Stories & Experiences

Zachary Francis standing in front of a huge giant robot

Importance of creating a community abroad

Zachary Francis '24, MEng '25, is no stranger to MISTI, often walking down the hallways to chat with a program manager

Headshot of Wilhem Hector leaning against a wood work table with a shelf filled with small organizers in the Pappalardo Lab at MIT

Fueling change with wind and education

We caught up with Wilhem Hector '25, a mechanical engineering major, at the Pappalardo Lab, where he spends most of his

Mid shot of Richard Colwell in front of a fence on the a sunny day with blue skies

Passions sparked and strengthened through seven MISTIs

Graduating in 2021, Richard Colwell, a materials science and engineering major and environment sustainability minor

Dahlia stands next to Tegnlogy poster in the lab

Landing a job in Denmark after MIT

After Dahlia Dry '23 graduated with a bachelor's in physics, she did a 6-month internship with TEGnology ApS in

Medium shot of Riley in a blurred background of a lab with thin white columns and pipes above and a cabinet to the right

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

Top shot of Anjuli Jain Figueroa in Peru where there are rolling green hills and colorful maroon roofs of houses in the background

Broadening horizons with Dr. Anjuli Jain Figueroa

MISTI got in touch with alum Dr. Anjuli Jain Figueroa to see how her MISTI experience has impacted her career path in

Two picture collage in a vertical image with Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli in Chile and Abigail Schipper in Denmark

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

Derek Allmond in a grey cap and a yellow safety vest in a luscious green forest with a stream to the left of him as he hold one piece of paper in his hand

Studying abroad and interning in New Zealand

Derek Allmond spent six months in New Zealand back in 2023—it was his very first time traveling out of the US! He took

Kinan Martin selfie from the top of Cerro San Cristobal, overlooking the city of Santiago, Chile

Learning NLP abroad

Kinan Martin ‘24 is a recipient of this year’s MISTI Excellence Award. By summer’s end, Kinan will have completed five