MIT-Peru

The MIT-Peru program

Each year, through the MIT-Peru Program undergraduate and graduate students intern and conduct research in Peruvian companies and labs. The MIT-Peru Seed Funds facilitate research collaborations between MIT faculty and their Peruvian counterparts. Our teaching programs - Global Teaching Labs - support the educational efforts of our local partners in science and technology.

Internships

MISTI’s award-winning international internship program provides a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience for MIT students: the opportunity to gain real-life work experience in leading companies and labs around the world. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of MISTI, all expenses are paid, including airfare.

Experience technology and innovation first-hand in Peru, through internships, research and teaching opportunities at leading companies, research labs, and universities.

GPA

4.0 or better

LANGUAGE

Spanish IV or equivalent proficiency recommended. You can learn more about MIT Spanish courses here.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

At least one class on Latin American culture, history or society is preferred. The MIT-Peru program strongly recommends students take 17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics or 17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies during the fall semester. Students should focus paper topics or case studies on Peru when possible with permission of the instructor.

GPA

4.0 or better

LANGUAGE

Spanish not required but strongly preferred/recommended. You can learn more about MIT Spanish courses here.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

At least one class on Latin American culture, history or society is preferred. The MIT-Peru program strongly recommends students take 17.50 Introduction to Comparative Politics or 17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies during the fall semester. Students should focus paper topics or case studies on Peru when possible with permission of the instructor.

Informational meetings for the MISTI Chile/Peru/Argentina/Uruguay are year around.

Timeline and Deadlines:

Complete the MISTI Launchpad Application – before March 15
Interview with Country Program Manager – October to March (as soon as MISTI Launchpad Application is complete)
Commit to MIT-Chile/Peru/Argentina/Uruguay Program – By March 15
Once your application is approved, complete the additional fields of the County-Specific Application. Country Program Manager begins to explore potential hosts once complete.
Internship matching process – January to March
Mandatory Pre-Departure Sessions – Late March to Early May

How to Apply

Global Teaching Labs

Learn through teaching. GTL challenges MIT students to synthesize and present what they know, work in a team, and communicate with peers of a different cultural background, all while sharing MIT's unique approach to science and engineering education with students around the world.

In Chile and Peru, we teach coding, robotics, electronics and other STEM areas during IAP.

Through GTL AI, MIT student teams lead technology entrepreneurship workshops in Peru and Uruguay. MIT Global Startup Labs promotes technological entrepreneurship. We partner with universities and organize advanced courses taught by MIT student-instructors. Our courses focus on information technologies, and are structured so that our students are awakened to the commercial possibilities of the technologies.

For GTL Chile/Peru

Exceptional command of the areas to be taught
Minimum GPA of 4.0
GTL Application
Interview
Mandatory pre-departure preparation

For GTL-AI (Peru/Uruguay)

Background in computer science, management or entrepreneurship
Experience teaching
Minimum GPA of 4.0
GTL Application
Interview
Mandatory pre-departure preparation

September: Apply to GTL in Peru
Oct: Pre-selected students are invited to interview shortly after application deadline.
Nov - Dec: Students selected to participate will attend pre-departure trainings.
Jan: GTL programs take place for three weeks.
Feb: Students attend a mandatory re-entry session upon return.

How to Apply

MIT-Peru Global Seed Funds

MISTI's Global Seed Funds program supports MIT's global engagement by promoting collaborations between MIT faculty and researchers and their counterparts at Peruvian universities and research institutes, in fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, engineering, astronomy, mining, sustainable development, urban transportation, biotechnology, health, public policy and education among others.

UTEC

UTEC

The fund is for collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts at Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) in Peru.

Learn more about UTEC