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Are the United States and Europe still allies? The European public doesn’t think so

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We invite faculty, researchers, and students from MIT and beyond to learn more about CIS’s impact and work — from research funding to student internships — happening in regions and nations worldwide.

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Apr 16

Divisions at Home, Divisions Abroad? How Domestic Political Conditions Shape Foreign Perceptions of U.S. Nuclear Credibility

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location

Building 45 (MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing)

Apr 28

Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Intersections of Scientific Discourse and Misinformation

Dollar Dominance, Deterrence, and Denial

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Location

Building E40

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Working Groups

CIS provides working group grants for advancing interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of international studies. These small grants are provided as "seed" funds for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows seeking to address scholarly problems.

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Global Seed Funds

The MIT Global Seed Funds grant program provides opportunities for MIT faculty to collaborate with pioneering researchers from around the world.

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Fellows

John Githongo

Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow

Students

Nina Miller

PhD Student

Faculty and Researchers

John G Brisson II

Faculty Director, MIT-Singapore Program

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Staff

Myriam Zuber

Program Manager, MIT-France Program, MIT-Belgium Program

Students

Samuel Leiter

PhD Student

Affiliates and Visitors

Joshua Shifrinson

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Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies

Student Spotlights

CIS makes it possible for MIT students to experience the world while advancing knowledge, tackling tough challenges, and preparing for lives of impact, service, and leadership in an interconnected global society.

Erin's story

Grad student in Mechanical Engineering

A summer at Trondheim, Norway, Erin Menezes worked with the Aquaculture Robotics group with SINTEF and it solidified her decision in which field she wanted to pursue.

Erin's story

Mechanical Engineering '24

Erin applied her mechanical engineering skills to the development of light autonomous underwater vehicles (LAUV) in the beautiful coastal town of Matosinhos, Portugal.

Italy interns researching physics

Universita di Pisa

Learn about Lily's, Medha's and David's research on gravitational waves, stars and planets at the Universita' di Pisa in the summer of 2024!

Jackson's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '26

Jackson Biley worked at the National University of Singapore as a software engineer intern that supported his academic and career goals in several ways.

Andy's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '27

Andy Zheng '27 finished off his freshman year with a summer internship at the Central Bank of Armenia. He learned what it meant to tell a story with data and share about the rich culture he's experienced while in Armenia.

Student opportunities

Educating global leaders and generating research and insights for a safer, more prosperous world

Featured News

Universities must become active launchpads for innovation

Supersize me

Professor Ben Ross Schneider discusses cuts to the Department of Education and USAID

U.S.-China arms control: 5 ideas in nuclear and emerging technologies

C. Cem Tasan to lead the Materials Research Laboratory

Competing visions of international order

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

Are the United States and Europe still allies? The European public doesn’t think so

Entrepreneurship and innovation strategy books from MIT

From show trials to war: A brief history of Ukrainian scientists in portraits

Events

Divisions at Home, Divisions Abroad? How Domestic Political Conditions Shape Foreign Perceptions of U.S. Nuclear Credibility

Starr Forum: The US and the World Under Trump: The First 100 Days

Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Intersections of Scientific Discourse and Misinformation

Dollar Dominance, Deterrence, and Denial

Opportunities

Our community

John Githongo

Nina Miller

John G Brisson II

Myriam Zuber

Samuel Leiter

Joshua Shifrinson

Student Spotlights

Erin's story

Erin's story

Italy interns researching physics

Jackson's story

Andy's story