• Zoom Break: Codenames

    Join your fellow international students and postdocs for a virtual zoom break and an interactive online game twice per month! Please sign up if you plan to attend.

  • ISO Virtual Forums

    The MIT International Students Office will host multiple Virtual Forums this summer to provide updates on USDHS Guidance, visa processing at U.S. Embassies/Consulates, travel questions, and additional issues impacting international students. In addition to prepared remarks, the ISO will address any pre-submitted questions in advance of the Virtual Forums, and, if time available, will answer […]

  • ISO Summer Mixer ’21

    Excited about your move to Cambridge and want a fun event to meet students from the incoming cohort? Our ISO Virtual Summer Mixer '21 is the chance to do just that!Come and win prizes (Amazon gift cards!), chat with other international students, and play our MIT-themed team scavenger hunt. Don't forget to bring a couple […]

  • Language Conversation Exchange

    It’s more than learning a language—we connect people across MIT for conversation, cultural exchange, and friendship. Starting in October...Conversation groups meet twice a month for language practice. It's low commitment (1-2 hours/session), easy to join, and a great way to meet other language learners.French. Meets Monday at 6pm ETPortuguese. Meets Thursdays 6pm ET CONVERSATION GROUP INTEREST FORM

  • Zoom Break: Skribbl

    Join your fellow international students and postdocs for a virtual zoom break and an interactive online game twice per month! Please sign up if you plan to attend.

  • Networking in the American Context: Where, When, What, Why & How

    Does the idea of networking stress you out? Or worse, do you avoid it because it sounds so unpleasant? In this workshop, we’ll lay out the basics of networking, informational interviewing, and the expectations for professional relationships in the U.S.You’ll learn why a strong basis is crucial for your career first steps and how to […]

  • “Adjusting to Grad School” for International Students

    It’s one of the best dreams and highest achievements of any college graduate to have been accepted into a prestigious graduate program at MIT. Is grad school just undergrad 2.0? How is graduate school different from your undergraduate studies?  How are graduate studies at MIT different from your undergraduate studies in your home country? We invite you to […]

  • Language Conversation Exchange CONVERSATION GROUPS

    Recurring

    It’s more than learning a language—the LCE connects people across MIT for conversation, cultural exchange, and friendship. Co-sponsored by ISO STARTING IN OCTOBER...Conversation groups meet twice a month for language practice. It's low commitment (1-2 hours/session), easy to join, and a great way to meet other language learners. French. Meets MondayS at 6pm ETPortuguese. Meets Thursdays 6pm […]

  • Cooking with Antoinette

    Join ISO staff member Antoinette every month as she teaches us how to make simple and fun recipes. For October, we will be cooking a Steak and Potato Frittata!You don't have to cook--you can also just observe. Monday, October 4, 20214pm to 5pm ET (Cambridge, MA time)Sign up required to receive recurring Zoom link Open […]

  • Navigating MIT Series: Discover Boston

    Topics throughout the fall to support international students with adjustment to MIT and the U.S. Open to all international students. All sessions will be held virtually over Zoom. DISCOVER BOSTON Presented by the ISO. We will be sharing ideas for cheap and free things to do in the Boston/Cambridge area. You are encouraged to take […]