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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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Staff

Rosabelli Coelho

Lead, Latin America

Managing Director, MIT-Brazil Program, MIT-Amazonia Program

Staff

Quoc Pham

GSF Program and Data Coordinator

Affiliates and Visitors

Jonathan Caverley

Affiliate

Professor of Strategy, US Naval War College

Faculty and Researchers

Eric Heginbotham

Co-Director, SSP Wargaming Lab

Principal Research Scientist

Fellows

John Githongo

Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow

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Madeline Smith

Managing Director, MIT-Scandinavia Program

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.

Annabeth's story

Civil & Environmental Engineering '15

Annabeth worked with her MIT-China Educational Technology Initiative (CETI) team introducing course content from MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xining, and Yulin, Shaanxi.

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.

Jaden's story

Chemistry '25

During the summer of 2024, Jaden Anderson traveled to Manaus, Brazil. He worked with research groups; one focusing on clinical trials against malaria and the second focused on investigating natural compounds extracted from Amazonian fungi and plants, with potential applications in medicine.

Fiona's story

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '23

Fiona worked on developing capabilities for autonomous docking.

Bella's story

Chemical-Biological Engineering '26

Bella Aparicio interned at Vinos y Licores, using her skills in biochemistry and engineering to develop new non-alcoholic fermented beverages.

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

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Rosabelli Coelho

Quoc Pham

Jonathan Caverley

Eric Heginbotham

John Githongo

Madeline Smith

Student Spotlights

Annabeth's story

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Jaden's story

Fiona's story

Bella's story