Stories & Experiences

Adrian Reginald Sy, EECS '19

The main company I worked for is called IBJ which consists of seceral sub-companies that work under their triangle

In front of SECOM IS Lab. From left to right: Group Leader Marukawa‐san, Elise Xue and Sub Group Leader Sakurai-­san (mentor)

Elise Xue, EECS, '17

"I am very glad that I took on this internship, because learned a lot from my project. On the surface, the project

the five international interns. From left to right: two students from IIT, a student from Harvard, myself (Lauren), and another MISTI student.

Lauren Spearman, EECS, '19

IBJ consist of five subdivisions: the Home Worker's Community (a large sales division), Web Staff (which includes

Tanya Smith posing with a group of co-workers outside of a restaurant

Tanya Smith, EECS, '20

"I would only recommend an internship at JAXA for people who are comfortable being extremely self-directed. The

Juan Carlos smiling for the camera while sitting down

Researching autonomous drone machine learning algorithms in Madrid

When Juan Carlos got to MIT he did not know he would be able to spend his days working with drones and nights on the

Alexis Vivar posing next to a robotic arm

EECS student Alexis Vivar explored Brazil and Machine Learning in factory automation solutions

“The experience in Brazil made me think about my potential career paths”. Alexis traveled to Santa Catarina state during

Medtronic's MIT-Brazil interns (clockwise, from upper left): Ricardo De Armas, Diana Rosales, Kenneth Vieira, Erica Santana

MIT-Brazil and Medtronic: Engineering Medicine and Innovation

The MIT-Brazil program works with students from all disciplines to coordinate tailored internships, short-term research

Diana Molodan in front of a pond in Russia in 2017

Math and CS major researched robotic mapping at internship in Russia

“The main goal of my work was to develop methods and create a testing framework to evaluate the quality of Simultaneous

Baula Xu posing with a beautiful snow covered mountain range in the background

Computer science student Baula Xu teaches technology and engineering to students for GTL Andorra

Baula never thought she would have the opportunity to teach and learn in a country that most people have never heard of