MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)

MISTI and graduating MIT Sloan Master of Finance student, Lukas Kamphausen working in the Middle East

Navigating cultures while making a difference

Lukas Kamphausen MFin '18 is helping to bring sustainable electricity to low-income families in Gaza with easy-to-install solar kits.

August 2, 2018

Techstars Impact, a new accelerator, has accepted three MIT-incubated ventures and their founders: (l-r) Nick Gomez and Cory Siskind (Base Operations); Genevieve Barnard Oni and Soga Oni (MDaaS Global); and Nisheeth Singh, Anirudh Sharma, and Nitesh Kadyan (Graviky Labs).

Three MIT-incubated ventures chosen for first Techstars Impact class

Base Operations, MDaaS Global, and Graviky Labs will head to Texas to be part of the first class at the new elite accelerator.

July 12, 2018

Celebrating a new MIT-Belgium partnership: (standing, l to r) Vincent Blondel, April Julich Perez, Molly Schneider, Cathy Culot, and Peter Lievens; (seated, l to r) Richard Lester and Luc Sels.

Unity makes strength: MIT expands ties with Belgium

Belgian researchers once split by language come together to reinforce a future with MIT.

June 5, 2018

“I care about people, and that drives how I spend my academic and non-academic time,” says Tchelet Segev. “It’s really important to me to do what I can to support those around me.”

A passion for service

Tchelet Segev, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, is making a better world at MIT and beyond through leadership and service.

May 21, 2018

Members of the pK-12 Collaborative experience hands-on learning approaches during the March 2018 J-WEL Week.

For J-WEL, a year of transforming education

The Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab connects MIT and the world via collaboratives focused on pK-12, higher education, and workplace learning.

May 21, 2018

“I’ve always been interested in technology and in the different ways in which you can make people’s lives better through [technological] tools,” Rodríguez says.

William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons

MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.

May 20, 2018

3Q: Hazel Sive on MIT-Africa

Faculty director discusses the future of the initiative and Africa’s position as a global priority for the Institute.

May 7, 2018

“The thing that drew me to [biological engineering] in the first place was being able to help people,” Joseph says, “and [MIT] was the only school where I felt that goal was actually true of the curriculum.”

Jasmin Joseph: “I love the idea of making an impact on global health”

MIT senior and varsity softball co-captain brings positivity and determination to life-saving biology research.

April 9, 2018

MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives ignites international collaborations between MIT faculty and researchers abroad through the Global Seed Funds program.

Fueling collaborations between MIT faculty and researchers across the globe

MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives grant program awards more than $15 million in 10 years.

March 30, 2018

Carissa Skye a third-year physics major who interned at Shell in Hamburg, Germany, poses at the top of the Hamburg Planetarium.

Undergrads gain experience in energy sector with MITEI member companies

MISTI places MIT students in energy-focused internships abroad.

February 6, 2018

GSL-Peru students April Baker of MIT Sloan (left) and Dalitso Banda of EECS give a talk.

MISTI Global Startup Labs celebrates 18 years

Over 200 MIT students have mentored peers in creating tech startups across the world.

February 1, 2018

$MIT spinout PlenOptika has developed a highly accurate, portable autorefractor called QuickSee that measures refractive errors of the eye. More affordable than the current technology, the device has potential to reach patients in previously inaccessible areas of developing countries.$

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