Collaborating for Impact
MIT-Africa is an initiative that seeks mutually beneficial engagement in research, education and innovation, contributing to economic and intellectual trajectories of African countries, while advancing MIT scholarship and research.
Present MIT engagements with Africa span half the countries on the continent and cross MIT schools. Multiple faculty members and a growing number of students are involved in this engagement. MIT has prioritized Africa as a global focus, poising the Institute to vastly expand its engagement with the continent.
Outstanding opportunities present for research, education and innovation collaboration between MIT investigators and African counterparts; and transformative educational experiences for MIT and African students.
MIT Engagement in Africa spans the continent and is constantly growing—this includes research, initiatives, programs and projects, led by MIT faculty, senior staff, and students in collaboration with African partners.
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News & Events
Mind and Hand: MIT And the Pursuit of African Entrepreneurship
Medium - The African startup scene has been on a roll for the past few years with numerous success stories and an increased appetite from American and international investors resulting in over $2 Billion raised in 2019, a 74% [...]
The global AI agenda: The Middle East and Africa
MIT Technology Review Insights – Where Gulf states are exploring AI as part of broad economic transformation plans, in Africa efforts are more bottom-up, tackling social challenges including health care and food security. This report [...]
Why the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot
MIT News – Although global climate models vary in many ways, they agree on this: The Mediterranean region will be significantly drier in coming decades, potentially seeing 40 percent less precipitation during the winter rainy [...]
MIT builds community for the Africa Takes On Covid-19 challenge
MIT News – It all started, like so many things recently, with a Zoom call. David Capodilupo, assistant dean for MIT Sloan Global Programs (GP); Bill Carter, award-winning filmmaker, author, teacher, and MIT consultant; and [...]
Support & Collaborate
MIT-Africa connects people and organizations with an interest in Africa, to MIT faculty, students and units through research, education and innovation.
