Global Connections

“Today, we need to prepare our students for their inevitably global careers. In the great MIT tradition of learning by doing, we believe that means making sure that they gain direct experience of the world beyond.”                                                                                                 - Susan Hockfield

October 12, 2018

Representatives from the MIT-Germany Program and the University of Stuttgart (USTUTT) recently came together to formally extend a...

October 03, 2018

“Oh come on, how many of you think Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump Tower? All their hands went up. Almost unanimous,” said retired four-star general...

October 03, 2018

“Oh come on, how many of you think Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump Tower? All their hands went up. Almost unanimous,” said retired four-star general...

October 03, 2018

“Oh come on, how many of you think Barack Obama wiretapped the Trump Tower? All their hands went up. Almost unanimous,” said retired four-star general...

October 03, 2018

MIT has long been a global leader in STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics — education, driving innovation not only in the fields themselves but also in the ways it gets...

October 03, 2018

MIT has long been a global leader in STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics — education, driving innovation not only in the fields themselves but also in the ways it gets...

September 21, 2018

This week, the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT) announced that it is now accepting applications for the second offering of the...

September 21, 2018

This week, the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT) announced that it is now accepting applications for the second offering of the...

September 18, 2018

On Nov. 12 and 13, leaders in industry, government, and academia will convene at the inaugural MIT China Summit in Beijing, to explore topics at...

September 18, 2018

On Nov. 12 and 13, leaders in industry, government, and academia will convene at the inaugural MIT China Summit in Beijing, to explore topics at the...

September 18, 2018

On Nov. 12 and 13, leaders in industry, government, and academia will convene at the inaugural MIT China Summit in Beijing, to explore topics at...

September 17, 2018

Years ago, Tzu-Chieh “Zijay” Tang and his peers in his high school biology club would gather after school to go on a nature hike into the mountains of Taipei, Taiwan. Together, they’d trek eight...

September 17, 2018

Years ago, Tzu-Chieh “Zijay” Tang and his peers in his high school biology club would gather after school to go on a nature hike into the mountains of Taipei, Taiwan. Together, they’d trek eight...

September 11, 2018

The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) has announced two new J-WAFS Solutions grant recipients, who are developing technologies that will provide powerful solutions...

September 11, 2018

The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) has announced two new J-WAFS Solutions grant recipients, who are developing technologies that will provide powerful solutions...

September 06, 2018

J-PAL North America announced today that it will partner with three U.S. state and local governments to evaluate promising solutions related to education, housing, and economic security....

September 06, 2018

J-PAL North America announced today that it will partner with three U.S. state and local governments to evaluate promising solutions related to education, housing, and economic security....

August 28, 2018

For many people, the Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Andes of Peru is one of the most recognizable icons of archaeological and adventure tourism in the world. However, for the Peruvian...

August 28, 2018

For many people, the Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Andes of Peru is one of the most recognizable icons of archaeological and adventure tourism in the world. However, for the Peruvian...

August 22, 2018

Alan S. Hanson PhD '77, who served as executive director of International Nuclear Leadership Education Program within the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) until June 2015,...

August 22, 2018

Alan S. Hanson PhD '77, who served as executive director of International Nuclear Leadership Education Program within the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) until June 2015,...

August 21, 2018

As technology, trade, and globalization tie the world’s cultures and communities ever closer together, the responsibility of each to guarantee and protect the well-being of the others grows in...

August 21, 2018

As technology, trade, and globalization tie the world’s cultures and communities ever closer together, the responsibility of each to guarantee and protect the well-being of the others grows in...

August 21, 2018

As technology, trade, and globalization tie the world’s cultures and communities ever closer together, the responsibility of each to guarantee and protect the well-being of the others grows in...

August 17, 2018

Institute Professor Thomas Magnanti has been honored as one of Singapore’s National Day Award recipients, for his long-term work developing higher education in Singapore.

The government...

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