Students, faculty, and staff from MIT attended the COP28 U.N. climate change conference in Dubai. At a forum hosted by the MIT Center for International Studies in January, MIT community members shared their experiences and insights from the conference.
The Empowering the Teachers program brings talented Nigerian postdocs to MIT for a semester-long immersive experience, then sends them back out into the field to teach, research, and grow into influential leaders in Nigerian higher education.
The Department of Political Science Global Diversity Lab, with the support of MIT Center for International Studies, established a summer research internship in which students, including two master's students at universities in Africa, joined the MIT community in June and July.
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) developed pre-departure sessions intended to help students reflect on their experiences going abroad in the wider context of sustainability and climate change.
The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences bestowed Infinite Mile Awards on five staff members selected by their colleagues for going the extra mile in their roles and work on a regular basis.