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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

Dr Rand and Amb Shringla

Dr. Rand and Amb. Shringla join CIS as Wilhelm Fellows

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Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

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

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

BRICS’ new map Is taking shape

BRICS’ new map Is taking shape

How to survive the new nuclear age

How to survive the new nuclear age

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola

MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare

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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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Fiona Murray

Faculty Director, MIT-UK Program

William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Innovation and Inclusion

April Julich Perez

April Julich Perez

Deputy Director, CIS

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Eli Sanchez

Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow

Rosabelli Coelho

Rosabelli Coelho

Lead, Latin America

Managing Director, MIT-Brazil Program, MIT-Amazonia Program

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Amanda Soh

Communications Coordinator, MISTI

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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Trevor's story

Trevor's story

Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning (SM)

Trevor Kodzis is considering a PhD program and this summer experience was an opportunity for him to gain fieldwork experience and build relationships in the international development and urban planning sector.

Donny's story

Donny's story

Mathematics '25

Donny Stralkus '25 collaborated with a professor on deep learning research at UTEC in Lima, Peru.

Kira's story

Kira's story

Biological Engineering '23

Kira, a biological engineering major and minoring in Spanish and computer science, went to Chile during the summer of 2022. Kira worked with a set of datasets of TARA Ocean data which gave more insight to ocean microbiomes.

Inna's story

Inna's story

Computer Science and Engineering '27

Inna Voloshchuk interned at Euromonitor International in Vilnius, Lithuania, through the MIT-Eurasia Program. She trained two models to predict product attributes and worked on data cleaning and analysis to understand the models' behavior.

Josiah's story

Josiah's story

Mechanical Engineering '26

Josiah Shimadle shared that being in a new place was the most stimulating way to learn. He worked on a drone intended to deliver medical supplies to remote hospitals in rural Nepal.

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