Building connections between the Institute and countries in the Arab world
MISTI’s MIT-Arab World Program supports student and faculty activities with colleagues from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Syria.
Visiting UAE professors describe “life-changing” experiences at MIT
Junior faculty members from Masdar Institute plan to share insights with their own students in Abu Dhabi.
In Tel Aviv, a Better World gathering highlights the MIT student experience
Independent Activities Period program participants in Israel describe the value of hands-on learning.
With peer institutions, MIT files amicus brief against revised travel ban
Ensuring that students and scholars from around the globe can continue to enter the US is vital to universities’ missions, brief argues.
Vivek Bald awarded Levitan Prize in the Humanities, named Whiting Public Engagement Fellow
Both awards support Bald's research-based media projects on South Asian American communities.
MIT and 16 others file amicus brief concerning executive order restricting travel to US
Universities argue that the ability to welcome students and scholars from all countries is critical to their educational missions.
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Featured video: Tackling science and technology together
MIT faculty reflect on why international collaboration benefits science, engineering, and technology for all.
MIT to help Dubai launch a new undergraduate institution focused on design
School of Architecture and Planning will develop curriculum, courses for Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation.
Expanding Arab access to MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management
Al Ghurair Foundation now accepting applications for a new scholarship opportunity.
New solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts
Exposed in step-like formation, layers of new photovoltaic cell harvest more of sun’s energy.
Improving pavement management in Jordan
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
MIT hosts visit from leading Saudi Arabian minister
Discussion focuses on the country’s long-term future and policy plans.
New solar absorber could improve efficiency of solar thermal technology
Masdar Institute-MIT team develops device that harnesses more sunlight, enhancing efficiency of heat production.
From Babylon to Baudelaire and back
In exploring the role of clerics in the Shi’a world, political science PhD student Marsin Alshamary heeds the call of family history.