Year that MIT was founded : 1861
It's easy to be global when you get your start in the Hub of the Universe.
Number of those countries with McDonald's Franchises : 103
MIT OpenCourseWare lets anyone join the globalization debate: microchips or McDonalds?
Number of countries where MIT has academic partners : 115
Spin an interactive globe to see what countries MIT students and faculty work in.
People employed in these companies, worldwide : 3.3 million
That's more than all the students and faculty from MIT's history combined.
Hours logged by MIT astronauts in outer space : 14,923
An MIT team recently designed a new, sleek spacesuit for astronauts.
Number of them circling the globe this academic year : 6
Take a giant leap with Buzz Aldrin and MIT this summer at Boston Symphony Hall.
Year that MIT perfected radar technology in order to save lives during World War II : 1940
Find out how MIT saves solders' lives today, wherever they serve.
Coca-Cola beverages consumed in the world, daily : 1 billion
A Coca-Cola executive tells an MIT Sloan audience how water affects Coke's global operations.
Number of people who lack access to safe drinking water : 1 billion
The new MIT-Iberian Nanotechnology Lab will develop microscopic particles that sanitize water.
Approximate growth in the world's college student population since then : 50 million
College students in the Middle East can now study with MIT's partner in Abu Dhabi.
In 2020, the projected number of college students living in India and China, respectively : 139 million, 109 million
The MIT China and India Innovation funds seed global research collaborations.
Approximate number of colleges that will need to be built to accommodate them : 2,500
MIT's UrbLab helps partners plan for the world's growing mega-cities.
Year that former MIT Vice President Vannevar Bush predicted that the Internet would connect the world : 1945
Former MIT Vice President Vannevar Bush appears in an anime flick.
