International initiatives

Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific

Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.

July 29, 2019

MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore launches new group, boosting cell therapy research

SMART's new Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) group aims to overcome challenges in life-changing cell therapies.

July 26, 2019

Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, second from right, front, along with a large Dutch delegation, visits MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Ray and Maria Stata Center on July 19. MIT Professor Frans Kaashoek of CSAIL is second from the left.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands tours MIT

Dutch delegation visits the Institute for a tour focused on computing, robotics, and health care innovation.

July 21, 2019

Clockwise from top left: Katie Fisher, Abby Bertics, Catherine Wu, Jonars Spielberg, Samira Okudo, Hope Chen, Alexis D'Alessandro, Anna Bair, Miranda McClellan, Sarah DiIorio, James Pelletier. Not shown: Dariel Cobb

Twelve MIT students accept 2019 Fulbright Fellowships

Grantees will spend the 2019-2020 academic year pursuing research and teaching opportunities abroad.

May 16, 2019

Left to right: Richard Lester, MIT associate provost, who oversees MIT’s international activities; Sigbritt Karlsson, president of KTH; Anna König Jerlmyr, mayor of Stockholm; and Carlo Ratti, director of MIT Senseable City Lab.

MIT and KTH will collaborate on urban planning and development in Stockholm

Project will use new ways of collecting and analyzing data to make Stockholm more livable and sustainable.

May 16, 2019

Of students like MIT-Israel intern Seji Engelkemier, shown in Ein Avdat, Faculty Director Eran Ben-Joseph says: "MIT-Israel students come back with both a deep understanding of the region while taking their course of study to the next level. Both aspects of their Israel experience are invaluable, and they take them with them far beyond their time at MIT."

Cornerstone donation sparks bright future for MISTI MIT-Israel program

Arthur Samberg '62 donates $1 million to sustain the program for years to come.

May 9, 2019

Kathleen Schwind took Professor Diana Henderson’s Literary London course after enjoying an earlier study experience in Spain.

Once abroad is not enough

Students are increasingly embarking on multiple study abroad opportunities, finding that one experience opens the door to others.

April 29, 2019

Left to right: David Dolev, assistant director of MISTI and managing director of MISTI’s programs in the Middle East; Deanna Rockefeller, Lockheed Martin Global Science and Technology Portfolio manager; and Joshua "Shiki" Shani, CEO of Lockheed Martin in Israel.

MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund launches

Collaboration between Lockheed Martin and MISTI will enable MIT faculty and students to collaborate, research, and intern in Israel, Germany, and beyond.

April 18, 2019

Clara Park ’14 SM ’17, a graduate research assistant at MIT’s Therapeutic Technology Design and Development Lab, is working with Assistant Professor Ellen Roche on a heart model to test and validate different implantable cardiac devices. Park presented her work at a recent workshop organized by Roche and Claire Conway from the National University of Ireland Galway. With support from the MIST...

MIT faculty launch collaborations around the world

MISTI Global Seed Funds program awards another $2 million to researchers across the Institute.

April 17, 2019

Winnie Gitau, a 2019 D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow, is the founder of Kwangu Kwako, which provides safer, healthier, and more secure housing alternatives to the traditional informal settlement structures in Kenya.

MIT D-Lab awards fellowships to six East African social entrepreneurs

The one-year Scale-Ups Fellowships program provides each fellow with a $20,000 grant and support tailored to address their specific needs.

April 16, 2019

Cultivating collaboration and innovation between MIT and Denmark

New MIT-Denmark program is poised to send its first students overseas for internships and research.

April 10, 2019

A $30 million award from USAID will support MIT over the next five years in developing a Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University, Mansoura University, and Aswan University, in Egypt. The center will serve to connect researchers at the Egyptian universities with experts at MIT, to seek innovative solutions to the country’s energy challenges.

MIT receives $30 million to help address energy challenges in Egypt

Award from USAID will support research collaborations through new Center of Excellence in Energy at Ain Shams University in Cairo.

March 27, 2019

Sarah Williams is the Homer A Burnell Career Development Chair and professor of technology and planning at MIT. She is also director of the Civic Data Design Lab.

3Q: Sarah Williams on mapping urban transport

Digitally mapping informal transportation networks in developing cities can help them reach the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

March 19, 2019

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, center, spoke during the Sierra Leone delegation visit on March 7, 2019 at MIT.

President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone visits MIT

Public talk outlines ambitious plans to make his nation a hub for technology and innovation.

March 8, 2019

Hospitals in highlighted regions have contributed data to the Global Open Source Severity of Illness Score, or GOSSIS.

A new way to calculate global intensive care unit mortality risk

The GOSSIS algorithm was developed using data from hospitals around the world to spur greater multi-center collaboration and improved benchmarking.