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KAREN DEMONSTRATING A CHEMICAL REACTION IN HER KITCHEN CHEMISTRY CLASS WITH RUSSIAN STUDENTS.

Sophomore in Bio/Chem taught Kitchen Chemistry to Russian students

Karen's host school was SESC of the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia. “This mostly involved learning

VISHNU AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE DINNER IN ALMATY.

Urban Studies and Planning graduate student examines housing strategies in Kazakhstan

Transformation in the post-Soviet housing market Vishnu Prasad, a graduate student in the Urban Studies and Planning

LEAH GOGGIN (LEFT) WITH TWO OTHER MISTI RUSSIA STUDENTS, JAKE BURGA (CENTER) AND ABIGAIL DROKHLYANSKY. PHOTO: EKATERINA ZABROVSKAYA.

Computer science major writes software for a laser physics lab in Russia

The inherently cross-disciplinary nature of MISTI was a totally unique experience that changed her prospective academic

EYTAN LEVI '21 (LEFT) AND BENJAMIN HOYLE '21 (RIGHT).

Two MIT Russia alumni propose an innovative way of renovating mass housing across former USSR

Two MIT Russia alumni, Benjamin Hoyle (MIT Master of Architecture '21) and Eytan Levi (MIT Master of Architecture and

PHOEBE SPRINGSTUBB (FOURTH FROM THE RIGHT) IS WITH OTHER MISTI MIT-RUSSIA STUDENTS IN MOSCOW

History of architecture student researches postindustrial space in Russia

Phoebe did her internship with the Cultural Center ZIL. A former Soviet House of Culture, it’s been reinvented and

Math and CS major researched robotic mapping at internship in Russia crop

Math and CS major researched robotic mapping at internship in Russia

“The main goal of my work was to develop methods and create a testing framework to evaluate the quality of Simultaneous

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Aero/Astro major Alexander Knapp researches autonomous mobile robots at Skoltech University

During this summer, Alex was given the opportunity to experience many different aspects of Russia, from working in a lab

Aeronautics major interned for Russia’s private space company

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

Architectural design student works on cross-disciplinary artistic projects in Russia

Architectural design student works on cross-disciplinary artistic projects in Russia

Through the MIT-Russia program, Michael was placed for an internship at the Garage Studios, a newly established live