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Global EngagementTheexpandingglobalconnectionsofthe21stCen-turyprovideMITwithincreasingopportunitiestoengageinprojectsandcollaborationsoutsidetheU.S.AsformerPresidentSusanHockfieldnotedinaspeechdeliveredtotheConfederationofIndianIndustriesinMumbai,India,inNovember2007,
It has never been more clear that the future of innovation will be told in many, many different lan-guages. In a world with so much talent, no one has a monopoly on good ideas. As researchers, if we are driven to find the most gifted collaborators and the most intriguing ideas, we must be prepared to look far beyond our own backyards. And as educators, if we fail to help our students learn to live and work with their peers around the world, then we have failed them altogether.
International Innovation InitiativeTheInternationalInnovationInitiative(I3,pro-nounced“I-cubed”)providesafocalpointforinteractionsbetweenMITresearchersandtheglobalventurecapitalcommunity.ThemissionofI3istoexploreandestablishopportunitiesfortheMITeducationandresearchcommunitytocometogetherwithinternationalpartnerstostimulateinnovativetechnologicalapproachestopresentandfutureglobalproblemsmovingtechnologiesfromthelaboratorytothemarketplace.
MIT Energy InitiativeMITEnergyInitiative(MITEI),establishedinSeptember2006,isanInstitute-wideinitiativedesignedtohelptransformtheglobalenergysystemtomeettheneedsofthefutureandtohelpbuildabridgetothatfuturebyimprovingtoday’senergysystems.MITEIstrivestoaddressthetechnicalandpolicychallengesofthecomingdecades,suchasmeetingtheworld’sgrowingdemandforenergy;minimizingrelatedimpactsontheenvironment;andreducingthepotentialgeopoliticaltensionsassoci-atedwithincreasedcompetitionforenergy.
MIT-Singapore Singapore University of Technology and Design In2010,MITandtheSingaporeUniversityofTech-nologyandDesign(SUTD)officiallybeganapart-nershipthatincludesbotheducationandresearchcomponents.Undertheeducationcomponent,MITwillshareitsexpertisewithSUTDinabroadrangeofareas,includingpedagogy,curriculumdevelopment,andfacultyrecruitmentanddevel-opment.MITwillalsoassistindesigningprogramstoencourageinnovationandentrepreneurship.AkeyfeatureoftheresearchcomponentisthenewSUTD-MITInternationalDesignCentre(IDC).TheIDCisajointresearchprojectwithfacilitiesatbothuniversities.TheIDCaimstobecometheworld’spremierscholarlyhubfortechnologicallyintensivedesignandserveasanucleusforthegrowthoftheMIT-SUTDCollaboration.
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology CentreTheSingapore-MITAllianceforResearchandTechnology(SMART)CentreisaresearchenterpriseestablishedbyMITinpartnershipwiththeNationalResearchFoundationofSingapore.TheSMARTCentreservesasanintellectualhubforresearchinteractionsbetweenMITandSingaporeatthefrontiersofscienceandtechnology.Thispartner-shipallowsfaculty,researchers,andgraduatestudentsfromMITtocollaboratewiththeircoun-terpartsfromuniversities,polytechnics,researchinstitutes,andindustryinSingaporeandthroughoutAsia.TheSMARTCentreisMIT’sfirstresearchcentreoutsideofCambridge,Massachusetts,anditslargestinternationalresearchendeavor.
MIT China Educational Technology InitiativeThegoalofMITChinaEducationalTechnologyInitia-tive(CETI)istopromoteculturalexchangebetweenAmericanandChinesestudentsbyexploringsci-enceandtechnology.Eachsummersince1996,CETIsendsMITstudentstohighschoolsinthecitiesandtownsacrossmainlandChina,HongKong,andTai-wan.Teachinginteamsofthree,someofthepastCETIparticipantshavetaughtcurriculumsonwebdesign,programming,robotics,electricalengineer-ing,sustainabledevelopment,civilengineering,biology,aerospaceengineering,andmore.
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MIT-India Initiative Translational Health Science and Technology InstituteTheTranslationalHealthScienceandTechnol-ogyInstitute(THSTI)inDelhiismodeledaftertheHarvard-MITDivisionofHealthSciencesandTech-nology(HST).FundedbytheIndiangovernment,THSTIwillbeamultidisciplinary,multiprofessionalresearchandtrainingcenterwithclosetiestoHST.HSTwillhelprecruitandtrainnewfacultymembersforTHSTI,andthetwoinstitutionswillcollaborateonresearchandeducationalendeavors.
MIT Urban Laboratory IndiaTheMITUrbanLaboratory(UrbLab)Indiaisacollab-orativeeffortbetweenMITandthesouthernIndiantownofErode.UrbLabrespondstothechallengesassociatedwithIndia’srapidgrowth,increasingin-dustrialization,andurbanization.TheprojectbuildsonalonghistoryofcooperationbetweenIndiaandMIT.AsaresultofMIT’sefforts,theIndiangovern-menthastakenstepstobetterintegratephysicalplanningandeconomicplanningatthelocallevel.Futurecollaborationswilltargetenvironmentalandurbanrenewal.
J-PAL South AsiaJ-PALSouthAsia,aregionalofficeoftheAbdulLatifJameelPovertyActionLab(J-PAL)atMIT,isafocalpointfordevelopmentandpovertyresearchbasedonrandomizedtrials.J-PALSouthAsiaisbasedattheInstituteforFinancialManagementandResearch,aleadingbusinessschoolinChennai,India.In2011,J-PALSouthAsiawasselectedtohosttheSouthAsiaregionalcenterfortheCenterforLearningonEvaluationandResults(CLEAR).CLEARisaglobalinitiativecoordinatedbytheWorldBankthataimstostrengthenthemonitoringandevalua-tioncapacityofgovernmentandcivilsociety.
Alliance for Global SustainabilityTheAllianceforGlobalSustainabilityisaninter-nationalpartnershipbetweenMIT,theUniversityofTokyo,theSwissInstitutesofTechnology,andChalmersUniversityofTechnologyinSwedentodevelopnewtechnologiesandidentifypolicydirec-tionsthatencourageglobaleconomicdevelopmentwhilepreservingandenhancingtheenvironment.
Global Supply Chain and Logistics ExcellenceNetwork TheMITCenterforTransportationandLogistics(MIT-CTL)createdtheMITGlobalSupplyChainandLogisticsExcellence(SCALE)Networkasaninter-nationalallianceofleadingresearchandeducationcentersdedicatedtothedevelopmentofsupplychainandlogisticsexcellencethroughinnovation.Thisinternationalsupplychainmanagementpro-gramnowencompassesfourcentersaroundtheworld:MIT-CTLinCambridge,theZaragozaLogis-ticsCenterinSpain,theCenterforLatinAmericanLogisticsInnovationinColombia,andtheMalaysiaInstituteforSupplyChainInnovation.Eachcenterfostersrelationshipsbetweenstudents,faculty,andbusinesses,teachingstudentstorunsuccessfulsupplychainsforcompaniessuchasWalmart,BASF,andStarbucks.FacultymembersfromMIToverseeeachcenter—travelingbackandforthbetweenthem—buteachismanagedandrunbylocalfacultyrecruitedandtrainedbyCTL.
Other Global Initiatives MIT Portugal ProgramTheMITPortugalProgramwaslaunchedinOctober2006bythePortugueseMinistryofScience,Tech-nology,andHigherEducationasalarge-scaleinternationalcollaborationinvolvingMITandgovernment,academia,andindustryinPortugal.Theaimoftheprogramistodevelopleadinghighereducationandresearchprogramsrelatedtoengi-neeringsystems.TheprogramissupportedbyanationalinitiativeinvolvingPortugueseuniversitiesandresearchcenters,which,togetherwithMIT,targetsbioengineeringsystems,sustainableenergysystems,engineeringdesignandadvancedmanu-facturing,andtransportationsystemsaskeyareasforeconomicdevelopmentandsocietalimpact.
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology In2011,athree-yearcollaborationbeganbetweentheSkolkovoFoundation,SkolkovoInstituteofScienceandTechnology(SkTech),andMITtodevelopanewgraduateresearchuniversity.ThenewinstitutionaimstobreaknewgroundinbringingtogetherRussian,U.S.andglobalresearchandtechnology,andinintegratingteaching,research,innovation,andentrepreneurship.EducationandresearchatSkTechwillbeorga-nizedaroundmultidisciplinarytechnologicalchal-lenges,ratherthantraditionalacademicdisciplines.Thenewinstitutionwillfocusonthefollowingprograms:energyscienceandtechnology,biomed-icalscienceandtechnology,informationscienceandtechnology,spacescienceandtechnology,andnuclearscienceandtechnology.ResearchcentersundertheSkTechorganizationalumbrellawillbemultidisciplinaryandmulti-institutional.Ineachcenter,faculty,researchers,andstudentsfromoneormoreRussianuniversitieswillcollaboratewithfaculty,researchers,andstudentsfromoneormoreuniversitiesoutsideRussia.AdefiningcomponentofSkTechwillbeitsCenterforEntrepreneurshipandInnovation(CEI),whichwillintegrateeduca-tion,research,andpracticeinentrepreneurshipandinnovation,asappliedtotheresearchresultsoftheSkTechresearchcenters.MITwillassistincreatingtheCEIorganizationandeducationprogram.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AsecondaryschoolmathematicsteacherinKualaLumpur,Malaysia,KianWahLiewintroduceshisstudentstoarangeofcomplexconcepts,suchasmatrices,determinants,anddifferentialequations.“Isometimesusethelecturesintheclassroom.Iletthestudentswatchalecture—forexample,the18.03DifferentialEquationsvideo—accompaniedbymyownexplanations,”Liewsays.Havingaccesstothelectureshasimpactedhisownteachingstyle,Liewsays.“TheWesternstylespendsmoretimeon
Saint Lucia RobertCroghan,anentrepreneurinSaintLucia,hasspentthepastseveralyearslookingforawaytohar-nessgeothermalenergycreatedbyadormantvol-canounderneaththeislandtocreateanalternativeenergysourcefortheregion.Croghanisnowdevel-opingahigh-voltagegridthatwoulddeliverenergytoseveralislandsthroughanunderseacable.CroganusedOCWtoresearchthetopicofgeothermalheatsources.“WhenIsawOpenCourseWare,”Croghanconcludes,“itwentrighttotheverycoreofwhatIbelieve:ifwehoardinformation,wecan’thaveprog-ress.Wegetstagnant,anditgetsaccumulatedinthehandsofafew.Andifthathappens,wemissallsortsofincredibledevelopmentsandopportunities.”http://ocw.mit.edu/
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International Scholars MIThostsmanyinternationalresearchersandfacultywhocometotheU.S.forteaching,research,collaboration,andotherpurposes.Theseinclude“visiting”scientists,professors,artists,andscholars,aswellaspostdoctoralfellowsandassociates,lecturers,instructors,researchassociatesandscien-tists,andtenure-trackfaculty.DuringtheyearJuly1,2011throughJune30,2012,MIT’sInternationalScholarsOffice(ISchO)served2,175internationalscholarsaffiliatedwithMITandtheiraccompa-nyingfamilymembers(“international”isdefinedasnon-U.S.citizen,non-U.S.permanentresident).
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International Study Opportunities JustaswithotheraspectsofanMITeducation,thereisabroadrangeofglobalactivitiesforstudentstochoosefrom.Theserunthegamutfromtraditionalstudy-abroadprogramstoinnova-tiveshorttermprojects,butmostareinfusedwiththeInstitute’sphilosophyofmensetmanus.Inthespringof2011,41percentofstudentsgradu-atingwithabachelor’sdegree,and30percentofstudentsgraduatingwithamaster’sdegreereportedhavingeducationalexperiencesabroad.
D-LAB and the Public Service Center TheD-LabandthePublicServiceCenterhelpstu-dentsundertakehands-onpublicserviceprojectsindevelopingcountries.Seepage104formoreinfor-mationonD-Labandpage103formoreinformationonthePublicServiceCenter.
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology CentreThe Singapore-MITAllianceforResearchandTech-nology(SMART)CentreallowsresearchersfromMITtocollaboratewiththeircounterpartsfromuniversities,researchinstitutes,andindustriesinSingaporeandAsiatoperforminterdisciplinary,experimental,computational,andtranslationalresearch.FiveInterdisciplinaryResearchGroups(IRGs)areundertheSMARTCentre,eachheadedbyaseniorMITfacultymember:InfectiousDisease,theCentreforEnvironmentalSensingandModel-ing,BioSystemsandMicromechanics,FutureUrbanMobility,andLowEnergyElectronicSystems.WithmanyMITfacultymembers,postdoctoralfellows,PhDstudents,andstaffparticipatingatSMART,theseIRGsarehelpingpromoteavibrantknowl-edge-basedatmosphereinSingapore.
Other Study Abroad OptionsMITstudentsmayalsoapplyforadmissiondirectlytoforeigninstitutionsthatofferstudyabroadprogramsortoastudyabroadprogramadministeredbyanotherU.S.institutionorastudyabroadprovider.
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International AlumniMITalumniandscholarshavemadeextraordinarycontributionsintheirhomecountries,theU.S.,andtheworld.Thefollowingaresomeexamples:
Kofi Annan, SM Management 1972KofiAnnan,theseventhSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNationsandrecipientoftheNobelPeacePrize,wasborninKumasi,Ghana,andattendedtheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinKu-masibeforecompletinghisundergraduatestudiesatMacalesterCollegeinSt.Paul,Minnesota.HeundertookgraduatestudiesineconomicsattheInstitutuniversitairedeshauteetudesinternation-alsinGeneva,andearnedhisSMinManagementasaSloanFellowatMIT.AnnanworkedfortheWorldHealthOrganizationandtheGhanaTouristDevelop-mentCompany,buthasspentmostofhiscareerattheUnitedNations.In2001,KofiAnnanandtheUnitedNationsreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizefor“theircontributionstoabetterorganizedandmorepeacefulworld.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, SB Architecture 1975SM Management 1976CurrentPrimeMinisterofIsraelandformerlyIs-rael’sambassadortotheUnitedNations,BenjaminNetanyahuwasbornin1948inTelAviv,IsraelandgrewupinJerusalem.HeservedasIsrael’sambas-sadortotheUnitedNationsfrom1984to1988,duringwhichtimeheledtheefforttodeclassifytheUnitedNations’archiveoncrimescommittedbyNaziGermany.Netanyahu,amemberoftheLikudparty,wasIsrael’sPrimeMinisterfrom1996until1999.DuringhistermasPrimeMinister,Netan-yahuimplementedpolicythatcombinedfightingterrorwithadvancementofthepeaceprocess.Itscornerstonewastheconclusionofwell-measuredagreementswiththePalestiniansthatinsistedonreciprocity.Duringhisthree-yearterm,thenumberofterrorattacksdrasticallydecreased.
I. M. Pei, SB Architecture 1940IeohMingPei,influentialmodernistarchitectandfounderofthefirmPeiCobbFreed&Partners,wasborninChinain1917.HecompletedhisBachelorofArchitecturedegreeatMITin1940.Peihasde-signedmorethan60buildings,includingtheJohnFitzgeraldKennedyLibraryinBoston,Massachu-setts,theGrandLouvreinParis,France,theMihoMuseuminShiga,Japan,theBankofChinaTowerinHongKong,andtheGatewayTowersinSingapore.
Tony Tan, SM Physics 1964FollowinghisdegreesfromMITandhisPhDfromtheUniversityofAdelaideinappliedmathematics,TantaughtmathematicsattheUniversityofSinga-pore.TanwaselectedtotheParliamentofSingaporein1979,andhasservedinnumerousleadershippositionsintheSingaporegovernment.InDecem-ber1991,TansteppeddownfromtheCabinettoreturntotheprivatesectorastheOverseas-ChineseBankingCorporation’sChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer.HerejoinedtheCabinetin1995asDeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisterforDefense.InAugust2003,TanbecameDeputyPrimeMinisterandCo-ordinatingMinisterforSecurityandDefense.
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International Entrepreneurs A2009KauffmanFoundationreportontheEntre-preneurialImpactofMITfoundthefollowing:
Alumni who were not U.S. citizens when admitted to MIT founded companies at different (usually higher per capita) rates relative to their American counter-parts, with at least as many remaining in the United States as are returning to their home countries....
About 30 percent of the foreign students who attend MIT found companies at some point in their lives. This is a much higher rate than for U.S. citizens who attend MIT. We assume (but do not have data that might support this) that foreign students are more inclined from the outset to become entrepre-neurs, as they had to seek out and get admitted
to a foreign university, taking on the added risks of leaving their families and their home countries to study abroad. (MIT has only its one campus in Cambridge, Mass., and, despite collaborations in many countries, does not operate any degree program outside of the United States.) We esti-mate that about 5,000 firms were started by MIT graduates who were not U.S. citizens when they were admitted to MIT. Half of those companies created by “imported” entrepreneurs, 2,340 firms, are headquartered in the United States, generating their principal revenue ($16 billion) and employment (101,500 people) benefits here.
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Campus Research Sponsored by International Organizations Current Selected Projects Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy at MIT and KFUPMAgroupofMechanicalEngineeringfacultyhaveenteredintoaseven-yearresearchandeducationalcollaborationwithKingFahdUniversityofPetro-leumandMinerals(KFUPM)inDhahran,SaudiArabia,leadingtothecreationoftheCenterforCleanWaterandCleanEnergyatMITandKFUPMwithinthedepartment.TheCenter’sresearchfocusesonwaterdesalinationandpurificationandonlow-carbonenergyproductionfrombothsolarenergyandfossilfuels.Additionalresearchactivitiesinvolvedesignandmanufacturing,withafocusontechnologiesrelatedtowaterandenergyproduc-tion.Thiscollaborationbeganinfall2008.Duringthefirstyear,adiversegroupofapproximately20MITfacultyparticipatedintheCenteralongwith35MITgraduatestudentsand10MITpostdocs.Inad-dition,theCenterincludesaprogramtobringSaudiArabianwomentoMITforresearchandeducationalactivities.TheCenterisdirectedbyJohnH.LienhardVandco-directedbyKamalYoucef-Toumi.
Reinventing the WheelAnewbicyclewheeldesignedbyMITresearcherscanboostarider’spowerwhiletrackingtherider’sfriends,fitness,smog,andtraffic.Thewheel,calledtheCopenhagenWheel,storesenergyeverytimetheriderbrakes,whichcanthenbeusedtoassisttherideringoingupahilloraddaburstofspeedintraffic.Inadditiontostoringpower,theCopenha-genWheelusesaseriesofsensorsandaBluetoothconnectiontotherider’siPhonetocollectdataaboutthebicycle’sspeed,directionanddistancetraveled,aswellaspickingupdataonairpollu-tion,andeventheproximityoftherider’sfriends.Theresultingdatacanbothhelptheindividualrider—forexample,byprovidingfeedbackonfit-nessgoals—andhelpthecity(iftheuseroptstosharetheinformation)bybuildingadatabaseofairquality,popularbikingroutes,andareasoftrafficcongestion.TheCopenhagenWheelwasdevelopedbyCarloRattiandwasfundedbythecityofCopen-hagen,theItaliancompanyDucati,andtheItalianenvironmentministry.
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