MIT Spain

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"We benefitted greatly from bringing a young person from MIT to provide a fresh view into our team and our research. We are willing to keep on collaborating since we believe USA-Spain collaboration brings a lot of enrichment to both sides. You learn different ways to look at things, different cultures, different ideas..."
-Ana Maiques, Business Development Manager, Starlab

The MIT-Spain Program works with leading companies in all major industrial sectors, research institutes, and universities to place MIT interns and young researchers in Spain.

Contact the MIT-Spain Program Coordinator to learn how you can host an MIT intern.

Our growing list of host institutions includes:

Frequently Asked Questions

Taking advantage of the intern's skills
Communicating with the Press
Staying in contact with MIT
Permanent hires

"How can our company/institution take full advantage of the intern's skills and know-how during their stay?"

1. Maintain fluid communication with MIT-Spain. The Program Coordinator, Alicia Goldstein (aliciag@mit.edu) is always available to resolve issues as well as receive feedback.
2. Give significant and meaningful work to the MIT intern and involve him/her in the daily functioning of your company/institution. By doing this, the intern will learn about the inner workings of your company/institution and better be able to help you connect with professors, researchers and with the innovative MIT community at large.

"How can we communicate on our web page or with the press that we are participating in the MIT-Spain Program as a host institution?"

MIT-Spain is delighted that its host institutions consider hosting MIT talent newsworthy. We strongly recommend that any text be revised by MIT-Spain prior to publication. All communications should include the following definition of MIT-Spain:

"MIT-Spain forma parte de las Iniciativas Internacionales en Ciencia y Tecnología de MIT. Su objetivo es fomentar la colaboración internacional a través de prácticas y programas de estudio en el extranjero para sus estudiantes, el apoyo a la participación de profesores en proyectos de colaboración internacional y la organización de eventos en los que participen líderes mundiales en política, educación e industria. MIT-Spain es posible gracias al apoyo de su socio estratégico, la Cámara de Comercio de Barcelona, y de los esfuerzos de PromoMadrid, Posimat, Sodena y la Fundación Empresas IQS."

"How can we assure a connection with MIT after the internship stay?"

1. Stay in touch with the MIT student.
2. Stay in contact with MIT-Spain. You will receive a quarterly MIT-Spain Newsletter.
3. Request a visit from MIT-Spain. This is an opportunity to identify areas of mutual interest within the MIT-Spain Internship Program and to explore additional opportunities for collaboration.
4. Become a Sponsor of MIT-Spain.
http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-spain/partners/sponsors.html

"How can our company/institution incorporate MIT talent permanently?"

1. Participate in the MIT-Spain Internship Program.
2. Apply for the MIT-Spain/La Cambra de Barcelona Seed Fund Grants, funding supports research collaborations with researchers and faculty at MIT.
http://mit.edu/misti/mit-spain/faculty/seed.html
3. Attend events organized by MIT-Spain.
4. Attend a career fair at MIT.
European Career Fair, http://www.euro-career.com/
5. Become a Sponsor of MIT-Spain.
http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-spain/partners/sponsors.html