Winners of first annual #myMISTI video contest announced
Winning videos demonstrate what it's like to be an MIT student interning, researching, and teaching around the globe.
MISTI Open House
On September 10, students can learn about international internship, teaching, and research opportunities with leading companies and labs around the world.
MIT European Club funds fellowships to promote cross-cultural understanding
Student group has donated $145K for MISTI student internships at non-profits in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
India at the deep end
Incoming Tata Fellows get a crash course on resource-constrained communities and the challenges of the developing world.
Training ‘small-planet’ engineers
‘Global Principles’ course challenges students at MIT and the University of Tokyo to develop a cross-cultural, systems approach to materials science and engineering.
A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.
Singaporean President Tony Tan hosts MIT delegation
Members of Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program convene in Singapore for workshop.
The U.S.-Iran nuclear deal: MIT’s experts size it up
Faculty and specialists weigh in on potential pact and global implications.
“A new leadership cadre for science and engineering”
MIT and Total partner to improve technical instruction in African universities.
Medical anthropology
Erica Caple James investigates how behavior, culture, and structural inequalities impact health.
MIT-SUTD Summer Global Leadership Program makes a splash
Students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design will experience leadership training, engineering coursework, and outdoor adventure at MIT.
D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope
Rich Fletcher and Daniel Chamberlain will use their winnings to field-test a low-cost mobile device to diagnose pulmonary disease in rural India.
New model calculates how air transport connects the world
Study finds one-stop flights are a big contributor to global connectivity.
Serenella Sferza honored with SHASS Infinite Mile Award
MIT-Italy Program co-director and MISTI Global Teaching Labs founder receives Great Ideas award from SHASS Dean Deborah Fitzgerald.
Powering desalination with the sun
PhD student Natasha Wright makes water safe to drink for rural, off-grid Indian villages.