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

August 04, 2014

South Africa’s export-driven economy is highly dependent on good road and air transportation, so the country’s government recently sent 30 fast-rising transport managers, mostly in their 30s and...

August 04, 2014

South Africa’s export-driven economy is highly dependent on good road and air transportation, so the country’s government recently sent 30 fast-rising transport managers, mostly in their 30s and...

August 04, 2014

Two MIT professors traveled to Haiti this summer to conduct an intensive leadership workshop with the country’s prime minister, Laurent Lamothe, and more than 50 Haitian government ministers and...

August 04, 2014

Two MIT professors traveled to Haiti this summer to conduct an intensive leadership workshop with the country’s prime minister, Laurent Lamothe, and more than 50 Haitian government ministers and...

July 09, 2014

The ongoing turmoil in Iraq has prompted calls for a renewal of U.S. military action in that country, as well as criticism from those who want to avoid further military commitment there.

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July 09, 2014

The ongoing turmoil in Iraq has prompted calls for a renewal of U.S. military action in that country, as well as criticism from those who want to avoid further military commitment there.

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June 12, 2014

Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently visited MIT to help plan the next stage of the MIT-Haiti Initiative, and to meet with the initiative's leaders...

June 12, 2014

Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently visited MIT to help plan the next stage of the MIT-Haiti Initiative, and to meet with with the initiative's...

June 02, 2014

The president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, toured MIT on Friday, looking at research projects and meeting with administrators, faculty, and students alike in his first visit to the Institute.

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June 02, 2014

The president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, toured MIT on Friday, looking at research projects and meeting with administrators, faculty, and students alike in his first visit to the Institute.

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May 28, 2014

During the Cold War, nuclear-weapons strategy was oriented around the doctrine of “mutual assured destruction”: The world’s two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, both knew that...

May 28, 2014

During the Cold War, nuclear-weapons strategy was oriented around the doctrine of “mutual assured destruction”: The world’s two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, both knew that...

May 27, 2014

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) signed an agreement with MIT on Sunday to create a seed fund to promote and support early-stage collaborations between MIT researchers and their BGU...

May 27, 2014

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) signed an agreement with MIT on Sunday to create a seed fund to promote and support early-stage collaborations between MIT researchers and their BGU...

May 21, 2014

What is the best way to prevent countries from acquiring nuclear weapons? The vast majority of nonproliferation efforts attempt to control access to sensitive technologies. However, a new...

May 21, 2014

What is the best way to prevent countries from acquiring nuclear weapons? The vast majority of nonproliferation efforts attempt to control access to sensitive technologies. However, a new...

April 23, 2014

Yesterday, Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, visited MIT to discuss existing collaboration between his country and MIT, as well as to explore the possibility of broadening its scope. Kagame...

April 23, 2014

Yesterday, Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, visited MIT to discuss existing collaboration between his country and MIT, as well as to explore the possibility of broadening its scope. Kagame...

April 09, 2014

Today, MIT Provost Martin Schmidt met with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who came to MIT as part of a trip that will include visits to Harvard and Yale universities. Correa was accompanied...

April 09, 2014

Today, MIT Provost Martin Schmidt met with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who came to MIT as part of a trip that will include visits to Harvard and Yale universities. Correa was accompanied...

April 08, 2014

On April 3, MIT Vice President for International Partnerships Claude Canizares and a team from MIT’s D-Lab travelled to New York for the launch event of the U.S. Global Development Lab — which MIT...

April 08, 2014

On April 4, MIT Vice President for International Partnerships Claude Canizares and a team from MIT’s D-Lab travelled to New York for the launch event of the U.S. Global Development Lab — which MIT...

April 07, 2014

How important is it for MIT students to become fluent in new languages as they expand their horizons and prepare to serve the world? Amanda von Goetz's story is a good example:...

April 07, 2014

How important is it for MIT students to become fluent in new languages as they expand their horizons and prepare to serve the world? Amanda von Goetz's story is a good example:...

March 20, 2014

The U.S. and Iran have had a largely antagonistic relationship since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Could that be changing? In January, Iran and a U.S.-led group of six global powers agreed...

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