International development

Solve at MIT builds partnerships to tackle complex challenges during Covid-19 crisis

Event convened attendees from around the world to discuss impacts of the pandemic and advance solutions to pressing global problems.

May 27, 2020

Helping artisanal miners in Colombia face the Covid-19 crisis

MIT D-Lab and local community partners to deliver virtual trainings on making masks, hand sanitizer, vertical gardens, and portable chicken coops.

May 18, 2020

Informing Covid-19 preparedness in Sierra Leone

MIT Governance Lab and the Institute for Governance Reform, working with the government of Sierra Leone, conduct rapid-response surveys to address Covid-19.

May 13, 2020

MIT Solve announces 2020 global challenges

Tech-based solutions sought for challenges in work environments, education for girls and women, maternal and newborn health, and sustainable food.

February 25, 2020

MIT launches master’s in data, economics, and development policy, led by Nobel laureates

The first cohort of 22 students from 14 countries share a common ambition: harnessing data to help others.

February 4, 2020

Expanding education: From Africa to Cambridge and back again

Mgcini "Keith" Phuthi ’19, a native Zimbabwean, uses his experiences at MIT to develop improvements in education policy in Sierra Leone through MISTI-Africa.

November 18, 2019

Homegrown help: Seeding a culture of innovation in Nigeria

MIT Professional Education delivers Radical Innovation course to help civil servants modernize government and promote economic development.

October 31, 2019

What makes for better bureaucracy?

Political science PhD candidates Guillermo Toral and Tugba Bozcaga find that government-appointed officials deliver the goods — given the right circumstances.

October 21, 2019

MIT economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee win Nobel Prize

Professors share prize with Michael Kremer of Harvard University, are cited for breakthrough antipoverty work.

October 14, 2019

MIT Solve selects 2019 cohort of tech entrepreneurs

At Solve Challenge Finals in New York, judges selected 32 innovators, and Solve announces $1.5 million in prize funding.

October 1, 2019

Legatum Center announces 2019-20 fellowship class

The fellowship is MIT’s capstone program for student-entrepreneurs seeking high impact in emerging markets.

August 23, 2019

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors MIT D-Lab with National Design Award

D-Lab noted for its "work to address the daily challenges of poverty through design."

June 18, 2019

MIT Solve convenes leaders to scale global social impact

Solve at MIT 2019 connects cross-sector leaders to accelerate tech startups addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.

May 22, 2019

MIT Solve announces $1.25 million in funding for 2019 Solver teams

Prizes from GM, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Vodafone Americas Foundation, and others will be awarded to Solver teams selected from four Global Challenges.

May 1, 2019