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How MISTI shaped my global career to Germany

Riley Padovano '19 graduated with a double bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and the German language. Through

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Two from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli and Abigail (Abbie) Schipper ’24 will pursue graduate studies in the field of their choice

Tatiana Vassiliev in a navy blue winter jacket with a furry hood up out in a forest covered with snow in Armenia

Teaching robotics abroad to SpaceX internship

Rising junior Tatiana Vassiliev '26, a double major in electrical engineering and computer science major and finance

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Anna Haddad Summer 2023

This summer, Anna Haddad (Mechanical Engineering '23) is interning at the National Innovation Centre (NIC) Nepal in

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MISTI, a launchpad into MIT students’ careers while helping them become global citizens

“My plan is to become a university professor, and potentially have my own lab. I want to continue exploring the world

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Wind energy, basketball and new experiences in Denmark

In his internship with the Wind Research Center and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Wind), Mechanical

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MechE Student Works on Wind Turbines in Denmark

During her internship at COWI, Lucy Milde worked on the design of the latch and door in the transition piece of a wind

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IWD 2022: South Asian Voices Event

On March 8 we were joined by students, alumni, and faculty at our International Women's Day event where we heard from

Dr. Kyle Keane with workshop participants

Humanistic Design Workshops in India: Impact and Reach

We recently caught up with Dr. Kyle Keane, AI Research Scientist at the MIT Quest for Intelligence and long-time