university facility promotes the creation of physically and socially sustainable cities.
• Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration, and Religion (CDTR)  - Undertakes research and provides trainings on the overlap of and tensions between religion, tolerance, and democracy.
• Center for the Study of Human Rights  - Facility dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary human rights research, education, and training at Columbia and overseas.
• Center for the Study of Science and Religion  - Information on the center's education, programs, and events. With news, staff publications, and related links.
• Center for the Study of Social Work Practice  - Research center and voluntary mental health social service organization. Aims to develop and disseminate social work practice knowledge.
• Center for Urban Research and Policy  - Designated national resource for education, research, and public discussion on issues facing America's cities and urbanities.
• Center on Family Demography and Public Policy  - Overview of the center with seminar schedules and other information for current and prospective students.
• Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development  - Takes charge of the management of the social science activities of Columbia University's Earth Institute. Also aims to address contemporary international development programs.
• Council for European Studies (CES)  - Academic organization dedicated to promoting and recognizing multidisciplinary research in European studies through various programs such as conferences and publications.
• Cross-National Studies Research Program  - Conducts comparative social policy research in advanced industrialized countries particularly on issues that concern the United States.
• Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture  - Instruction, research, and public education center dedicated to advancing the understanding of Japan and its culture. Includes staff directory and events.
• East Central European Center  - Aims to promote the study of the modern history, politics, languages, cultures, and societies of East Central Europe. Find staff directory, events, and information about programs.
• Gulf/2000 Project  - Columbia University service to scholars, government officials, business people, journalists and other specialists who have a professional association with the Persian Gulf and Gulf studies.
• Harriman Institute  - Academic center devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Russia and the other successor states of the former Soviet Union, East Central Europe, and the Balkans.
• Institute for Child and Family Policy  - Initiative intended to address the need for systematic exchange among policy researchers and policy shapers.
• Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies  - International liaison and research center created to serve the needs of European and American scholars who conduct studies on medieval Japan.
• Institute for Research on Women and Gender  - Columbia University's center for interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and teaching.
• Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP)  - Research arm of the social sciences at Columbia University. Organizes various pertinent programs and events such as workshops, conferences, research centers, and projects.
• Institute of African Studies  - Serves as an intellectual forum for Africa-related activities outside the classroom. Includes events, courses, faculty directory, newsletter and opportunities.
• Institute of Latin American Studies  - Overview of the institute with faculty, events, consortium, and staff information.
• Middle East Institute  - Promotes inter-regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to studying the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present. Includes faculty directory and research projects.
• Picker Center for Executive Education  - University center devoted to addressing the educational needs of mid-career learners who cannot attend graduate school on a full-time basis.
• Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS)  - International relations research center promotes the understanding of the calamitous consequences of war.
• Southern Asia Institute  - Hub and coordinating body for various activities related to South Asia. Includes profile, upcoming events, faculty biographies, staff and course listings.
• Weatherhead East Asian Institute  - Research, teaching, and publishing center focusing on modern and contemporary Asia.