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Israel
Start it up in the Start-Up Nation! Experience Israel's science, technology and innovation first hand. Opportunities include fully-funded internships at companies, research institutes, hospitals, and universities; and opportunities to teach STEM subjects and entrepreneurship in high schools with Global Teaching Labs over IAP.
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Israel Program Details
Preparation & Training
MISTI matches MIT students with internships and research at leading companies, research labs and universities in Israel. Internships last from 3 to 12 months and are fully-funded.
Application
Applications for summer internships are due by Friday, December 1, 2017.
Apply at applymisti.mit.edu
Dates and Duration
Summer internships last 10-12+ weeks
Longer opportunities and semester-long internships are available.
Timeline
Applications are open on the MISTI Portal. Please complete Steps 1-3 before setting a meeting with Kylie Fisher (kgfisher@mit.edu) for undergraduate and graduate students, or David Dolev (ddolev@mit.edu) for Sloan students.
December – February: Placement Process
February – May : Spring Training
May – August: Intern in Israel!
Eligibility
Open to MIT undergrad and grad students, and recent alumni
Requirements
Students must have a minimum of 4.0 GPA
Students must take an MIT course on the Middle East/Israel, and attend all trainings.
Language
Undergrads and graduates are required to take 8 hours of Hebrew with a peer tutor, organized by MIT-Israel
Prerequisites
Undergrads: One required course on Israeli history and culture in fall, IAP or spring before departure.
Graduate students: One required SIP course in March
Culture Course
(Courses offered 2016-2017 Academic Year)
17.567: Israel: History, Politics, Culture, and Identity (UG)
17.567 is the MIT-Israel preferred course.
15.248 Israel Lab: Startup Nation's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem (UG and G)
17.568 Comparative Politics and International Relations of the Middle East (UG and G)
21H.161 The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (UG)
21H.262 Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (UG)
21H.365 Co-Existence and Conflict in the Middle East (UG)
21H.381/WGS.222: Women and War (UG)
Graduate students should enroll in the Sloan Innovation Period (SIP) Israel-specific course.
Funding
Program expenses covered (includes airfare and a stipend to cover food and accommodation)
Preparation
Once matched with a host, students must attend MISTI prep & training sessions and a checkout meeting with the program manager.
MISTI Global Teaching Labs offers a unique opportunity for MIT students to teach STEM subjects and Entrepreneurship & Leadership Seminars in Israeli high schools over IAP
Timeline
General Information Session:
September 13th, 2017
Application due
September 20, 2017
Placement process
Group interview dates - Early October
Dates and duration
Students will teach for four weeks in January.
Teaching dates: 4 weeks over IAP, 2018
Students must be available for every day of teaching, and plan to be in-country at least one day prior to the start of GTL.
Location and Subjects
Various tracks are available through MIT-Israel's GTL program, including:
- Teaching team-designed Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Product Design seminars - rotating to different city high schools in the same region
- Teaching biology, robotics, and/or CS to new immigrants and underpriviledged youth
- Teaching team-designed seminars around various "STEAM" topics - rotating to different city high schools in the same region
- Teaching environmental science at a kibbutz to a diverse population of students
(Subjects and locations subject to change over IAP 2018)
Eligibility
Open to MIT undergrads, graduating seniors and graduate students in all disciplines.
Requirements
GPA 4.0 or better
Teaching experience is a plus!
Language
No language requirement
To prepare, students will learn Hebrew with a tutor on-campus for 6 hours
Funding
Program expenses covered (includes airfare and a stipend to cover food and accommodation)
Preparation
Once selected to participate, students must attend Global Teaching Labs training sessions, day-long retreat (November 11, 2016) and a checkout meeting with the program manager.
Contact Us
Please contact the program assistant for more information
