Massachusetts Institute of Technology

                       Portuguese Leaders of Tomorrow Club

 

The need for change

The club vision

The short-term goals

The club officers

Studying in the US

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The short-term goals

 

educational

  1. Meet prospective students from leading Portuguese universities and establish relationships that allow us to mentor them throughout the process of coming to MIT. This goal will be initiated through a multi-day information session which will take place in Portugal in March 2006.

  2. Host welcome sessions at MIT for the very best students who are in the process of applying to MIT. These students would benefit from the financial support gathered until then and would have their trip financed in part or in whole.

  3. Facilitate the financial sponsorship in part or in whole for Portuguese students who have been accepted at MIT for their Masters or PhD programs.

  4. Gather support from existing students at MIT and learn about their potential availability towards the group. The purpose is to create our very own “in-house” expertise on how to apply to the various fields within MIT (i.e. Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Management, Supply Chain Management, Biomedicine, etc).

  5. Promote the MIT PLT Club website, which it will comprise the communication and information backbone for the group. 

 

R&D And Industry

  1. Meet Portuguese industrial companies to raise awareness and assure funding for our group. Gather vital information on the R&D areas which these companies are willing to invest, therefore allowing us to find compatible interests and collaboration opportunities between student research and industry.

  2. Hold workshops for Portuguese industrial companies where existing MIT students can present their existing research projects and also find out about Portuguese industry opportunities.

  3. Hold career fairs at MIT, possibly working together with the MIT European Career Fair, whereby representatives of prominent Portuguese companies initiate recruiting processes with MIT students.

  4. Create the facebook of Portuguese students at MIT and distribute it within Portuguese companies as well as US companies and in particular where Portuguese MIT alumni are incorporated.