Internationalism
The Chazen Institute’s programs influence every aspect of the School.
Before the Chazen Institute was founded, 14 percent of Columbia Business School’s students were from countries outside the United States. Now admissions forums take place in 18 countries, and close to 30 percent of recent classes are made up of students who hold non-U.S. passports. About a third of students are born outside the United States, and most have lived, worked and studied abroad — making internationalism a personal, as well as an academic, exercise. Current students come from more than 60 countries and speak more than 40 languages.
Similar patterns are seen in faculty research and its effect on business practices and public policy; in the internationalism that is weaved throughout MBA and Executive Education curricula; and in a tight-knit alumni network that spans more than 50 countries.
The School has also created such partnership programs as EMBA-Global, a joint Executive MBA offering with London Business School, which expand the reach and breadth of the student experience.
