CAA Global

CAA Global 2012 | Istanbul

Columbia heads to Istanbul in May 2012 for a multi-day exploration filled with exclusive talks, tours, and glimpses of the city's secrets led by faculty and alumni experts.

Program highlights include exploring the famous Egyptian Spice Market, inside looks at Istanbul's museums and art spaces, in situ 'classes' at historic sites with Byzantine and early Christian art expert Professor Holgar Klein, delicious dinners, and even a cooking class.  Want to learn more? E-mail im2@columbia.edu.

The Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) and the Columbia Global Centers | Turkey are hosting a very special evening, Saturday, May 26, in Istanbul at the historic Çirağan Palace Kempinski. Join alumni for a Columbia Conversation, then mix and mingle with deans, faculty, and members of Columbia University’s administration at an exclusive reception on the shores of the Bosphorus. ▶ Learn more

Interested in Columbia in Turkey?  Visit Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul or watch videos from the Global Center launch featuring panel discussions on Egypt and Turkey: Comparative Democracies and Is the Internet Too Free?

CAA Global 2011 | Barcelona

Alumni gathered in Barcelona for a weekend full of the city's architecture, art, culture, and cuisine with faculty guides and alumni experts. Experience the brilliance of Barcelona in this video vignette by Joe Turner Lin '96CC '04SOA.

Columbia Global Centers

Columbia Global Centers facilitate a variety of research and teaching programs as well as regional homes for area alumni.  Some programs are country specific, some regional, and an increasing number are multi-regional, even global.  The network is not viewed as "Columbia abroad," but rather, as Columbia embedded in what is an emerging as a global community of scholarship. To learn about the activities of a Global Center in your region, visit globalcenters.columbia.edu.

CAA International Clubs

Columbia's global presence includes alumni.  The CAA partners with over 80 regional clubs around the world - over 40 are in international locations. Find a club near you to make a connection.