Stories & Experiences

Adrian Reginald Sy, EECS '19

The main company I worked for is called IBJ which consists of seceral sub-companies that work under their triangle

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

Christina with her co-workers and the Venture Republic mascot

Christina Liao, MechE, '20

For technical tasks, we had a lot of say in what we wanted to work on. Interns were never forced to work on a task that

Cori working on iOS development

Cori Drysdale, CS/Data (6-14) '19

Through Venture Republic and MIT-Japan, I gained incredibly useful experience in both the tech and finance worlds

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

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

Helen along with other MIT students in Japan

Helen Ho, MEng, EECS, '19

"Through the internship, I think I learned a lot about the work and the fields that I am interested/not interested in

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

Kenneth Koh standing on a path in a forest

Kenneth Koh, MS, Transportation Eng '17

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is an enormous engineering company with multiple factories both within and outside of