Independent Activities Period

The MIT Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a special four week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. Read more

Lessons from energy leaders

IAP course connects MIT and global learners with practitioners and experts

Students helping to make island communities carbon neutral

Using design thinking to solve energy issues on Martha's Vineyard and beyond.

New electives augment undergraduate energy curriculum

Porous materials workshop in France focuses on nuclear industry

Students See Clean Energy in Action on IAP Wind Turbine Tour

MITEI sponsors energy-related tours, events during IAP 2015

MIT community samples rich menu of 2014 Energy IAP offerings

MIT Assistant Professor Noelle Selin Answers Three Questions on Energy Policy

MIT Technology Review December 30, 2013

New faculty strengthen, broaden MIT’s energy expertise

Energy IAP: Preparing for and adapting to climate variability

IAP event showcases student research

MIT’s Green Ambassadors spread the word on ways to “walk the talk”

New design-build class weaves nature into rural Cambodian school

$500K funding helps MIT walk the talk

MITEI enlists student help reduce MIT’s energy, environmental footprint

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