Children's Education in Afghanistan
Anahita Maghami, Hanna Zhu
Wed Jan 27, 06-07:30pm, E51-325
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Barakat is a Cambridge-based nonprofit that does work in Afghanistan and the region around it. Their mission is to advance literacy and to strengthen education systems in these areas. Come learn directly from representatives of Barakat about the work they have been doing and how you can take action to aid the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
Contact: Anahita Maghami, mitai-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Amnesty International
Cosponsor: Graduate Student Council
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Do You Have What It Takes to Win Rhodes, Marshall or Other Distinguished Fellowship?
Kim Benard, Lin Hobbs
Thu Jan 28, 03-04:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session will introduce participants to distinguished fellowships’ application processes, including Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and others. Former recent winners will be in attendance, as well as former national selection panelists. Here you will learn what is involved, and how to be successful in one of these competitions.
For more information and to register, please contact Kim Benard at benard@mit.edu.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/scholarships/
Contact: Kim Benard, 12-189, x3-0676, benard@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
Cosponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Global Health Think Tank
Cathal Kearney
Wed Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 07-09:00pm, 8-205
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2010
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This think-tank will focus on four real-life global health questions provided by thought leaders in the field (Prof. Gomez-Marquez and Prof. Amit Srivastava of D-Lab Health and IHI and Prof. Anjali Sastry of G-Lab). Each session will tackle one question using a variety of brainstorming techniques. Sessions will finish with brief chalk-talks from each group describing their solutions.
The questions posed will be of both a technical and a management nature and should appeal to students of any experience level. There will be opportunities to follow-up on the projects in a practical manner through collaboration with D-Lab Health.
The class is currently full, but you can sign up for the waitlist (in case we increase class size or people drop out) at the link below.
Web: http://www.doodle.com/5fzbeb5qn88n2yh9
Contact: Cathal Kearney, ckearney@mit.edu
Sponsor: Eleanor K Phillips, BURTON CONNER # 522A, 617 715-5853, ekphill@mit.edu
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Picture Yourself in the Other Cambridge! How to be Part of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME)
Brian Wahl
Thu Jan 14, 03-04:30pm, 5-134
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Learn how you could be studying at the University of Cambridge in the UK during your junior year! This session will feature a panel of students from the University of Cambridge who are currently studying at MIT and MIT students who participated in the exchange last year, who will share their experiences and why they decided to make a commitment to study abroad for the full year. The CME program director will also discuss how to plan for and apply to the exchange.
For more information and to register, please contact Dean Brian Wahl at bwahl@mit.edu.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/studyabroad/
Contact: Brian Wahl, 12-189, x3-0676, bwahl@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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See Yourself Overseas! How to Prepare for and Get the Most Out of an Overseas Experience
Brian Wahl, Yulia Vershinina
Wed Jan 27, 05-06:15pm, 5-134
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Are you interested in studying, interning, or doing research or public service abroad? Learn how to make it happen! This session will explore the various opportunities to go global, from short-term opportunities in IAP and summer to longer-term opportunities during the academic year. In addition, we will discuss how to prepare for these experiences academically and financially, as well as share ways that you can improve your “CQ” (cultural intelligence) and your networking skills before you go.
For more information and to register, please contact Dean Brian Wahl at bwahl@mit.edu.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/geo/
Contact: Brian Wahl, 12-189, x3-0676, bwahl@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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