Columbus Sister Cities International (CSCI) is officially 13 years old, although our first partnership actually dates back to 1955 with Genoa.

It is hard to remember how much we and the world have changed!  We now have 8 sister cities (Ahmedabad, Dresden, Genoa, Hefei, Herzliya, Odense, Seville, and Tainan City).  We have forged previously unimaginable partnerships as far reaching as Brookhaven National Laboratory and as enduring as The Ohio State University.  We are exploring new connections in Africa, Central America, and Japan while at the same time expanding and strengthening existing ties.  We are indeed that trusted partner and valuable ally.

CSCI’s unique role is to foster economic opportunity – creation of circumstances favorable to initiate, maintain, and/or expand mutually beneficial business, educational, cultural, and artistic relationships.  Just as Columbus and Franklin County are growing, so too are we, despite the constraints mandated by the current economic climate.  Never before has our mission of creating economic, educational, and cultural opportunities through relationship building been more important.  

CSCI excels at building relationships. We look forward to building strong relationships with civic leaders and our many ethnic communities, with our international partners, with our Global Partners and with our community collaborators.