Massachusetts Institute of Technology located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston, in a vibrant innovation district in Kendall Square. The IT main campus is at 77 Massachusetts Avenue and covers an area of 166 acres (0.67 km). MIT also has 18 student residences. The university's playing fields cover an area of 26 acres (0.11 km2). There are also about 30 gardens and green spaces on the territory of MIT. More than 60 works of art were exhibited by the educational institution. MIT is an integral part of the City of Cambridge, a diverse and dynamic community known for its intelligent life, history and thriving innovative climate. With a campus located between the central square and Kendell Square, the institute has optimal opportunities to collaborate with neighboring cities and contribute to its community. Founded in 1861, MIT and its community share a common goal: to make the world a better place through education, research, and innovation. Through ingenuity and drive, MIT graduates invented fundamental technologies, opened new industries, and created millions of jobs in America. At the same time, without the slightest sense of contradiction MIT it is an institution of global scale. Community MIT gains enormous power as a magnet for talent from all over the world. Through teaching, research and innovation, MIT's exceptional community fulfills its mission of serving the nation and the world.
Motto MIT «Mens et manus» («Mind and hand»). Among its graduates are 95 Nobel laureates, 59 winners of the National Medal of Science, 29 winners of the «Technologies and Innovations» competition and winners of the National Medal, 15 laureates of the A.M. Prize. Turing.
MIT's mission is to promote knowledge and educate students in science, engineering, and instill other scientific knowledge that will best serve the nation and the world at large. MIT strives to generate, disseminate and preserve knowledge, and work to ensure that this knowledge helps cope with serious global problems. MIT is committed to providing its students with an education that combines intensive academic learning and a thirst for discovery with support and intellectual stimulation of student community diversity.
The University strives to develop in each member of the community the ability and commitment to work wisely, creatively and effectively for the benefit of humanity. For faculty (just over 1,000 people), advanced research and education – are inseparable. When they are not busy opening the boundaries of their fields of study, teachers MIT play a vital role in shaping the institution's community as advisors, coaches, heads of homes, mentors, committee members and more.