About the Sié Chéou-Kang Center 

Mission and History

The Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy is dedicated to enhancing international security and diplomacy in the 21^st Century.  The center aims to promote understanding of the world’s most daunting challenges and support efforts to manage them.  Through its activities the Sié Center educates and develops an international cohort of leaders, fosters networks of academics and professionals around pressing global issues, and conducts research that supports international security and diplomacy.

The Center is funded by a generous grant from the Anna and John Sie Foundation.  The new Sié Chéou-Kang Center is located in a new annex to the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, dedicated on 7 August 2009. 

Activities

The Center's major activities include:

Sié Fellows Program: The Center prepares a select cohort of outstanding degree-seeking students from the United States and other countries, designated Sié Fellows, for significant careers in international security and diplomacy. These students receive a free-tuition two-year scholarship to the Josef Korbel School and are offered a rich program tailored to their individual interests.  

Sié Workshops: The Center hosts both academic and policy workshops on contemporary issues in security and diplomacy. 

Public Diplomacy Speaker Series: Each year, the Center welcomes guest lecturers from around the world to speak to the next generation of diplomatic leaders and scholars about historical and contemporary issues surrounding the practice of diplomacy. In 2012, the Center welcomed Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, among others. 

Cutting-Edge Research: The Sié Chéou-Kang Center houses significant research projects that touch on three broad thematic issue areas: Security Governance; Terrorism and Insurgency; and Fragile States.