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Stories & Experiences

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

Angela with her fellow co-workers pausing for a picture. There are whiteboards behind them and a work desk in front of them

Angela Lin, EECS '19

“I don’t think I would have gained the appreciation I have for Japanese culture and history now, had I stayed at MIT or

Katie and friends on a nice day out

Katie Sedlar, MEng, EECS, '17

"I learned a lot about programming, especially how to interface with databases. I also learned how much I like work in a

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

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