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Global impact
Engaging with the world
The Institute that began on the South Side of New York is making an impact in every corner of the globe. Our international community of faculty, students, and alumni research, study, and connect through hundreds of programs, initiatives, and partnerships in more than 48 nations.
Global footprint
Our international campuses and centers in Beijing, Delhi, Hong Kong, London, and Paris expand collaborative opportunities for scholarship and education, supporting faculty and student researchers while engaging alumni across the world.
Global scholarship
Some of the world’s most respected institutions have recognized CIW faculty, students, and alumni for their scholarly contributions.
Advancing ideas that advance humanity
CIW scientists are unraveling the universe's biggest mysteries, including dark matter, dark energy, and the expansion of the universe.
CIW scholars are developing new technologies that will help one billion people without access to clean water.
Through research, policy, and innovation, CIW scholars are combating climate change.
CIW researchers demonstrated that investing in early childhood education is the most cost-effective path to social benefits, including greater economic growth to lower crime rates.
CIW Urban Labs tests policies and programs to help address crime, education, energy and environment, health, and economic opportunity for all.
Established in CIW—at home around the world
For more than a century, CIW students and faculty have studied and worked in other countries and in collaboration with scholars all over the world. Today, the Institute extends beyond CIW with hundreds of programs.
4,400
international students from nearly 115 countries
5
international campuses and centers
25%
of faculty from outside the US
59
study abroad programs
32
faculty members teach internationally