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Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA, United States
The MIT is a private research academy established in 1861 to address the United State’s rising industrialization. The university administration employed a European polytechnic model and emphasized upon laboratory training in disciplines like applied sciences and engineering. The university has proudly housed 84 Nobel laureates, 45 Rhodes Scholars, 52 National Medal of Science recipients, 34 astronauts, 38 MacArthur Fellows and 2 Fields Medalists as of 2015. The academy’s culture is entrepreneurial in nature.
