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

September 11, 2013
In a small village deep in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula — a day’s drive from any source of clean, drinkable water — researchers from MIT are testing a system that purifies water with the help...
September 10, 2013
The ongoing civil war in Syria has focused global attention on the use of chemical weapons — and the long-running efforts by the international community to ban them. Christopher Capozzola, an...
September 10, 2013
The ongoing civil war in Syria has focused global attention on the use of chemical weapons — and the long-running efforts by the international community to ban them. Christopher Capozzola, an...
September 10, 2013
Amidst the sounds of a tolling bell and the applause of students, faculty, staff and administrators, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) launched its first classes on its...
September 10, 2013
Amidst the sounds of a tolling bell and the applause of students, faculty, staff and administrators, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (...
August 27, 2013
Mark Jarzombek, MIT Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture, is already deeply familiar with the concepts behind global architecture—he has authored and co-authored two highly regarded...
August 22, 2013
On the long, bumpy drive to her grandmother’s house in Accra, Ghana, seven-year-old Sarah Dimson began to notice some stark disparities between her home in Norman, Okla., and the country of her...
August 12, 2013
The MIT School of Architecture + Planning has recently signed an agreement with Malaysia's leading engineering and science school — the Universiti of Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) — to develop new...
August 12, 2013
The MIT School of Architecture + Planning has recently signed an agreement with Malaysia's leading engineering and science school — the Universiti of Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) — to develop new...
August 01, 2013
In recent decades, Afghanistan has been a notoriously difficult place for women to participate in civic matters. But a new study co-authored by an MIT political scientist, which assessed Afghanistan’...
July 22, 2013
The judges for the Fourth Edition of Building Global Innovators have selected 20 semi-finalist teams that will compete for the Track Finalist and Grand Finalists awards. These teams will also compete...
July 22, 2013
Wandering through his university’s library in São Paulo one day in 2002, Rafael Nonato noticed a book titled “Language.” Curious, he pulled it off the shelf.

The book was written in 1921...
July 18, 2013
Professor Daniel Hastings, who last month completed a seven-and-a-half-year tenure as MIT’s dean of undergraduate education, has been appointed to a three-year term as director of the Singapore-MIT...
July 18, 2013
Professor Daniel Hastings, who last month completed a seven-and-a-half-year tenure as MIT’s dean of undergraduate education, has been appointed to a three-year term as director of the Singapore-MIT...
July 05, 2013
The Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT) has renewed its collaboration with the MIT Portugal program, adding a second phase that will carry...
July 01, 2013
In a recent speech, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate and Myanmar's opposition leader, brought international attention to the...
June 25, 2013
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a global research center, opened today its Southeast Asia office in Jakarta, Indonesia, with the mission to reduce poverty in the region by...
June 25, 2013
During a visit to Israel and Palestine in March 2013, President Barack Obama made a speech to a crowd of...
June 25, 2013
During a visit to Israel and Palestine in March 2013, President Barack Obama made a speech to a crowd of...
June 19, 2013
Approximately 300 participants from nearly 50 different countries gathered at the MIT Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) 2013 Conference from June 16-19 to discuss the realities and...
June 13, 2013
Ollanta Humala, the president of Peru, visited the MIT campus on Wednesday, meeting with MIT President L. Rafael Reif, faculty members and students. Humala was accompanied by a delegation that...
June 13, 2013
In some circles, the year 1979 might be best remembered for disco balls, loud polyester suits and other cultural detritus. To Christian Caryl, 1979 means something else entirely: a foundational...
June 13, 2013
In some circles, the year 1979 might be best remembered for disco balls, loud polyester suits and other cultural detritus. To Christian Caryl, 1979 means something else entirely: a foundational...
June 12, 2013
On June 4 in Washington, D.C., Chilean President Sebastián Piñera presented Arnoldo Hax with the Medal of the Order of Commander, for his distinguished services to Chile. This decoration was...
June 12, 2013
Every student in the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program travels for internships and plant treks, but not many wind up working in Africa. Unless they're part of Global Health Delivery Lab (...

Pages