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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

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

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

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

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