The five students are part of the MISTI Global Teaching Lab programme, an MIT initiative that enables their university students to share knowledge over a three-week period to secondary schools around the world. Minister Eric Jover valued the exchange of experiences these students offer to Andorran students very positively, and the fact this relationship is in English.
Jover explained the coexistence of the three educational systems in Andorra and thanked Vallbanc for its involvement in the project, as well as the collaborating teachers and the host families. The minister hopes the experience will serve to improve the academic level and create scientific vocation.
For his part, the Economy, Competitiveness and Innovation Minister, Gilbert Saboya, referenced the collaboration between Andorra and MIT in the field of Innovation, and presented the projects that are being carried out. Saboya welcomed this collaboration also extending to the educational field.
Saboya showed the Americans the Andorran Innovation Space, driven by Actua, and the projects on display, such as the autonomous vehicle (Persuasive Electric Vehicle) and the CityScope. The minister also explained other projects such as TerMITes, in the Santa Coloma school, or studies led by OBSA on the use of solar energy on country’s building rooftops.
MIT students profile
Baula Xu
Born in 1997, student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. She is a member of the MIT Society of Women Engineers. She has been assigned to Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat.
Nicolás Gómez del Campo
Born in 1998, he is a student in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is a member of the Hispanic Professional Engineers Society. He lived in Mexico for 7 years, tutoring students in mathematics, algebra and the English language for beginners. He has been assigned to Col·legi Maria Moliner.
John Michael Reyes
Born in 1997, he is a student in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering. He is a reinforcement tutor in math and algebra. He’s been a Lab assistant in Dynamics and Controls 2 and teaching assistant in Mechanics & Electromagnetism. He has been assigned to Col.legi Sant Ermengol.
Smriti Pramanick
Born in 1996, she is a student in Computer Science & Engineering. She is a mentor of the MAGIC program (More Active Girls in Computing.) She’s been a Lab Assistant for the introduction module to Computer Science Programming and introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science. She has been assigned to Vocational Training Centre in Aixovall.
Hanna Tseng
Born in 1996, she is a student in Biological Engineering. She has already participated in the MISTI program, making a stay, in summer 2016, at INSERM, Cancerology Research Centre in Marseille (France). She is a teacher in the high school biology program and teaches methodology classes in the context of a laboratory. She has been assigned to Lycée Comte de Foix.
