Columbia Global Centers, East Asia
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The Columbia Global Centers for East Asia is a research facility established by Columbia University
in Beijing, and is a part of the Columbia Global Centers
network. Founded in March 2009, it aims to facilitate Columbia University with research and other events throughout the region. Xiaobo Lü, professor of political science at Barnard College and former director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia, served as the first Director of the East Asia center, followed by Chinese economist Geng Xiao. The current director is Professor Safwan M. Masri.
and Vice Minister Liu He of the Chinese Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, and is currently co-hosted by the Chinese Economist 50 Forum and Columbia Global Centeres | East Asia. The Summer Palace dialog is currently planning its 3rd anual conference which is schedulated to take place during mid Septermber. Past years' Dialogues have centered around the global financial crisis and U.S.-China cooperation on climate change.
, McKinsey & Company
, and Colubmia Global Centers | East Asia. It aimes to establish a think-tank in Beijing to help China meet the challenges of urbanization.
(IPD) is an annual conference co-organized by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue of Columbia University, and the Central University of Finance and Economics
. Participants include Nobel Laureate and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz. During October 2009, Columbia Global Centers | East Asia assisted Initiative For Policy Dialogue in organizing a conference in Beijing with The China Task Force, a collaborative research project of IPD with several Chinese and British universities.
in Beijing on multidrug-resistant organisms, and how effective hospital management policy can help treat and prevent its spread.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in Beijing, and is a part of the Columbia Global Centers
Columbia Global Centers
Columbia Global Centers are research facilities established by Columbia University in four locations around the world, as part of its initiative to further establish an international research university. The first of these centers opened in March 2009 in Beijing, China and Amman, Jordan, and...
network. Founded in March 2009, it aims to facilitate Columbia University with research and other events throughout the region. Xiaobo Lü, professor of political science at Barnard College and former director of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia, served as the first Director of the East Asia center, followed by Chinese economist Geng Xiao. The current director is Professor Safwan M. Masri.
The Summer Palace Dialogue
The Summer Palace Dialogue (SPD) is an anual economic conference that brings together leading economists and minister level decision makers from both China and America for two days of debate about issues and cocerns that affect both sides. It was founded by former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and current Chairman of AEA Investors Admiral Bill OwensWilliam Owens (Admiral)
William A. "Bill" Owens was an admiral in the United States Navy and later Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since leaving the military in 1996, he served as an executive or as a member of the board of directors of various companies, including Nortel Networks Corporation.-Early...
and Vice Minister Liu He of the Chinese Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, and is currently co-hosted by the Chinese Economist 50 Forum and Columbia Global Centeres | East Asia. The Summer Palace dialog is currently planning its 3rd anual conference which is schedulated to take place during mid Septermber. Past years' Dialogues have centered around the global financial crisis and U.S.-China cooperation on climate change.
The Urban China Initiative
The Urban China Initiative (UCI) is a non-profit research project launched by Tsinghua UniversityTsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
, McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
, and Colubmia Global Centers | East Asia. It aimes to establish a think-tank in Beijing to help China meet the challenges of urbanization.
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue
The Initiative for Policy DialogueInitiative for Policy Dialogue
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue is a non-profit organization based at Columbia University in the United States.IPD was founded in July 2000 by Joseph E...
(IPD) is an annual conference co-organized by the Initiative for Policy Dialogue of Columbia University, and the Central University of Finance and Economics
Central University of Finance and Economics
Central University of Finance and Economics , colloquially known in Chinese as Zhongcai （中财） or Yangcai and formerly as the Central Institute of Finance and Economics, is a university in Beijing, China...
. Participants include Nobel Laureate and Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz. During October 2009, Columbia Global Centers | East Asia assisted Initiative For Policy Dialogue in organizing a conference in Beijing with The China Task Force, a collaborative research project of IPD with several Chinese and British universities.
The International Healthcare Leadership Conference Series
The International Healthcare Leadership (IHL) Conference Series is an annual conference co-organized by Internation Health Leadership of Columbia University, Columbia Global Centers | East Asia, and China CEO magazine in an effort to design and implement educational programs in healthcare management and policy for Chinese government officials and health care executives. In July 2011, the IHL and its partners hosted an event at PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
in Beijing on multidrug-resistant organisms, and how effective hospital management policy can help treat and prevent its spread.