Topic
Asia
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MIT to launch Hong Kong Innovation Node in June
Launch celebration and inaugural program for students marks the beginning of MIT’s long-term presence in Hong Kong.
June 7, 2016 -
Higher coal use in Asia could increase water stress
Aerosol emissions would slow warming but suppress rainfall.
April 28, 2016 -
Water problems in Asia’s future?
Study finds high risk of severe water stress in Asia by 2050.
March 30, 2016 -
Philippine USTDA delegates visit MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Delegates from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about innovative life cycle cost analysis models.
March 8, 2016 -
Stories from the swamp
Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo.
February 26, 2016 -
MIT Professional Education launches its first program in Taiwan
Course led by two from the Media Lab focused on improving the livability of cities while dramatically reducing resource consumption.
February 16, 2016 -
MISTI Global Teaching Labs launches pilot program in Armenia
Five MIT students travel abroad to support and empower young technology entrepreneurs.
November 23, 2015 -
MIT launches pilot program with Mongolia
Initiatives will focus on entrepreneurship, pedagogy, and urban planning.
November 20, 2015 -
MIT announces “Innovation Node” in Hong Kong
Collaborative space will give students and faculty access to unique resources to accelerate innovation.
November 9, 2015 -
Empowering students in Sri Lanka to form mobile-app startups
MIT Global Startup Labs program leads to student-founded startups 4Axis Solutions and PayMedia.
October 30, 2015 -
MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
October 8, 2015 -
Understanding economic behavior through hygiene
PhD student Reshmaan Hussam’s study of Bangladeshis’ economic behavior leads to research on hand-washing.
July 23, 2015 -
Help rebuild an MIT-inspired school destroyed by Nepal’s earthquakes
The Bloom Nepal School, founded on MIT's "mens-et-manus" ethos, was destroyed by the Nepal earthquakes. Learn how you can help the school rebuild.
June 12, 2015 -
Defusing bombs by color
Professor J. Kim Vandiver uses 3-D printing to help in explosives disposal in Cambodia.
May 21, 2015 -
Students raise donations and awareness after Nepal earthquake
The Nepali Students Association at MIT has raised more than $26,000 to support relief for last month's earthquake in Nepal.
May 6, 2015 -
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying of Hong Kong visits MIT
University-driven innovation a key focus of Institute meeting.
May 6, 2015 -
Connecting the masses
Startup’s advertising platform provides free mobile data to prepaid cellphone users in developing countries.
May 5, 2015 -
3 Questions: Are we entering a golden age of natural gas trade?
MIT research scientist Sergey Paltsev studies just how big the market for liquefied natural gas could get.
December 3, 2014 -
The long history of ‘Eurasian’ identity
MIT historian’s new book studies cross-cultural Asian-American families since the 19th century.
July 19, 2013 -
When opportunity meets preparation
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
February 13, 2013