Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL, PAL)
Opportunities Abroad, Public Service
Can academic economists help the world’s most disadvantaged people? Apparently yes. MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) applies academic tools to anti-poverty efforts. The…more
MIT News: International relations and collaborations
Monday, October 19
The Legatum Pericles Lecture Series: Challenges in Nation Building with José Ramos-Horta
José Ramos-Horta describes nurturing the 21st century’s first
sovereign state through its formative years. The journey of East Timor
from brutal Indonesian rule to fragile self-governance has…more
Monday, August 17
Singapore course adds education component to MIT's research efforts in Asia
This past July, professionals who focus on developing technologies to combat infectious diseases like malaria convened in Singapore for a pilot short course offered by MIT Professional Education that…more
Friday, July 10
Most conferences feature a great deal of talk and little real-world action. But the MIT-organized International Design and Development Summit (IDDS), now in its third year, does things the other way…more
Thursday, July 2
A cellphone is not just for calling, texting and taking pictures anymore. Several startup business ventures spawned by MIT students, sometimes as class projects and sometimes as independent work, are…more








