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International and Regional Studies

Princeton’s center for research, learning and dialogue on world cultures and global issues.

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Six-week immersive, undergraduate courses offered in countries around the world.

PIIRSGlobal Seminars

International early-career scholars come to Princeton for a year to research, write and collaborate.

PIIRSFung Global Fellows Program

Advancing the study of contemporary China.

Paul and Marcia Wythes Center On Contemporary China

Multi-disciplinary research and teaching hub to explore history, politics or culture, along with regional significance and international connections

Research Labs

Platform for learning across global divides

Global History Lab

A leading journal for political science.

World Politics Quarterly Journal

What's New at PIIRS

Dec7

Clarice Convida / Clarice Invites

4:30pm - 5:30pm | Brazil LAB YouTube Channel

Dec8

Global Existential Challenges: Gender, Sexuality, and Reproductive Rights Around the Globe

12:00pm - 1:30pm | A71 Louis A. Simpson International Building

Dec8

Slavic Film Series: Иччи (Itchi, 2021) – Russian subtitles only

7:00pm - 8:30pm | 100 Jones Hall

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Marie-Rose Sheinerman Photo by Angel Kuo ’24

Sunday November 13

Princeton senior Marie-Rose Sheinerman wins Rhodes Scholarship

In the Global History Lab (GHL), Princeton University students can study the war in Ukraine, the Taliban’s recent takeover of Afghanistan and mass displacement in East Africa from people who have experienced those events firsthand. This one-of-a-kind online course brings together learners from all over the world with the goal of fostering empathy, promoting civic engagement and changing higher education’s approach to historical research and knowledge creation.

Friday October 28

Princeton’s Global History Lab reaches students on the margins

Exceptional scholars from around the world are at Princeton University this fall to begin a year of research, writing and collaboration as the tenth cohort of Fung Global Fellows. From left to right: Dimitri Courant, Veda Vaidyanathan, Nithya Joseph and Tania Sharmin. Photo by Adena Stevens

Tuesday October 11

Fung Global Fellows to focus on ‘Sustainable Futures’

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