Columbia Global Centers | South Asia was launched in March 2010. The Center aims to develop programs and activities involving both students and faculty to focus on issues relating to Mumbai city, the State of Maharashtra, India, and the South Asian region. The South Asia region has a unique history and is at a critical junction of global importance and faces unprecedented opportunities and challenges across several sectors, including: business; health; environment; education; urban planning; infrastructure; economic development; and arts and culture. Through leveraging its world-class thought leaders, sharing resources, and conducting innovative projects using a multidisciplinary approach, Columbia Global Centers | South Asia will collaboratively examine and attempt to find solutions to these complex issues.
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