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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

Kiera posing in front of a digital screen displaying work documents

MechE student Kiera Gavin creates electrical engineering software to measure and control a new solar cell design in Madrid, Spain

In the lead lab in a project with 6 other universities throughout Europe, Kiera was able to design a software to test

Kyla Truman busy as work with a microscope

At Instituto Cajal, recent Brain and Cognitive Sciences grad conducts 3D neuronal reconstruction

Kyla Truman created an image atlas of brain slices for an Alzheimer's Disease brain originally thought to be

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

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

Attia posing for the camera at a fabric workstation

IDM student Attia Qureshi supports artisan economy in Manteigas, Portugal

Adapting to new culture Attia worked with artisans and laborers every day to develop unique blankets made out of

Rachel Price sitting on a grassy lawn in Moscow in 2017.

Aeronautics major interned for Russia’s private space company

“My job began with assembling existing information on the platform’s development into a single design report,” she says

Angelov, Li, and Machover in the O+C offices in Paris

From Morocco to Paris, Architecture students explore a new world of design

Thanks to an unexpected opportunity in spring 2017, three Architecture students found themselves interning for a unique