International activities
As the world becomes smaller and boundaries blur, as it becomes clearer by the day that MIT graduates need to understand and be able to work with people from diverse countries and cultures, a new global focus has emerged.
Now, it is an Institute goal to expand existing international programs (MISTI, for example), and to develop new ones. It’s a classic win-win: The world benefits from dispersing MIT students across the globe; the students not only benefit from the experience, but often find their place in the world along the way.
As part of its commitment to enhancing the undergraduate educational commons, MIT has established these priorities in the area of international experience:
- Enable students to work with people from diverse countries and cultures as part of an MIT education;
- give every student the chance to undertake a significant study, work, or public service experience abroad at some point during their four years at MIT, without financial or academic penalty; and
- provide MIT students opportunities to make global impacts with their work.
To discuss a special gift to help MIT reach its expansion goals for the undergraduate international experience, please contact Elizabeth Reed, senior associate dean, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education, at sido@mit.edu or 617.253.4733.
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