MIT Announces Final Weeks for North America Inclusive Innovation Challenge
by PRNewswire The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Inclusive Innovation [...]
Op-Ed: Why Fintech is vital for SMEs in Francophone Africa
By Issam Chleuh | CNBC Africa After spending 10 years [...]
Why Sierra Leone appointed a 31-year old MIT PhD as its first chief innovation officer
by Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu | Quartz Africa For years, particularly [...]
Developing Coders In Ethiopia
In 2011, MIT Alumni and Ethiopian-American Jelani Nelson created AddisCoder, a summer program in Ethiopia to teach young people programming and algorithms. Today, he reflects on the importance of the program for the next generation of Ethiopian scholars.
For J-WEL, a year of transforming education
by Danielle Pagano | Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab [...]
Device that recycles vaporized water from power plants wins MIT $100K
Eight teams pitched business ideas, and three took home cash prizes, at the annual entrepreneurship competition.
3Q: Hazel Sive on MIT-Africa
Faculty director discusses the future of the initiative and Africa’s position as a global priority for the Institute.
Direct enrollment provides students an individualized option for study abroad
Students can design a global education program to fit their unique interests and academic needs.
Prize-winning projects promote healthier eating, smarter crop investments
Meal kits for “food deserts” and crowdsourced crop-pricing platform win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
A forum on the future of the Nile River
by Stephanie M. McPherson | Department of Civil and Environmental [...]