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Hope in Ukraine

MIT students help Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

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How to survive the new nuclear age

MIT and new manufacturing initiative

MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

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CIS announces Global Seed Funds recipients

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The coming nuclear hurricane

The coming nuclear hurricane

Indian diplomacy: the new era of BRICS

Indian diplomacy: the new era of BRICS

Papa on the 2025 BRICS Summit

Papa on the 2025 BRICS Summit

Exploring data and its influence on political behavior

Exploring data and its influence on political behavior

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

BRICS’ new map Is taking shape

BRICS’ new map Is taking shape

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

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We invite faculty, researchers, and students from MIT and beyond to learn more about CIS’s impact and work — from research funding to student internships — happening in regions and nations worldwide.

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Wargaming Working Group

CIS provides working group grants for advancing interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of international studies. These small grants are provided as "seed" funds for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows seeking to address scholarly problems.

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Global Seed Funds

The MIT Global Seed Funds grant program provides opportunities for MIT faculty to collaborate with pioneering researchers from around the world.

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Professor, Director of the US Navy's Deterrence Studies Institute, US Naval War College

Student Spotlights

CIS makes it possible for MIT students to experience the world while advancing knowledge, tackling tough challenges, and preparing for lives of impact, service, and leadership in an interconnected global society.

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Erin's story

Erin's story

Grad student in Mechanical Engineering

A summer at Trondheim, Norway, Erin Menezes worked with the Aquaculture Robotics group with SINTEF and it solidified her decision in which field she wanted to pursue.

Yijun's story

Yijun's story

Chemical Engineering '24

Yijun Yang spent her summer with TotalEnergies; loves learning about other languages, and being in an international lab has impacted her to apply for workplaces with an opportunity to travel or be in an international team.

Ava's internship turned full time job

Ava's internship turned full time job

Mechanical Engineering '22

Ava ended up extending her internship into Spring 2023, and has in July 2023, accepted a chance to stay on at Novo Nordisk as a full-time engineer.

Alexandra's story

Alexandra's story

Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Mechanical Engineering '25

Alexandra interned at the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab at Friedrich Alexander Universitat (FAU). Through this experiment, she was able to learn to be quick on her feet in problem-solving, conduct psychology experiments, and analyze data.

Kristen's story

Kristen's story

Brain and Cognitive Sciences & Biological Engineering '27

A glimpse into Kristen DiConza '27 experience with SpinLabs at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering in Politecnico di Milano, supported her academic and career goals in medicine.

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