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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

Nicolas Gomez standing at the bottom of a stairwell of a stone building.

GTL student Nicolas Gomez del Campo teaches STEM in Andorra

Gazing at the steep rock formations of the Pyrenees Nick entered Andorra, a country with a population equivalent to his

Leah Goggin (left) with two other MISTI Russia students, Jake Burga (center) and Abigail Drokhlyansky.

Computer science major writes software for a laser physics lab in Russia

Leah Goggin (Computer Science ’18) left for her internship at the Nuclear Research University (MEPhI) in Moscow with

KYLE ENJOYED SKATING AND ENJOYING LOCAL ACTIVITIES IN KAZAKHSTAN.

Math and Computer Science major taught machine learning in Almaty, Kazakhstan

“I absolutely loved my time teaching machine learning at Suleyman Demirel University. I was given total freedom to

Student intern Hector Vazquez Martinez

Héctor Vázquez Martínez

With me, I take the beginnings of my education in a third tongue as well as a newfound passion for languages. I can now

Student intern Katherine Xiong at Philips campus

Katherine Xiong

Thank you MISTI and Philips for an incredible summer! From training neural networks to traveling to a different country

Student intern Cindy Zhang at Amsterdam canal

Cindy Zhang

Spending the summer working in the Netherlands at Divvly was one of the best experiences of my life. I am grateful to