Since MIT’s first collaboration in the Middle East in the 1970s, the Institute has deepened its connection and commitment to the region, expanding to create the MIT-Arab World Program through the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI). This year, partnering with the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (AHSF) in Jordan, the program is launching this first seed fund in Jordan as part of MISTI’s Global Seed Funds. The new fund aims to support joint early-stage collaborations between researchers and their students in Jordan and their counterparts at MIT, and will…
