📌Applications are welcome for the Dual Degree with Columbia University and @AKU_ISMC. Upon completion, graduates receive two Masters degrees in Islamic Studies and Muslim Cultures. 👉 Application Deadline Fall 2022 Entry: February 17, 2022

The Fijian Government is collaborating with the #UN through innovative financing models, in order to accelerate the achievement of a more inclusive #BlueEconomy in #SIDS and create greater opportunities for all. #Fiji Peter Thomson

Are you interested to join the #UNDP Global Centre to help develop a 🌏 #Data Platform for #SIDS🏝? If you are ➡️ a young graduate experienced in 💻 frontend #web development and 📊 data visualization 👉 Apply for this opportunity by 14 March: bit.ly/3hKDXvJ

Today, Riad Meddeb gave a great talk Columbia | SIPA on how UN Development supports cities' technological adaptation & innovation. Drawing on UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development's Smart Urban Innovations handbook Meddeb highlighted how innovation can reduce vulnerability in crisis 🧵1/3 express.adobe.com/page/zbl2sqBot… #SDGs

2/3 Riad Meddeb stressed that 'smart cities’ that are not only about better decision-making & better data. Smart Cities also promote access, equity & fairness for participation in urban processes. #SDG11

📢Coming soon! Upcoming Art Series with Brown University's Center for Middle East Studies - more information and information forthcoming.

To support integration of geographic information systems into governance in #SIDS🏝, it is necessary to support Marine Spatial #Data Infrastructures (MSDIs). Read more how #GIS is an increasingly central part of the development agenda 👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin54 #RisingUpForSids

How can financial institutions address ocean pollution, plastics, and coastal resilience? UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) guidance helps banks, insurers and investors make sustainable #BlueEconomy investments, filter out unsustainable activities 👉 ggkp.org/Z4Y

As SIDS 🏝 continue to advance a Large #Ocean States approach, their #innovations in #digital technologies, financial instruments, and #data are expanding the possibilities of the #BlueEconomy. Read more on #SIDS’ leadership in our 55th bulletin👉 bit.ly/SIDSBulletin55 #UNDP

As #SIDS are experimenting with innovative ways to leverage the financing needed to achieve their #BlueEconomy ambitions, Timor-Leste🇹🇱 is gearing up by developing a “Blue Economy Financing Roadmap”. Learn more 👉bit.ly/SIDSBulletin55 #RisingUpForSids

#SIDS 🏝 are taking the lead in promoting decarbonized and resilient societies through scaled up #ClimateAction. Learn how #Vanuatu🇻🇺 is expanding #energy access by translating climate policy priorities into concrete actions 👉bit.ly/SIDSBulletin55 #RisingUpForSIDS

L'#acqua💧 è un bene essenziale e un diritto fondamentale per ciascun individuo. Dal 🇨🇩 al 🇪🇹 #unapropostadiversa è attiva da anni per garantire un inclusivo accesso all'acqua favorendo l'imprenditorialità locale e la condivisione di conoscenze. (1/7)🧵#worldwaterday

#Mauritius🇲🇺 is leading on equipping artisanal fishers with innovative technologies to facilitate the deployment of a new generation of fish monitoring devices. Read more about how #SIDS🏝️ are enhancing their #digital capacity 👉bit.ly/SIDSBulletin55 #RisingUpForSIDS

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Director of International Admissions at @ColumbiaUniversity, Whitney is one of our speakers during the information session on higher education in the US. 📆Friday, April 15th ⏰2.30 pm (Tun) 9.30 am (NY) Registration link: forms.gle/2KeJXNnoKm8Fhu… #highereducation #student

Gender and Body Politics: Arts in the Middle East and Its Diasporas. This series examines intersecting inequalities and body politics expressed and transgressed in visual and performance art. Stay tuned for event-specific information! #columbiauniversity #brownuniversity

"Letter Writing and Language Learning: a Case-Study from 18th C. Morocco" April 21, 2022. 1:30 pm (ET), on Zoom. Presenter: Peter Kitlas (Emory University) Discussant: @ahmettuncsen (Columbia University) Moderator: Pier Mattia Tommasino (Columbia University ) Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/show…

🌎Today’s #EarthDay! On this day, we're looking back at our director’s conversation with Uğur Bayar, Chairman of WWF_TURKIYE on “Green Recovery.” Read the news article: globalcenters.columbia.edu/news/green-rec… Or watch the event: youtube.com/watch?v=wizbc6… #climate #greenrecovery #climatecrisis

You are a Columbia University student ? You will have the opportunity to apply for a virtual internship in early May 2022 ; The form will be posted on our website. #Staytuned More information : cutt.ly/eGgmtm6 #Africa

🇯🇴 Meeting with H.E. Ambassador of #Jordan to 🇮🇹 Mr. Qais Abu Dayyeh Embassy of Jordan - Roma in the framework of the project "Job Creation for #Youth and #Women through the Improvement of #Business Environment and #SMEs Competitiveness". Learn more and stay tuned! 🔗bit.ly/3ruswwO