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

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Apr 11

Global Climate Adaptation: Overcoming Political and Policy Challenges

8:30am - 5:00pm

Location

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

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

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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Affiliates and Visitors

Phil Haun

Affiliate

Professor, director of the US Navy's Deterrence Studies Institute at US Naval War College

Staff

Ari Jacobovits

Lead, Africa

Managing Director, MIT-Africa Program

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Laura Kerwin

Associate Director, Security Studies Program

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Griselda Gomez

Assistant Director, Student Health and Safety, MISTI

Managing Director, MIT-Mexico Program, MIT-Colombia Program

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Scot Osterweil

Faculty Director, Global Teaching Labs

Research Scientist, Comparative Media Studies/Writing

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Michelle English

Director of Communications

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.

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Eichiro Honma graduated from MIT in 1874

From samurai to engineers: Eiichiro Honma was born the son of Genzui Honma, a samurai of the Fukuoka domain, and went to MIT for civil engineering research by order of the domain.

Ana's story

Mechanical Engineering '27

Ana interned with UTEC Ventures in Peru in the summer of 2024. She facilitated the partnership between companies to create a new startup.

Allison's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '27

Allison Park worked on the stability of SMILES nanoparticles of fluorescent dyes, and my project centered around preventing the energy transfer between two different types of dyes at the University of Copenhagen.

Kristen's story

Brain and Cognitive Sciences & Biological Engineering '27

A glimpse into Kristen DiConza '27 experience with SpinLabs at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering in Politecnico di Milano, supported her academic and career goals in medicine.

Yijun's story

Chemical Engineering '24

Yijun Yang spent her summer with TotalEnergies; loves learning about other languages, and being in an international lab has impacted her to apply for workplaces with an opportunity to travel or be in an international team.

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

Global Climate Adaptation: Overcoming Political and Policy Challenges

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

Opportunities

Our community

Phil Haun

Ari Jacobovits

Laura Kerwin

Griselda Gomez

Scot Osterweil

Michelle English

Student Spotlights

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Ana's story

Allison's story

Kristen's story

Yijun's story