Columbia’s Modern Tibetan Studies Program, established in 1999 by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, was the
first program in the West dedicated to teaching about the society,
history, and culture of modern Tibet. It provides a range of courses and
programs for undergraduate and graduate students who want to focus on
modern Tibet studies; supports and carries out research on modern
Tibetan society, history, and culture; runs study programs, educational
projects and conferences in close collaboration with other institutions
and scholars in the US and abroad; organizes exchange visits with
Tibetan and Chinese scholars from Tibet and elsewhere; and has an
ongoing program of public activities in New York.