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ANNUAL REPORT 2016
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INDEX
OPENING MESSAGES...................................................................................4
2016 IN NUMBERS.........................................................................................6
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS...........................................................................14
SIGNATURE AREAS....................................................................................20
PARTNERS.....................................................................................................32
FACULTY STEERING COMMITTEE.......................................................38
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS................................................................42
FOUNDERS CIRCLE...................................................................................44
OUR TEAM...................................................................................................46
COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO DE JANEIRO.......................48
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Significant and unprecedented challenges are facing our global community—from climatechangetorefugeecrisestostrainsondemocraticsystemsofgovernance.Theseseriousproblemsrequireus towork together—acrossborders, cultures, andcontinents—innewand inventiveways.Recenttrendssignalinganextremeshifttowardreclusion,isolationism,andhyper-nationalism,underscoreanimperativeforincreasedglobalinterconnectedness.
WiththetransformativevisionofPresidentLeeC.Bollinger,thecommitmentofColumbiaUniversitytoworkinggloballyhasneverbeenstronger.ColumbiahasbeenleadingthewayinelevatingtheroleoftheUniversityasanincubatorforpolicy,research,education,andactionintheworld.
TheColumbiaGlobal Centers, among other important global initiatives of theUniversity,provideaphysicalandintellectualinfrastructurearoundtheworldwherescholarsandpractitionerscanworktogether,acrossdisciplines,totackleissuesofmutualinterestorconcern.Inallthecitieswearelocatedin,fromRiodeJaneirotoIstanbul,ourfacultyandstudentshaveengagedinimportantworkthathasbothenrichedtheirownscholarshipandresearch,andresultedinrealimpactontheground.WiththevisionforaGlobalColumbia,theopportunitiesforcouplingdeepknowledgewithappliedsolutionsareboundless.
Theglobalcentershavealwaysbeenmotivatedbytherecognitionthatwedonotknowenoughabouttheworld,andthatweneedtobeinit,andtolearnfrom,andwith,ourpartnersontheground.Theenvironmentwecurrently live inunderscores the importanceofengagementaroundtheworldthroughprogrammingandresearchactivities,andcompelsustoreinforceourglobalmission.
ThisAnnualReportshowcasestheworkoftheColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiroinBraziloverthepastyear,undertheleadershipofitsDirectorThomasTrebat,whichrangedfromlargepublicevents toacademicworkshops, in themesvarying fromcreativewriting to innovation in thepublicsector.Wehopethisreportinspiresyoutoengagewithusandhelpfulfillourglobalmission.
Safwan M. MasriExecutiveVicePresidentforGlobalCentersandGlobalDevelopmentat
ColumbiaUniversity
OnbehalfofallatColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiro,weareproudtopresentyouwithour2016AnnualReport,asnapshotoftheexcitingactivitiesoftheCGCRioin2016.Theyearimmediatelypasthasbeen,forallofusandaroundtheworld,adifficultandchallengingone.SoIamespeciallypleasedtoreporttoyouthatyourRioGlobalCenterin2016hasbeenproductive,innovative,andsuccessfulinbuildingstrongerlinksbetweenColumbiaUniversityandpartnersthroughoutBrazil.
Thestoryofthelastyearcanbetold,inpart,bythenumbers:increasingacademicprograms,morepartnerships,morevisitsfromColumbiafaculty,moreBrazilianstudentsandscholarsinresidenceattheUniversityinNewYork.Beyondthenumbers,thesuccesscanbeseenintheclearerstrategicdirectionfortheGlobalCenter,especiallyasrepresentedbyourworkinpublicmanagementandinscience-and-technology-basedsolutionstourbanproblems.Aboveallelse,oursuccessisamatterofputtingpeopleofgoodwillandsharedvaluesintouchwithoneanotherinpursuitofthehighestidealsofanacademicinstitution.
Icanassureyouthatthesuccessof2016canbemeasuredintheenthusiasticreceptionColumbiareceivesfromsomanyfriendsandpartnerinstitutionswhosharewithusabeliefinthemissionoftheGlobalCenterinBrazil.ThoseofuswhoworkintheRioGlobalCenterareevermoremotivatedtodomoretofurtherthismissionofbuildingbridgesbetweenBrazilandGlobalColumbia,leveragingasbestwecantheresourcesofColumbiatoadvanceknowledgeandtosolveproblems.ThemembersofourAdvisoryBoardandourFoundersCircleofdonorscontributeimmenselytooursuccess,makingitpossibleforustoputinpracticemanyofourideasandprograms.Welookforwardtoworkingwitheachoneofthemaswecontinuetobuildandgrowin2017.
Thomas J. TrebatDirectorofColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiro
OPENING MESSAGES
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2016 IN NUMBERS
This annual report showcases ouraccomplishments throughout the year of 2016.Altogether,thisyear’sprogrammingincluded49programs and new partnerships within Brazil.Throughtheseinitiatives,wereachedover2,500people with our public events and are thrilledby thenew relationships andnetworks that arebeingbuiltinRioandbeyond.
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FACULTY VISITS
2500
61
2PRESIDENT’S GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND AWARDEES
STUDENT VISITS
PEOPLE ATTENDED PUBLIC EVENTS
22 MASTER’S DEGREES AWARDED TO BRAZILIANS IN THE GLOBAL EMPA PROGRAM
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Total faculty visits per School
GraduateSchoolofArchitecture,PlanningandPreservation
SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
MailmanSchoolofPublicHealth
FuFoundationSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScience
SchooloftheArts
6
4
1
BusinessSchool
17
GraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences
6
2
1
ColumbiaUniversity 6
GraduateSchoolofJournalism 1
TeachersCollege 1
LawSchool 2
Programs per School*
GraduateSchoolofArchitecture,PlanningandPreservation
SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
MailmanSchoolofPublicHealth
FuFoundationSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScience
SchooloftheArts 12
10
9
8GraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences
BusinessSchool 3
CGCRio’ssignatureprojects 4
3
2
GraduateSchoolofJournalism 2
TeachersCollege
LawSchool
1
1
*Programs can involve more than one School
12
10
17
6
PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL OFTHE ARTS
PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL OFINTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
VISITS FROM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
VISITS FROM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
2016 IN NUMBERS
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Number of programs since our launch
NumberofPrograms/Type
Shortprograms(lectures,masterclasses,roundtablediscussions)
Largeevents(conferences,colloquia)
Workshops,trainingsessions,capacity-buildingactivities
Infosessions
2013
3
3
1
1
Total 8
2014
11
1
6
4
22
2015
19
2
6
7
34
2016
27
8
10
4
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2PRESIDENT’S GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND AWARDEES
PRESIDENT’S GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND
ThePresident’sGlobal InnovationFundawardsColumbia facultymembersgrantstoleverageandengageColumbia’snetworkofnineGlobalCenters around theworld.The fund enables the development of projectsandresearchcollaborationswithinandacrossthesesites,inordertoincreaseglobalopportunitiesforresearch,teaching,andservice.Projectsmustengagewith at least one ofColumbia’sGlobalCenters (Amman, Jordan;Beijing,China;Istanbul,Turkey;Mumbai,India;Nairobi,Kenya;Paris,France;RiodeJaneiro,Brazil;Santiago,Chile;andTunis,Tunisia).ProjectsmaybebasedinacitywhereaColumbiaGlobalCenterislocated,orinotherlocationsintheregionsservedbyaCenter.Brazil-focusedprograms,suchasProfessorDiPrete’sresearchoneducationandtheStrategiesforGrowth:TheChangingRoleoftheStateConference,werefundedbyPGIFgrants.Youcanlearnmoreabouttheseinitiativesinthefollowingpages.
2016 IN NUMBERS
TolearnmoreaboutthePGIFawardees,click here.
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THE COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO DE JANEIRO EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND BRAZIL, AN EXCHANGE THAT WOULD NOT
BE NEARLY AS DEEP NOR AS FRUITFUL IF COLUMBIA WERE NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN BRAZIL.
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”THOMAS TREBAT, COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO DE JANEIRO DIRECTOR
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Brazilian presence on campus 28 AT THE INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
19 AT THE EARTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
11 AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
34 AT COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
33 AT THE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
26 AT THE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ANTHROPOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY
CIVIL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ECONOMICS
ARCHITECTURE
BUSINESS
MUSIC
JOURNALISM
ECOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ARTS AND CULTURE
MICROBIOLOGY
HISTORY
SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
MEDICINE
BRAZILIAN STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
BRAZILIAN SCHOLARSON CAMPUS
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Thissectionhighlightsacademicprogramsandevents that happened with direct participationof Columbia faculty from various schools.Throughout the year, these programs broughttogether researchers, specialists,public servantsandcivilsocietytodiscussawiderangeofthemesandtoexchangetheirknowledgeandexperience.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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ARTS AND CULTURE• TVWritingWorkshop–Introductory• TVWritingWorkshop–Advanced• MasterClassofTVWriting• PublicBooksPresents“OpenMuseums”:a
ConversationwithThelmaGolden,PauloHerkenhoffandVasifKortun
• TVWritingIntensive• MasterClassofTVWriting• Writer’sFormationinBrazilandintheUS
andtheLiteraryCareerAfter GraduateSchool
• TheDimensionsofCreativity:TheRoleofWritersandArtistsintheAgeoftheInternet
• MasterClass“WordforWord”:CreativeWritingandLiteraryTranslation
• DiscussionandQ&AwithJoãoEmanuelCarneiro
• TheFutureofArtsandCulture• ColumbiaUniversitySchooloftheArts
WritingProgram• WomenWritersonMaternity,Womanhood
andGenderinFiction
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION• FutureCitiesandHealth• WorkshopontheImpactofSanitation
PoliciesonClimateChange• InauguralSeminar:GlobalExecutiveMaster
ofPublicAdministration• OpenLectureonHumanResources
PracticesinthePublicSector• DebateontheCaseStudyontheEducational
ReformintheStateofRiodeJaneiro• EvidenceCollectionontheLinksBetween
TuberculosisandDepression• Seminar:InnovationintheBrazilian
PublicSector• PublicPoliciesintheFightAgainstInequality
ENGINEERING• DesignChallengeI–UrbanWater• DesignChallengeII–SensingtheCity• Coppe-ColumbiaOpenInnovationDay• OpenLecture&WebinaronNew
TechnologiesforWaterandSewageTreatment• InnovationHub–OneMinutePitch
forInvestors• InnovationHubCooperationwith
TechnologicalParkatUFRJ
ECONOMICS• BRICS2.0:ChallengesofGlobal
GovernanceandGrowth• TheFutureofNationalDevelopmentBanks• InternationalResearchInitiativeonBrazil
andAfrica:LessonsfromBrazil forAfrica
• IncomeDistribution,DistributionofOpportunitiesandIncomePoliciesinBrazil
• RioOil&GasConference• StrategiesforGrowth:TheChangingRoleof
theStateConferenceinRio• StrategiesforGrowth:TheChangingRoleof
theStateConferenceinSãoPaulo
OTHER• BuildingtheCitiesofTomorrow• MediaandDemocracyinBrazil:UnderChallenge• BrazilinCrisis:Multidisciplinary
PerspectivesonLatinAmerica’sGiant• LemannDialogueatHarvard• CorporateGovernanceStructuresofMixed
CapitalCompaniesinRio• CorporateGovernanceStructuresofMixed
CapitalCompaniesinSãoPaulo
INFO SESSION• BusinessSchoolInfoSession• SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
InfoSession• TeachersCollegeInfoSession• SchoolofJournalismInfoSession
SOCIAL SCIENCES• ExhibitiononHousingAlternativesof
SocialMovements• BridgingtheGenderGaponScientific
Degrees:LessonsfromComparativeResearch• Workshop:SchooltoWorkTransition
andInequalityinBrazilandtheUS:ACollaborativeInvestigation
ENTREPRENEURSHIP• EntrepreneurshipinaConservativeCulture
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES OF MIXED CAPITAL COMPANIES
Professor Curtis Milhaupt (Columbia Law School) and ProfessorMarianaPargendler(FundaçãoGetulioVargas-Law)presentedtheirpaper“CorporateGovernanceStructuresofMixedCapitalCompanies”,atBm&F/BOVESPA(Brazilianstockmarket).Thepaperwaswrittenasacasestudywhichcoverstheevolutionofcorporategovernanceandthelessonslearnedby state-owned companies listed in France, the United States, Norway,Colombia, Japan,SingaporeandChina.Thepaper focusedagreatdealofattention on the current framework of corporate governance in Brazilianstate-ownedcompanies.
ProfessorCurtisMilhaupt(atleft)andProfessorMarianaPargendler(atright)atthecocktailfollowingtheirpresentationatBm&F/BOVESPA
SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION AND INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL AND THE US: A COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATION
Theworkshop“SchooltoWorkTransitionandInequalityinBraziland the US: A Collaborative Investigation” brought Professor ThomasDiPreteandPhDstudentLucianaLeãofromColumbiaUniversity’sSociologyDepartment to present the preliminary results from two collaborativeprojectsbetweentheInterdisciplinaryCenterforInequalityStudies(NIED/UFRJ)andtheCenterforStudiesofWealthandInequality(CWI/ColumbiaUniversity)toagroupspecializedinstratificationinBrazil.
ProfessorThomasDiPretepresentsthepreliminaryresultsfromhisresearch
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here. Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here.
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CASE STUDIES
Working in partnership with the Picker Center at the School ofInternational andPublicAffairs,we have been able to identify areas andobservepublicpolicyinitiativesinBrazilthatcouldbeusedasmodelsforotherpartsof theworld.Examplesof successful case studies includeonedonefortheBravaFoundationthatlooksattheeducationalreformintheStateofRio and another forComunitas that examined strategicplanningpracticesinfivemunicipalitiesindifferentpartsofBrazil.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES
This section brings programming highlightsfrom our signature areas, which are thosespecializedinitiativesthattheColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiroundertakesinordertostrengthen the long-term partnership betweenBrazilandtheColumbiaUniversitynetwork.
SIGNATURE AREAS
CasestudyinpartnershipwithComunitas.
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STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE STATE CONFERENCE
Aspartofathree-yearresearchinitiativeledbyColumbiaUniversity’sCenteronGlobalEconomicGovernance(CGEG),thetwo-dayconference“StrategiesforGrowth:TheChangingRoleoftheState”washeldinRiodeJaneiroandinSãoPauloincollaborationwithGetulioVargasFoundation(FGV)andUMBrasil.
The project also included conferences hosted by the ColumbiaGlobal Centers in Paris and in Beijing and was developed following theglobalfinancial crisis and thechallenges thathavebeen facedbyEurope,EastAsia,andLatinAmericabothindividuallyandcollectively.Topicssuchasfiscalandstructuralpolicy,monetaryandbankingissues,andinstitutionallegitimacyandtransparencywerediscussedbyspecialistsonbothdays. Maria Silvia BastosMarques, President of the BrazilianNationalDevelopment Bank (BNDES) and a member of the Rio Global CenterAdvisoryBoard,gaveakeynotespeechinRio,andIlanGoldfajn,Presidentof the Central Bank of Brazil, provided the keynote in São Paulo. BothaddressedhowtheirinstitutionsarepreparingtoovercomechallengesfacedbyBrazilinaglobalcontext.
MariaSilviaBastosMarquesdeliversherkeynotespeechinRio.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES
SIGNATURE AREAS BRAZIL IS AN ECONOMY THAT
HAS AN INCREDIBLE POSITIVE POTENTIAL.
SO IN A WAY, THE QUESTION IS HOW TO REALIZE THAT
POTENTIAL
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”JAN SVEJNAR, CENTER ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC
GOVERNANCE DIRECTOR
Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here.
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SEMINAR: INNOVATION IN THE BRAZILIAN PUBLIC SECTOR
InspiredbyasimilareventorganizedinNewYorkfortheGlobalExecutiveMaster of Public Administration (Global EMPA) students, thefirstSeminaronInnovationintheBrazilianPublicSectorwasheldinSãoPauloinNovember2016.
In collaboration with Comunitas, the seminar gatheredspecialistsfromalloverthecountrytodiscussissuessuchasgenderandsocial policies, urban management, strategic planning, and innovationtechnology,amongothers.
ColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiroDirectorThomasTrebatandFranciscoGaetani,PresidentofBrazil’sNational
SchoolofPublicAdministration,attheSeminar.
PanelonEffectivePublicManagementinthe21stCentury.
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COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO DE JANEIRO PROMOTES EVENTS AND PROJECTS WITH THE
OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITIES, FOCUSING
ON BRAZILIAN ISSUES. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
GENERATE BETTER RESULTS AND THE RIO GLOBAL CENTER DOES IT REALLY WELL.
“
”RAFAELA ROMERO, GLOBAL EMPA ALUMNA
BRAZILIAN STATES REPRESENTED AT THE EVENT
ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED
PROJECTS PRESENTED
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES
SIGNATURE AREAS
Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here.
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INNOVATION HUB
Throughout2016,studentsfromColumbia’sFuFoundationSchoolofEngineering andApplied Sciences and fromCoppe (Rio de JaneiroFederalUniversitySchoolofEngineering)participatedinthematicDesignChallengesaimedatsolvingurbanproblemssuchasurbanwaterandremotesensingissuesaspartof theRioInnovationHubproject.Variousprototypeswerecreated,rangingfrompedestrian-poweredstreet illumination toamobileappable todetectAedesaegypti (theZikaandDenguemosquito) inwaterusingsimplephotocapture. ThepartnershipbetweenColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiroandthetwouniversitiescreatedtheCOPPE-ColumbiaCenterforUrbanSolutionstodevelopsolutionsforurbanproblemsthroughhigh-impactprojects,aswellaspromote technologicaldevelopment and applied research in areas such assustainabledevelopment,bigdataanalysis,internetofthings(IOT),precisionmedicineandothertechnologies.
StudentsfromColumbiaandUFRJvisitlocationsinRiodeJaneirotoresearchfortheirprototypes.
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SIGNATURE AREAS
Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here.
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PROGRAMS ON CREATIVE WRITING
Oneofourtopthemesin2016wasCreativeWriting.Throughouttheyear,theCenterofferedover10programscoveringsuchtopicsasliterarytranslation, TV writing, the roles of writers in the age of the internet,maternity, womanhood and gender in fiction. Altogether, the programsreachedover480peopledirectly.TheTVwritingprograms(3workshopsand2MasterClasses)alonereachedover240people.
Left:ProfessorJoeCacaci,AdjunctAssistantProfessoratSchooloftheArts,attheTVWritingMasterClassinJanuary.Right:100peopleattendedtheMasterClassatRio’sMuseumofArt.
MASTER CLASS “WORD FOR WORD: CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERARY TRANSLATION”
Aspartofaweek-longtripledbyCreativeWritingprogramsinRioandinSãoPaulo,ProfessorWilliamWadsworth,AdministrativeAcademicDirectoroftheCreativeWritingProgramatColumbiaUniversity’sSchooloftheArts,participatedintheLiteraryFestivalofParaty(knownasFLIP)topresenttheMasterClass“WordforWord:CreativeWritingandLiteraryTranslation”.Thediscussion,whichfeaturedDaniellaDiniz,ourProgramManager, andMarcosTroyjo, Professor at SIPA, focusedon the role ofwritersandartistsintheageoftheinternet.
MarcosTroyjo,ProfessoratSIPA,ProfessorWilliamWadsworth,LucianaPianaro,andDaniellaDiniz,ColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiroProgramManager,atFLIP.
ARTS AND CULTURE
SIGNATURE AREAS
Tolearnmoreabouttheseprograms,click here. Tolearnmoreaboutthisprogram,click here.
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THE FUTURE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
LeadersfromthemostprominentBrazilianculturalinstitutionsand Professor Vishakha Desai, Senior Advisor for Global Affairs atColumbiaUniversity,discussedthefutureofartsandculture inBrazil.Issues such as long termplanning, sustainability and public awarenessabouttheimportanceandimpactofartsandcultureandhowtoengagethepublicwerehighlightsfromthisroundtable.
Above:ProfessorVishakhaandBrazilianleadersattheroundtable.Oppositepage:ProfessorVishakhaDesaiandAdrianaRattes,formerSecretaryofCultureforRiodeJaneiro.
CULTURE IS A PART OF WHO YOU ARE.“ ”VISHAKHA DESAI, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT SIPA AND SENIOR ADVISOR FOR GLOBAL PROGRAMS TO THE
SOLOMON R. GUGGENGHEIM FOUNDATION
ARTS AND CULTURE
SIGNATURE AREAS
Tolearnmoreabouttheseprograms,click here.
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STUDIO-X
Aspartof theSchoolofArchitecture,PlanningandPreservation(GSAPP), Studio X was established in Brazil to promote discussion onarchitectureandurbanplanningfromaglobalperspective.Ourpartnershipwith Studio X is natural since we are both representatives of ColumbiaUniversityinBrazilandsincewebothseektodiscussrelevantthemesforBrazilfromaglobalperspective.
Oppositepage:“OccupiedParadise”,anexhibitatStudio-XsummarizingtheresultofaprojecttorevisitandreconstructtheMasterPlanfortheRioneighborhoodofBarradaTijuca.Theoriginalmasterplanwasgreatlyinfluencedbythework
ofthegreatBrazilianarchitects,OscarNiemeyerandLucioCosta.
THE SUCCESS OF STUDIO-X IS CREDITED TO THE MIX BETWEEN LOCAL AND FOREIGN SPECIALISTS, WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THIS CONTINUOUS AND INTENSE FLOW OF PEOPLE AND TO THE CAPACITY
OF ADDING DIFFERENT ACTORS AROUND RELEVANT TOPICS.
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”PEDRO RIVERA, STUDIO X DIRECTOR
PARTNERS
TolearnmoreaboutStudio-XRio,click here.
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LEMANN CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Established in 2001, the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies(LCBS) was created to offer a place for scholars and students to pursueandshareresearchandscholarshiponBrazil.Incarryingout itsacademicmission,theCenterstimulatesnewresearchanddebateonBrazil.ServingasthekeyfocalpointforallstudentsandfacultyatColumbiawithinterestinBrazil,LCBSiscommittedtotrainingfutureleadersforcareersinresearch,government, and the private sector related to Brazil. LCBS also helps topromote collaborations between the Columbia community and Brazilianscholars and institutions, working closely with the Columbia UniversityGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiro.TheLemannCenterforBrazilianStudiesprovides support forColumbia faculty researchwitha focusonBrazil, aswellasengaginginoriginalresearch.
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INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF BRAZIL AT COLUMBIA AND FOMENTING SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN CAMPUS
AND BRAZIL INSTITUTIONS CAN MAKE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL,
POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC TIES BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
GUSTAVO AZENHA, LEMMAN CENTER FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES DIRECTOR
PARTNERS
TolearnmoreabouttheLemannCenterforBrazilianStudies,click here.
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PARTNERS
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ANA PAULINA LEEAssistantProfessorofLatinAmericanandIberianCultures|DepartmentofLatinAmericanandIberianCultures
CRISTIANE S. DUARTEJohnP.Lambert,M.D.AssociateProfessorofChildPsychiatry|ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter
GUILLERMO CALVODirectorofthePrograminEconomicPolicyManagement|SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
GUSTAVO AZENHADirector|LemmanCenterforBrazilianStudiesDirectorofGraduateStudies|InstituteofLatinAmericanStudies
WALTER BAETHGENSeniorResearchScientist|InternationalResearchInstituteforClimateandSociety
REGINA CORTINAProfessorofEducation;InternationalandTransculturalStudies|TeachersCollege
SOULAYMANE KACHANIViceProvostforTeachingandLearning|SchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciences
DON MELNICK ThomasHuntMorganProfessorofConservationBiologyandDirectoroftheCenterforEnvironment,EconomyandSociety|DepartmentofEcology,EvolutionandEnvironmentalBiology
FACULTY STEERING COMMITTEE
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MARIA URIARTEProfessorofEcology,EvolutionandEnvironmentalBiology|DataScienceInstitute
MIGUEL S. URQUIOLAProfessorofEconomicsandInternationalandPublicAffairs|SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
NARA B. MILANICH Vice-Chair|ColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiro(&Santiago)FacultySteeringCommitteeAssociateProfessorofHistory|BarnardCollege
RICHARD PEÑAProfessorofProfessionalPractice|SchooloftheArts
RODRIGO SOARESLemannProfessorofBrazilianPublicPolicyandInternationalandPublicPolicy|SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
JOSÉ C. MOYAProfessorofHistory|BarnardCollegeDirector|InstituteofLatinAmericanStudies
JOSE A. OCAMPOChair|ColumbiaGlobalCenters|RiodeJaneiro(&Santiago)FacultySteeringCommitteeProfessorofProfessionalPractice|SchoolofInternationalandPublicAffairs
ERNEST SOTOMAYORDeanofStudentAffairs|GraduateSchoolofJournalism
FACULTY STEERING COMMITTEE
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ISRAEL KLABINPresident|FundaçãoBrasileiraparaoDesenvolvimentoSustentável(FBDS)
PAULO LACERDADirectorofOperations|OdebrechtS.A.
JORGE PAULO LEMANNChairman|LemannFoundation
FERNANDO PRADO ColumbiaCollegealumnus
ManagingDirector|FitPartGlobalFund
PAULO PROTASIOPresident|AssociaçãoComercialdoRiode
Janeiro(ACRJ)
LILIA SALESVice-Rector|UniversidadedeFortaleza
RICARDO DOS SANTOS JR.ColumbiaBusinessSchoolalumnusVicePresident|EncorparS.A.
CARLOS ALBERTO SICUPIRAChairman|BravaFoundation
MARCOS TROYJODirector|BRICLab(SchoolofInternationaland
PublicAffairs)
MARCELO BARBOSAColumbiaLawSchoolalumnus
Partner|Vieira,Rezende,BarbosaeGuerreiro
ANTENOR BARROS LEALInvestorandFormerPresident|Associação
ComercialdoRiodeJaneiro(ACRJ)
MARIA SILVIA BASTOS MARQUESPresident|BancoNacionaldeDesenvolvimento
EconômicoeSocial(BNDES)
ANA CABRAL-GARDNER ColumbiaBusinessSchoolalumna
ManagingPartner|A:10InvestimentosandAssessoria
CLAUDIA COSTIN President|CenterforExcellenceand
EducationalPoliciesInnovation(FundaçãoGetulioVargas-FGV)andFormerGlobalDirectorofEducation|WorldBank
MARIA TEREZA FLEURYDirector|FundaçãoGetulioVargas(FGV/SP)
ARMINIO FRAGAFoundingPartnerandChiefInvestmentOfficer
|GaveaInvestimentos
GUSTAVO FRANCOChiefStrategistandChairmanoftheBoard
|RioBravoInvestments
MARCELO HADDADPresidentoftheMayor’sEconomicDevelopment
Commission|RioNegócios
ANN KAPLAN ColumbiaBusinessSchoolalumnaColumbiaUniversityTrustee
Partner|CircleWealthManagement
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
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RONALDO CEZAR COELHOFounder|InstitutoRepública
ARMINIO FRAGAFoundingPartnerandChiefInvestmentOfficer
|GaveaInvestimentos
DANIEL DE JESUSFounderandFormerCEO|NielyCosméticos
JORGE PAULO LEMANNChairman|LemannFoundation
ARTHUR MACHADOFounderandDirectorofOperations
|AmericasTradingGroup
CONSTANTINO DE OLIVEIRA JÚNIORExecutiveBoardPresident|GolAirlines
FERNANDO PRADOManagingDirector|FitPartGlobalFund
AIRTON QUEIROZChancellor|UniversidadedeFortaleza
CARLOS ALBERTO SICUPIRAChair|BravaFoundation
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
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1. THOMAS TREBAT, Director ([email protected])
2. DANIELLA DINIZ, ProgramManager([email protected])
3. FABIANO JÁCOME, FinanceManager([email protected])
4. MARIA LUIZA PARANHOS, ProjectCoordinator([email protected])
5. TERESA BORGES, ProgramOfficer([email protected])
6. BRUNO PANTALEÃO, ProgramAssistant([email protected])
7. JULIANA COELHO NETTO, AdministrativeOfficer ([email protected])
8. ILANA CAC, AdministrativeAssistant ([email protected])
9. MARIA EDUARDA VAZ, CommunicationsIntern ([email protected])
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4 5 6
7 8 9
OUR TEAM
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COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO DE JANEIRO
Launched in March 2013, the Columbia Global Centers | RiodeJaneirohasbuilta strongnetworkbydeepening involvementwith itsmany localpartnersand thecommunityofColumbiaUniversity.LedbyThomasTrebat,theRioteamworkstoimplementprogramsthatfocusonthemesofenormousrelevancetoBrazil,suchassocialinclusion,economicdevelopment,andurbaninfrastructure.TwoexamplesincludetheGlobalExecutiveMasterofPublicAdministration(GlobalEMPA), institutedinconjunctionwith the School of International andPublicAffairs (SIPA),andtheInnovationHub,apartnershipbetweentheColumbiaSchoolofEngineeringandtheFederalUniversityofRiodeJaneiro(UFRJ)aimedatdevelopingsolutionstourbandevelopmentchallengesinRiodeJaneiro.
COLUMBIA GLOBAL CENTERS | RIO
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In a recent ranking of The Wall Street Journal/Times HigherEducationCollegeRankings,ColumbiaUniversitywasthehighestrankingIvyLeagueInstitutionand3rdintheoverallranking.Studentoutcomes,resources, environment and engagement are the four categories thatcomprisetheWSJ/THErankings.Columbialeadsinstudent outcomes,measured by post-graduation salaries and graduation rate, as well as inresources,measuredbyacademicspendingandstudent-to-facultyratios.Columbia alsoperformedwell in the areasofenvironment,whichusesmetricssuchasthenumberofinternationalstudentsenrolledandtheracialandethnicdiversityof faculty and students, andengagement,which isbased mostly on results of a student survey that covers topics such asteaching and interactions with faculty and other students and whetherstudentswouldrecommendtheirschool.
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