Thirteen MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni have won fellowships from the U.S. State Department's Fulbright U.S. Student Program to pursue grants overseas in 2023-24. For four years in a row, MIT has been named a Fulbright Top-Producing Institution.
With a major in bioengineering and a minor in Spanish, Victor Damptey brings his language skills to bear as he works toward a career as a physician-scientist.
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“Meeting with the students [virtually] to discuss the challenges I had prepared was so inspiring because I saw the interest in science sparking during our conversations,” reflects Erick Eguia, a junior studying brain and cognitive sciences. Eguia had the unique experience of taking part in a longstanding MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program in a new way over Google Classroom to a group of eager students in Spain.
Typically during Independent Activities Period (IAP), MIT-Spain’s Global Teaching Labs (GTL) Program sends over 40 students to high schools across Spain and Andorra to share MIT’s hands-on approach to STEM education. MIT students are, in turn, able to experience the diverse culture of Spain as well as practice their teaching, presentation, language, and problem-solving skills.
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