MIT Emerging Talent
MIT Emerging Talent at MIT Open Learning develops global education programs that target the needs of talented individuals from the most challenging economic and social circumstances, by equipping them with the knowledge and tools to advance their education and careers. Our vision is to provide talented learners a platform to advance their skills, leverage their expertise, access a professional career, and become leading change agents in their communities.
MIT Emerging Talent expands upon the efforts of the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT), which has offered its Certificate in Computer and Data Science to over 600 learners in its 8 year history. Under the MIT Emerging Talent brand, these Certificate programs harness MIT’s digital learning courses and tools, global networks, and entrepreneurial spirit towards transformative programming for talented individuals from historically excluded or underrepresented backgrounds, including refugees, displaced, and conflict-impacted communities, from around the world.
Applications for the Certificate in Computer and Data Science are now closed.
MIT Emerging Talent CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER AND DATA SCIENCE
Quality, online MIT undergraduate level courses on MITx, enabling learners to acquire the foundations of computer science, programming, computational thinking and data science.
Workshops and online modules to refine learners’ skills in key domains essential for success in the 21st century workforce including problem discovery, ideation, innovation, sense-making and systems thinking.
Learners demonstrate what they have learned by securing a fixed-term internship, new employment opportunity or collaborative or independent data-science driven project.
We are powered by communities of peer learners, mentors, companies, universities, and NGOs, connected online and through our growing network of global hubs.
Series of online MIT undergraduate level courses on MITx, learning the foundations of computer science, programming using Python, computational thinking and data science.
Workshops and online modules to refine learners’ skills in key domains essential for success in 21st century work: problem discovery, ideation, innovation, sense-making and systems thinking.
We connect learners to paid internships, apprenticeships, and capstone projects so that they can learn by doing and gain the skills and practical experience to further their career journeys.
MIT NET is powered by communities of peer learners, mentors, companies, universities, and NGOs, connected online and through our growing network of global hubs.
Series of online MIT undergraduate level courses on MITx, learning the foundations of computer science, programming using Python, computational thinking and data science.
Workshops and online modules to refine learners’ skills in key domains essential for success in 21st century work: problem discovery, ideation, innovation, sense-making and systems thinking.
We connect learners to paid internships, apprenticeships, and capstone projects so that they can learn by doing and gain the skills and practical experience to further their career journeys.
MIT NET is powered by communities of peer learners, mentors, companies, universities, and NGOs, connected online and through our growing network of global hubs.
World-class education born from lived experience—by a former refugee, for displaced learners worldwide.
In 2016, our founder Dr. Admir Masic met a boy in a refugee collection center in Sicily, who was studying for the SAT and dreaming of applying to MIT. The moment transported Admir back to 1992, when he was a young refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, unable to attend school but supported by believing volunteers.
Years later, sitting in his office at MIT, he felt a deep responsibility to help others. He asked: How can I support those who come after me? How can we make education a pathway to a better life for those facing displacement and disruption? Can technology transform our capacity to democratize education?
From these questions, Emerging Talent and MIT ReACT were born.
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Over the past 5 years, the MIT Refugee Action Hub has built relationships with organizations, universities, NGOs and other stakeholders in 7 global hubs which represent clusters of learners from 30 different countries. MIT NET builds upon this existing hub network.
We are actively developing relationships across the globe to bring MIT NET to regions where vulnerable communities can benefit from our virtual, holistic programming to develop tech and human skills, build confidence and excel academically and professionally.
Upskilling high school graduates to advanced degree seekers.
Pivoting in their careers or looking to launch ventures.
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