Special factors must be considered when students are required to travel abroad for international projects.

Resources for supporting this process include:

• The Global Theme Team (GTT) and the Student Safety Abroad Team (SSAT) comprise the many offices that send MIT students abroad on global opportunities, including:
  • Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
  • Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG)
  • D-Lab
  • MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)

  These offices have expertise and experience in supporting students going abroad, and can help and advise you. For those interested in specific countries/regions, contact Malgorzata Hedderick (617-253-9358) for more information.

• The following information can be found on the GECD website:
  • A checklist for preparing students to go abroad
  • MIT-Horizons system for entering student emergency details for an MIT organized international program 
  • Informational materials and presentations for administrators, trip leaders (PIs), and students
  • List of student orientations organized by GECD and MISTI for their programs which can be made available more widely through advance enrollment
  • Copies of mandatory forms such as the Student Travel Risk Acknowledgement Form
• The ICC sponsors regular information sessions presented by the GECD and MISTI (PDF) that discuss sending students abroad. Please check for upcoming and past information sessions.

• Please review our sections on travel safety, security and health.