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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
Post-doctoral research contracts: 8
PhD students: 211
PhD scholarships granted: 144
Executive Master's students: 123
Portuguese faculty participants: 236
MIT students supported by MIT Portugal research grants: 140
MIT faculty participants: 59
Students’ countries of origin: 32
Percentage of Portuguese students entering in 2009/10: 62%
Percentage of international students entering in 2009/10: 38%
Applicants to education programs: 1200+
Partners
Portuguese higher education and research institutions: 8
Portuguese research centers and national research laboratories: 20
Program Affiliates (companies, institutions, associations): 60
Education Consortium members (Schools of Engineering, Science and Technology; other associated schools; Portuguese laboratories and national laboratories; and MIT schools, departments and initiatives): 47
Resources
Funds allocated for new projects awarded through open calls (2009): 1.5M Euros
Funds allocated in Portugal through March 2009: 9.2M Euros
Funds allocated at MIT through March 2009: US$15.9M
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