Founded in 1754, Columbia University is a private Ivy League research institution based in New York City and one of the world’s leading centres for scholarship and innovation. It comprises 17 schools and numerous affiliated institutions, including Columbia Engineering, the Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Columbia is recognised for excellence across the humanities, social sciences, law, medicine, business, climate science and technology. With a strong international outlook and extensive global partnerships, the university advances research, education and public engagement addressing major societal and global challenges.