Mumbai will soon have a high-tech research centre, and it will be set up by the world-renowned Columbia University from New York. <br/><br/>To be operational from August, the centre will house faculty and students who will work on projects related to sustainable development, energy, climate change, education, water and health among others. <br/><br/>The Mumbai centre will explore possible collaborations on research projects with city institutes like IIT Bombay and the Mumbai University. Nirupam Bajpai, senior development advisor at Columbia’s Earth Institute said that thay already have university-wide research centres in Beijing, Amman (in Jordan), and Paris, and this will be their fourth,’ said. He will direct the Mumbai global centre.