MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives.

MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives

MIT INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES

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Brazil: Ben Ross Schneider

Germany: Markus Buehler

Spain: Jaime Peraire, Mercedes Balcells-Camps, Luis Perez-Breva

Japan: Dick Samuels

Italy: Carlo Rotti

Israel: Christine Ortiz

India: S.P. Kothari

France: Suzanne BergerChina: TBD

Mexico: Mike Piore

Africa: Hazel Sive, Tayo Akinwande, Michael Gordon,

and Saman Amarasinghe Chile: Arnoldo Hax

Korea: Jung-Hoon Chun

Russia: David Gamarnik, Elizabeth WoodSingapore: John Brisson

Switzerland: Oli de Weck

Country Programs

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Argentina; 3Belgium; 5

Brazil; 11

Chile; 39

China; 65

Colombia; 3

France; 58

Germany; 73

Ghana; 4India; 61

Indonesia; 2Ireland; 1

Israel; 97

Italy; 61

Japan; 43

Korea; 9

Mexico; 43

Netherlands; 10

Philippines; 3

Russia; 18

Senegal; 10Singapore; 17

South Africa; 7Spain; 30

Sri Lanka; 3 Switzerland; 11 Turkey; 3

2013 MISTI placements by country


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Create future global leaders

MISTI matches MIT students with projects in companies and labs around the world.

Promote faculty international research collaboration

Through the Global Seed Funds program, we provide grants for MIT faculty to develop research collaborations with their counterparts in foreign institutions.

Connect international partners with MIT

We facilitate connections between MIT and other global leaders in research, industry, and innovation.

Support international languages and study at MITWe make sure students have the languages and cultural understanding to benefit from their stay abroad

Our Work


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MISTI students are:

˃ Pre-selected from the top tier of MIT students (4.0 minimum GPA)

˃ Recommended by their professors˃ Prepared in the language and culture

of the host country˃ Instructed on living and working in the

host country˃ Skilled in the lab/work setting thanks to

previous internships , UROPs and other hands-on MIT opportunities

˃ Ready to hit the ground running


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Recent Hosts in Russia

GE

SBERBANK

Strelka Institute NGO

Yandex

http://www.ge.com/ru/en/

http://www.strelka.com/?lang=en

http://www.strelka.com/?lang=en


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Ferrari, Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler, Bosch, Continental, Peugeot, Michelin, Renault, Nissan, Honda Research, Bajaj Auto, Hyundai R&D

Automotive internships

Wesley Graybill, Senior, MathematicsInvestigated catching prefetching and hoarding strategies for mobile technologies. Limited memory in car hardware needs to be able to store data efficiently.


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Energy internships

Sara Ferry, Senior, Physics“I wrote software that their nuclear engineers will use at a new reactor in Finland to calculate flow rates in the coolant loops and worked with the reactor commissioning team.”

Total, Siemens, ENEL, Osram Opto, Q-Cells, Schlumberger, Iberdrola, Tecnicas Reunidas, b-Tec, Abengoa, Instituto Nacional de Ecologia, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Beijing, TERI, SK Innovation


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Healthcare and pharmaceuticals internships

Annie Vo, Senior, BiologyIdentified a new target for cancer therapeutic development

Bayer, BASF, Beiersdorf, L’Oreal, Pierre FABRE, ISDIN, Grupo Uriach, Fatronik, AbMart Corporation, Shanghai and AdImmune Corporation Taiwan, Mitsubishi Pharmaceuticals, Banyu Japan, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Hikal Pharmaceuticals


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Electronic internships

Jason Bryslawskyj, Senior, Physics Two patents pending based on magnetic bearing and superconductivity calculations for Siemens large drives in Berlin

Motorola, Siemens, Philips, Telefónica I+D, TechIdeas, Oasyssoft, Comision Federal de Electricidad, NEC, Toshiba, Panasonic, Lenovo Beijing, General Electric Shanghai, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Infosys, Tata Consulting Services, Samsung, ETRI


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Transportation internships

Nicki Lehrer, Senior, AeroAstro“My experience interning at Volaris in Mexico City was rewarding in every way possible. In seven weeks I had the opportunity to work in a diverse team from three different countries.”

Deutsche Bahn, Embarq Mumbai, Thales, Lufthansa, RATP, GMV,Metropoli Mexico 2025, JR East, IHI Japan, Volaris Mexico


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Management & finance internships

Reggie Edwards, Sophomore, Economics“At the Banco de Mexico, I compared the effectiveness of different systems for consumer protection and provided policy prescriptions for the Mexican consumer protection system.”

Allianz, Banco de Mexico, DFJ DragonFund Shanghai, M1 Capital Group, AIG, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Israel, IFMR Chennai, ICICI Bank, Samsung Life


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Hundreds of internship hosts3MAIG Air Liquide Airbus AsjaAstraZeneca Bayer BMW BoschBrunello Cucinelli Canon Cisco Daimler Deutsche Bahn ENEL

Ford

France Telecom Google Hewlett-Packard Honda IBMIberdrola Intel Kodak LenovoL'Oreal LufthansaLV Prasad Eye Institute Microsoft Mitsubishi

Motorola Natura

Panasonic Pfizer Renault SchlumbergerShanghai Origins Siemens SONYStrand Life SciencesTelefónica I+DTotal TV GloboVolarisVolkswagen


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> Annual call for proposals> Covers costs of travel and meetings> Proposal jointly submitted

> Maximum award ~$30K> 18-month project period> Student involvement encouraged

Grantee Kristala Jones Prather, Chemical Engineering (collaboration with Ecole Polytechnique, France)

MISTI Global Seed Funds: How it works


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MISTI Corporate Consortium

Access MIT talent- tailored recruitment- info sessions- visibility on campus

Open dialogue with MIT innovators- workshops- meetings - seminars- seed funds

Support global education and develop a tailored partnership with MIT through MISTI


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18COUNTRY PROGRAMS

in MIT's flagship international program: MIT International Science and

Technology Initiatives

5,410ADVENTUROUS STUDENTS

in fully-funded MISTI internship, research and teaching abroad opportunities

$6MIN FACULTY FUNDS

awarded by MISTI Global Seed Funds, facilitating innovative

international collaboration

450+PARTNERSHIPS

with international hosts and partners, building connections between

MIT and global leaders


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