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MITx
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Learning during lockdown
Whether seeking a career change or rediscovering intellectual pursuits, learners worldwide turn to <i>MITx</i> courses.
June 30, 2020 -
Life and learning find a way during a pandemic
Despite Covid-19 physical distancing, the Department of Biology has come together while being apart.
April 30, 2020 -
Workforce Education Project details how Covid-19 upends assumptions
Report finds that higher education institutions can play a significant role in reforming workforce education.
April 28, 2020 -
Students and teachers rely on MIT teaching and learning resources now more than ever
Drawing on two decades of experience, MIT offers classes and tools for educators, parents, and students in a suddenly virtual world.
April 16, 2020 -
Amid shutdowns, supply chains pivot and global demand for specialized talent intensifies
New MITx MicroMasters credential-holders prepare to meet supply chain disruptions through their knowledge and newly acquired abilities.
April 13, 2020 -
Creating Peru’s next generation of data scientists
IDSS and social impact group Aporta share a vision to educate and empower.
March 9, 2020 -
Through ReACT, refugee learners become “CEOs of their own lives”
Computer and data science graduates learned to forge their own destinies while gaining employable skills.
February 26, 2020 -
Dreaming big in a small country
MIT students teach machine learning and entrepreneurship in Uruguay through MIT Global Startup Labs.
February 24, 2020 -
What pharmacy students in Ethiopia can do with supply chain education
The MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain lab led a blended supply chain management course with Addis Ababa University.
February 19, 2020 -
An entrepreneur finds his way to MIT
Introduced to the Institute through MITx and MIT Bootcamps, Jakub Chudik is now a senior in EECS and CTO of his own startup.
February 17, 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 -
Accelerating the pace of engineering
The 2019-20 School of Engineering MathWorks Fellows are using MATLAB and Simulink to advance discovery and innovation across disciplines.
January 28, 2020 -
Testing the waters
MIT sophomore Rachel Shen looks for microscopic solutions to big environmental challenges.
January 28, 2020 -
MIT Sloan launches MITx MicroMasters Program in Finance
Taught by faculty in the MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT’s fifth MicroMasters program offers learners an opportunity to enhance their financial skill set.
January 15, 2020 -
MIT education leaders honored with QS Reimagine Education Awards
Awards honor innovations that enhance learning and employability.
December 18, 2019 -
Using online, game-based simulations to train photonic technicians and engineers
MIT wins $5 million grant to develop a virtual lab that will prepare students for jobs in industry and government.
December 12, 2019 -
Schools of Science and Engineering join hands to transform learning
In 8.02 (Electricity and Magnetism), students explore the practical application of electromagnetic concepts.
December 6, 2019 -
Enhanced nuclear energy online class aims to inform and inspire
Revamped version of MITx MOOC includes new modules on nuclear security, nuclear proliferation, and quantum engineering.
October 24, 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 -
Learning from MIT, learning from the field
Robert Rains MS ’19 earned his master’s without putting his important work — improving safety and quality of life for struggling communities in Africa — on hold.
September 26, 2019