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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had a profound influence on the world through technological leadership and research innovations since its founding in 1861. MIT is one of the world's preeminent research universities: renowned for rigorous academic programs in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship; cutting-edge research; a diverse campus community; and a longstanding commitment to working with the public and private sectors to bring new knowledge to bear on the world's complex challenges.

Currently, the eight departments and one division of MIT's School of Engineering encompass a community of many of the world's brightest minds and inventive thinkers—about 60% of MIT's undergraduates with declared majors, about 44% of MIT graduate students, and just over one-third of the entire faculty of MIT.

In the last year, the leadership of the School of Engineering reemphasized the purpose of the School—the very reason it exists—and that is to meet societal needs through its education, research, and public service. The School's overarching theme is "Leadership through Technical Excellence and Innovation." The primary objectives of the MIT School of Engineering are thus twofold: first, to educate men and women for leadership in industry, government, and educational institutions; and, second, to influence the future directions of engineering education and practice.