MIT Portugal in Numbers

The MIT Portugal Program, launched in October 2006, is a strategic investment in people, knowledge, and ideas to strengthen the country’s knowledge base and international competitiveness. This transatlantic collaboration involves the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), together with academia, laboratories and industry in Portugal, in the development of first-of-their-kind education and research programs in engineering systems. The following statistics reflect the breadth of our efforts:

Research and Education

Main Areas of Research (stem cell engineering for regenerative medicine; sustainable energy and transportation systems; materials and design-inspired products; fundamentals of engineering systems): 4
Faculty/researcher contracts: 23
Current Post-doctoral research contracts: 3
Total number of current students: 373
PhD students: 327
PhD scholarships granted: 202
Proportion of international PhD students entering in 2011: 30%
PhD students’ countries of origin: 28
PhD graduates: 8
Executive Master's students: 46
Proportion of international Master’s students entering in 2011: 20%
Master’s students’ countries of origin: 14
Executive Master's graduates: 128
Student visitors at MIT: 162
Portuguese faculty participants: 270
MIT faculty participants: 70
Visiting Portuguese faculty and scholars with appointment at MIT: 28
MIT students supported by MIT Portugal research grants: 300
Applicants to education programs: 2000+

Partners

Portuguese higher education and research institutions involved in R&D activities: 28
Program Affiliates (companies, institutions, associations): 59
Education Consortium members (Schools of Engineering, Science and Technology; other associated schools; Portuguese laboratories and national laboratories; and MIT schools, departments and initiatives): 54

Resources

Funds allocated for new projects awarded through open calls (2009/10): 4M Euros
Funds allocated in Portugal through August 2010: 12.5M Euros
Funds allocated at MIT through July 2010: US$27.2M

Funds contributed by CTIS corporate Education Affiliates to support scholarships: 345K Euros