MIT Portugal Program Research Overview

The MIT Portugal Program is an international collaboration that demonstrates an investment in science, technology, and higher education can have a positive, lasting impact on the economy. We aim to address key societal issues through quality education and research.

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Upcoming Events + Calls

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2026 Marine Robotics Summer School

July 6, 2026

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2026 Call for Seed Grant Proposals

May 25, 2026

Recent News & Activities

Alexandre and João in front of MIT dome in autumn.

Meet the New Directors of the MIT Portugal Program

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The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

Manufacturing: From Fundamentals to the Future

Manufacturing Summer Course @ MIT July 20-31

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2026 Marine Robotics Summer School

This graphic illustrates three different ways that electrons can pair up and flow through rhombohedral pentalayer graphene without resistance. The three different superconducting states (represented by different colors) surprisingly persist, and can even be boosted in a magnetic field, which normally kills superconductivity.

Graphene Study Published in Nature

Research Areas

Climate Science + Climate Change

Earth Systems: Oceans to Near Space

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing

Sustainable Cities

Chips/Nanotechnology

Artificial Intelligence