Global Classroom

MISTI Global Classrooms are short-term—usually 2- to 3-week—opportunities to learn abroad alongside MIT faculty. Programs take place over IAP or in the summer and may be credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing. Some Global Classrooms focus on grand challenges such as climate, sustainability and health, while others explore culture and society. In all cases, the Global Classroom location is critical to the learning experience.

Requirements vary by program. Visit our application page for more information.

Angola

• Space Technology for Sustainable Development in Angola
  • Where: Luanda, Angola
  • Application Opens: September 19
  • Application Deadline: October 15
  • Contact: misti-africa [at] mit.edu (misti-africa[at]mit[dot]edu) 

Brazil

• 10.496/1.096: Design of Sustainable Polymer Systems in the Amazon
  • Where: Manaus, Brazil
  • Application Opens: August 27
  • Application Deadline: September 23 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Rosabelli Coelho (mit-brazil [at] mit.edu (mit-brazil[at]mit[dot]edu))
• WGS.247: Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas
  • Where: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Application Opens: September 3
  • Application Deadline: September 23 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Dr. Joaquin Terrones (jsterron [at] mit.edu (jsterron[at]mit[dot]edu)) 

France

• Bioregional Design Practices and Community Engagement and Innovation
  • Where: Arles, France
  • Application Opens: October 7
  • Application Close: October 20 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Myriam Zuber (myriamz [at] mit.edu)

India

• Merging Science and Service by Treating Blind Children
  • Where: New Delhi and Agra, India
  • Application Opens: August 15
  • Application Deadline: October 3 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Megha Hegde (mhegde [at] mit.edu (mhegde[at]mit[dot]edu)) 

Italy

• The Making of Roman Pompeii
  • Where: Rome and Pompeii, Italy
  • Application Opens: September 1
  • Application Deadline: October 8 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Prof. Will Broadhead (williamb [at] mit.edu (williamb[at]mit[dot]edu))  

Japan

• IAP in Ancient and Modern Japan
  • Where: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, Japan
  • Application Opens: September 2
  • Application Deadline: October 3 at 11:59 PM (NEW DEADLINE)
  • Contact: Prof. Hiromu Nagahara (nagahara [at] mit.edu (nagahara[at]mit[dot]edu)) 

South Africa 

• HST.434: Evolution of an Epidemic
  • Where: Johannesburg, Durban, and other areas of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
  • Application Opens: September 15
  • Application Deadline: October 20 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Prof. Howard Heller (hheller1 [at] mgh.harvard.edu (hheller1[at]mgh[dot]harvard[dot]edu))

Spain

• STS.S22 How to Grow Resilient Futures: Regenerative Agriculture and Economies in Catalunya, Spain
  • Where: Barcelona and Púbol, Spain
  • Application Opens: August 28
  • Application Deadline: September 23 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Prof. Kate Brown (brownkl [at] mit.edu (brownkl[at]mit[dot]edu))
• 21L.590: The Spanish Incubator
  • Where: Madrid, Spain
  • Application Opens: September 27 at 5 PM
  • Application Deadline: October 15 at 5 PM
  • Contact: Prof Margery Resnick (resnick [at] mit.edu (resnick[at]mit[dot]edu)) 

Taiwan

• 21G.S04/21G.S05 Special Subject: IAP Chinese Abroad
  • Where: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Application Opens: September 15
  • Application Deadline: October 6 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Dr. Haohsiang Liao (hliao [at] mit.edu (hliao[at]mit[dot]edu))

United Arab Emirates

• Healthcare Innovation in the UAE
  • Where: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Application Opens: September 2
  • Application Deadline: October 3 at 11:59 PM
  • Contact: Maye Elqasem (melqasem [at] mit.edu (melqasem[at]mit[dot]edu))

No Summer 2026 Global Classroom programs available yet. 

Before your Global Classroom, you’ll attend MISTI Prep and Training sessions designed to help you make the most of your experience abroad.

Are you interested in starting a MISTI Global Classroom or SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom? Find more information here.