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Just three years after the launch of AWI, the initiative’s programs, partnerships and projects encompass a range of research, policy and entrepreneurship. “It’s something that I cannot say exists anywhere else among our peer institutions,” says Chika Okeke-Agulu. “This is why I’m so grateful to Nassau Hall for saying, ‘This is unusual, but we’re willing to see what you can do.’ There’s a lot of leap-of-faith in this.”
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Delegations from University of Tokyo and Princeton University celebrate and deepen their research and teaching partnership at “University of Tokyo Day” on the Princeton campus on Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. “This event was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the outstanding collaborative research and profoundly meaningful exchange experiences supported by Princeton’s Strategic Partnership with the University of Tokyo” said James Raymo, the Henry Wendt III '55 Professor of East Asian Studies and professor of sociology. Photo by Adena Stevens
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Princeton postdoc Happy Buzaaba has devised a new Freshman Seminar based on his research focused on introducing more African languages into LLMs. Photo by Matthew Raspanti, Office of Communications
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To explore the rise of coffee as a commodity with significant global intersections, students in the “History of Coffee in Africa and the Middle East” course traveled to Ethiopia over fall break to examine the cultural history of coffee in the context of the development of the coffee industry. Photo by Adena Stevens
Mission
PIIRS is Princeton University’s primary center for international and regional studies. We support cutting-edge research, innovative teaching, collaborative learning, visiting fellows, international networks and dynamic programming. By convening and supporting multidisciplinary centers, programs, and groups of faculty, students and visitors, we aim to foster academic analysis and public engagement around global challenges and regional dynamics.
Global Seminars
Each summer, Princeton students span the globe to explore the international dimensions of their academic interests in six-week courses taught by University faculty. Offering unique insight into faculty research, they make the theoretical tangible through on-the-ground experiences.
Director’s Seminar Series
Global Existential Challenges features panels of Princeton faculty who deliberate core questions from a multidisciplinary and comparative perspective.
Fung Global Fellows Program
The Fung Global Fellows Program brings exceptional international scholars to Princeton for a shared year of research, writing, and collaboration around a common topic.
Undergraduate Minors
PIIRS-sponsored minors inspire students to immerse themselves in a region, learn a new language, and delve into politics and culture.
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World Politics Journal
Founded in 1948, this quarterly journal of political science is published by Cambridge University Press and editorially sponsored by PIIRS.
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