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
As series of widely-publicized statistics compiled by scholars suggests, warfare and violence have declined dramatically over the last seven decades — constituting a period that historian John...
Almost 25 percent of the world’s malnourished population lives in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where more than 300 million people depend on maize (corn) for much of their diet. The most widely-...
From researching assistive technologies at Politecnico di Milano in Italy to exploring biomaterials for regenerative therapies at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Spain, the...
In January, MIT President L. Rafael Reif sent an update to the MIT community that...
As the world’s second fastest-growing major economy and third largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, India is at a crossroads.
Intent on raising its standard of living and extending...
Science and technology are essential tools for innovation, and to reap their full potential, we also need to articulate and solve the many aspects of today’s global issues that are rooted in...
This year the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program will send more than 1,000 students abroad. From...
At a time of great societal challenges worldwide, MIT has released a new plan for global engagement, outlining a framework for the Institute’s burgeoning international activities in education,...
MIT is poised to become a global educational hub for displaced populations and refugees. With the launch of the Refugee ACTion Hub (ReACT), which was announced at the...
Raul Boquin, now an MIT senior, remembers the assignment from his freshman year as if it were yesterday. During a leadership workshop, he was asked to write a headline for a newspaper in his...
The race to cure poverty has turned into a vast multi-billion dollar industry, but there’s not a silver-bullet solution that’s going to end impoverishment, says MIT grad student Mark Weber, co...
The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Global Seed Funds (GSF) grant program promotes and supports early-stage collaborations between MIT researchers and their...
Over the past two years, U.S.-Mexico relations have taken a distinctive turn, largely stemming from the issue agenda President Donald Trump has brought to U.S. politics: Trump campaigned on...
More than three out of every four individuals released from U.S. prisons are re-arrested within five years. Given...
The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT has announced its third round of seed grant funding to the MIT community. J‑WAFS, launched in 2014, is MIT’s Institute-wide...
When it comes to removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- and chemical-intensive. Now, a new method developed at MIT could...
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visited MIT on Friday as part of a “Royal Technology Mission” for his country, attending presentations about research and the Institute’s innovation...
As a teenager in a small school in Taiwan, Tiffany Yeh filled her days with Model UN and student government — and she knew that she would one day be a doctor. When it came time to choosing college...
A coating that increases the shelf life of produce, a spray that reduces pesticide pollution, and software that optimizes farming operations were the big winners at the second annual Rabobank-MIT...
Today MIT and cofounder Community Jameel, which was established and is chaired by Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ’78, announced the creation of the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (...
Describing himself as an “energy optimist” and a “climate realist,” former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC) told an MIT audience on Tuesday, April 25, that solutions to address climate...
Technology is developing at a breathtaking pace, and it’s fundamentally changing the way teachers, policymakers, and researchers think about education. On March 31, J-PAL North America hosted...
From building architectural structures with 3-D printing and drone technology, to combatting drought around the world with a symbiotic ensemble of renewable energy systems, hydropower, and...
For chemical engineer Tonghan Gu, a typical day of fieldwork in Mumbai, India, begins not in a lab, but with a visit to Shree Char Bhuja Dairy. The clerks at this small shop in the city’s northern...
On April 4, a suspected nerve gas attack killed at least 80 in Khan Sheikhun, in Syria’...