MISTI Program
Mar 12 2012
The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Academics & Research
Scott Stephens ‘14, Materials Science and Engineering
, MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program
As I write this post, I am sitting in the teacher's lounge trying to hold onto the comfort that I have grasped to since my first day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach. Surrounded by excellent teachers, excellent students, and a beautiful school, I have been smiling for three weeks straight. This morning was filled with gathering contact information from my colleagues, teaching my last lesson with a group of delightful high schoolers, and interviewing with a reporter from the newspaper of Passau. But now I find myself alone with my thoughts, reminiscing like an old crow looks back on the time that has flown by. On my first day here, I was more nervous than a CEO about to tell his staff that he had sold the company for a box of oranges. Three weeks later I feel that I am being kicked from the nest without being able to fly. I sit on the brink of the end of my time here at the Gymnasium, and... read the post »
Feb 9 2012
MIT-India student, Mark Doss, interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Academics & Research
I finished up my initial stay in Mumbai towards late December, and have been in Nepal since then. I am currently volunteering at a Buddhist monastery 30 minutes outside of Kathmandu. This includes teaching English/Math/Computers to the novice monks, and some local school children, and participating in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I can say that the time spent in Mumbai was fantastic.
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The environment at TIFR was very professional yet warm. I learned a great deal from the interaction, academic and otherwise, with graduate students, postdocs, visitors, etc. from all over the world. I was exposed to big ideas and influenced by top thinkers, formed strong friendships, and got a real feel for academic culture in India. The freedom to pursue topics/interests without a constant stream of deadlines helped me develop as a student and scientist. In Nepal I am still continuing with several topics that I had picked up while staying at the institute.
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Dec 7 2011
The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Academics & Research, Visit
In 2011, MIT Mechanical Engineering students went through MISTI to design a control system for a YF03 robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as an energy source at Iberdrola in Spain; conduct experimental investigations of rheological substances at RWTH Aachen University in Germany; and develop engineering projects to improve life in impoverished communities at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico (to name a select few). In fact, a total of 80 MechE students went overseas last summer to expand their skills in foreign companies, universities and labs.
Christopher Love
Graduate student
MIT-Italy Program 2008, 2009 & 2011
Internship: ENEL, Pisa
This experience connected me to relatives in Italy and formed long-lasting friendships. I hope to travel often to Italy and perhaps return for an extended period of work. I have continued in the energy sector as a MITEI and NSF doctoral fellow researching durable nanoengineered surfaces for... read the post »
Nov 30 2011
Manage Your Future
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Academics & Research
Every year MISTI sends nearly 600 interns from all MIT majors abroad to work in their chosen field. In 2010 & 2011, we sent 66 Management students to 9 different countries to intern in companies such as: Allianz (Germany), Amadeus (France), American Express (Mexico), Brunello Cucinelli (Italy), Cinepolis (Mexico), Daikin (Japan), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), Grupo BBVA (Spain), IFMR (India), King-eClient (Spain), My Gengo (Japan), Naiot (Israel), Nasvax (Israel), Societe General (France) and Xerox (India).
Sara Hernandez
Class of 2015
MIT-India Program 2011
Internship: IFMR, Chennai
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The skills I gained and the ideas I got from field observations will be crucial for my own future research. I really want to improve my qualitative research skills: for that I plan to take some classes at MIT at the econ and anthropology departments. It has been a very good opportunity to learn how the economic theory can be applied to solve real problems and I hope I can go back to India to start... read the post »
Nov 21 2011
Architecture students
Posted in: Miscellaneous, Academics & Research
Since its start (circa 1984) MISTI has sent over 350 MIT School of Architecture & Planning students to Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain to explore foreign architecture and city planning. In the last 2 years alone, 110 A&P interns, including Dima Ayyash, Maggie Nelson and Nathan Prevende, went through MISTI to try their skills abroad.
Dima Ayyash
Class of 2012
MIT-Germany Program 2011
Internship: ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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This internship allowed me to explore a new area of interest within the fields of planning and architecture that I would like to pursue in my graduate studies. [It] helped me set my goals for my final year as an MIT undergraduate. It also helped pin-point my area of interest that I wish to pursue in graduate school. Finally, it established a better understanding for me between architecture, planning, and design and has motivated me to search out these topics in the future.
The project: The project explored... read the post »