Columbia Global Centers l Santiago

23/10/2025

How can Chile’s most pressing climate challenges help shape global negotiations ahead of COP30?

Join us for an engaging panel discussion exploring how Chile is addressing the environmental issues shaping its future and their connection to global climate negotiations.

This conversation will bring together experts from academia, policy, and civil society to examine how national action aligns with global climate imperatives.

Register today via the 🔗 in our bio to join the conversation!

21/10/2025

Columbia Giving Day is here — and your generosity can change lives. From scholarships for displaced students to fellowships for scholars shaping the future, every gift fuels real-world impact.

Make your mark before midnight! Visit the 🔗 in bio to give today

27/05/2025

As of today, Columbia Global Center Santiago is moving over to Instagram and LinkedIn. But don’t worry, you can catch our upcoming news, programming, and opportunities by following us here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgcsantiago/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/columbia-global-centers-santiago/

30/04/2025

🚍 Meet Ariana Salas-Castillo, our second Scholar in Residence of 2025!

A postdoctoral researcher at the School, she is investigating the political economy of urban mobility in Latin America.

Despite Santiago’s world-leading electric bus fleet and gender-inclusive transport policies, emissions aren’t dropping and ridership isn’t rising as expected. Over the next weeks, she’ll be interviewing public officials and academics to uncover the institutional and political barriers behind this gap.

Stay tuned for insights into how public and private transport reforms can truly transform our cities—and our climate—by moving people fairly, sustainably and effectively.

💬 “I’m grateful to Santiago for supporting this project in a city that feels more and more familiar,” she said after arriving.

Welcome, Ariana! 👉🏽 Read more at the link in bio!

22/04/2025

💧 How does climate change threaten the future of high-altitude megacities like Santiago?

During his recent residency in Chile, Joerg Schaefer—Lamont Research Professor at —engaged with academics, students, policymakers, and legal experts to address one of the region’s most pressing challenges: the .

As .global’s first Scholar in Residence in Santiago, Schaefer shared insights from decades of glacier research to emphasize the urgency of collective, science-based solutions. His powerful message: if emissions aren’t curbed, 80% of glaciers could vanish by 2100.

🌎 On this , we’re reminded that protecting our planet means protecting its water. From the Andes to the Arctic, understanding ice melt is key to climate resilience.

🔗 Read more about his visit, his research work with , and upcoming collaborations in Santiago and Patagonia at the link in bio!

 

17/04/2025

🦁🎓 As he prepares to graduate from Columbia College, Harrison Gerson (CC’25) reflects on an extraordinary undergrad journey shaped by global learning through a connection with the Columbia Global Centers — especially our Santiago Center.

🇨🇱 Harrison first connected with the Santiago team in December 2022, eager to explore Chile’s potential as a hub for . Through our Programming Officer Chris Molinari, he interned at Fedetur Chile and Patagonia Camp. That first experience sparked two return visits to Chile and inspired his senior thesis on how university global centers advance sustainability efforts around the world.

🌎 Over his four years at , Harrison also visited Columbia Global Center Amman, Columbia Global Centers l Paris, Columbia Global Centers l Nairobi and Columbia Global Centers I Tunis. His journey is a testament to the impact of global learning, cross-cultural exchange, and institutional support.

💙 Harrison, we wish you the best of luck in everything you embark on in the future and we can’t wait to see what life has waiting for you after graduation!

📖 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/ebW3Zr3c

11/04/2025

🌎 Big news! We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 recipients of the Student Travel Awards for Field Research in Chile 🇨🇱

This year, three remarkable grad students will head to RCER UC Red de Centros y Estaciones Regionales UC to pursue hands-on research in , and .

🔵 Adrian Casanova (GSAS ‘26) – M.A. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology candidate – will study conservation strategies at the Cape Horn International Center for Global Change Studies and Biocultural Conservation.

🔵 Mikayla Cheng (.sipa ‘25) – Master of International Affairs student – will analyze tourism’s effects on local economies from UC’s Local Development, Education, and Interculturality Center () in Villarrica.

🔵 Olivia Cull ( ‘25) – Master of Public Health candidate – will also be based at CEDEL, focusing on effective mental health programs for local school communities.

This initiative, led by Santiago in collaboration with , offers Columbia students the chance to engage with some of Chile’s most unique ecosystems and communities.

📸 Swipe through to hear from them in their own words.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio!
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19/03/2025

🌎 EN TERRENO | Esta semana, el equipo del proyecto resiliencia climática visita Coquimbo, en su primera incursión en la comuna como parte de la iniciativa que apoya a municipios chilenos en el desarrollo e implementación de sus Planes de Acción Comunal para el Cambio Climático.

🔧 Estamos entregando herramientas a funcionarios municipales, realizando talleres comunitarios sobre cambio climático y entrevistando a actores clave en la gestión pública, academia y sociedad civil.

🤝🏽 ¡Juntos seguimos fortaleciendo la resiliencia de nuestras comunidades!

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11/03/2025

🛑 FINAL DAYS TO APPLY! 🛑

This program provides opportunities for early-career scholars with refugee status or who have been forcibly displaced, to enhance their research capabilities, broaden professional networks, and support their reintegration into academia in the humanities and/or humanistic social sciences.

ℹ️ Further information, requirements and how to apply can be found at ➡️ globalcenters.columbia.edu

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