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 new leadership cadre for science and engineering”
MIT and Total partner to improve technical instruction in African universities.
Grant to MIT's Poverty Action Lab increases focus on working with governments
Support from Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives seeks to improve policymaking in the fight against poverty.
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.
Five MIT students win MISTI Excellence Awards
Flagship international education program salutes emerging global citizens.
Education is focus of Lemann gift to MIT
New partnership will support high-impact initiatives aimed at improving public education in Brazil.
Defusing bombs by color
Professor J. Kim Vandiver uses 3-D printing to help in explosives disposal in Cambodia.
Learning by teaching in a different culture
MISTI Global Teaching Labs has reached over 10,000 foreign high-school students with summer internships and research opportunities.
Fostering U.S.-Russia energy innovation
Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage brings together researchers from MIT and two Russian institutes to develop advanced batteries and fuel cells.
MIT around the world
MISTI launches a field-specific training series for the MIT community to provide context for those working and traveling abroad.
Two school foundings, 63 years apart, link MIT with advances in Brazilian education
ITA and FazINOVA share a bold vision for Brazilian higher education — and a source of inspiration at MIT.
Bringing “everyone wins” recycling to Nigeria
Across the slums of Lagos, a startup’s bikes have removed 600 tons of recyclables in return for rewards.
MISTI Global Seed Funds winners announced
A total of 96 MIT faculty have been awarded funds through the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives for 2014-2015.
Lily Tsai receives the 2015 Levitan Prize
Founder of MIT Governance Lab researches new forms of civic engagement and creates immersive opportunities for MIT students around the world.