MIT Professional Education

10/05/2026

MIT researchers are mapping where extreme weather risks are rising, and they're building practical tools to help communities act before disaster hits. Through the Climate Grand Challenges "New World of Weather" project, their modeling, planning tools, and infrastructure analysis are already helping cities like Boston and Broward County, FL, prepare for what's ahead: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4hz5gHB

10/03/2026

The future of materials discovery is being shaped by artificial intelligence. Join MIT Professor Markus J. Buehler for Applied AI for Materials Discovery and develop the skills to apply foundation models, generative AI, graph neural networks, computer vision, and agentic AI to accelerate scientific discovery and solve complex engineering challenges.

Beyond the live sessions, participants will gain a practical toolkit they can apply in their organizations, including AI scientist agent templates, customizable Jupyter notebooks, curated datasets for benchmarking, and comprehensive course materials featuring lessons, research papers, and implementation resources.

📅 Watch the on-demand virtual open house and register today: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/3QSkRsH

09/23/2026

How prepared is your organization for the unexpected?

Join us on September 24 at 12:30 PM ET for a live online Open House for MIT Professional Education’s Crisis Management and Business Resiliency course.

Learn about the faculty, curriculum, real-world crisis scenarios, and immersive simulation designed to help leaders strengthen their ability to respond when disruption strikes.

📅 September 24
⏰ 12:30PM ET
💻 Live Online

Register to learn more about the program here: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4hGxL7x

Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Organizational resiliency demands more than a response plan — it requires leaders equipped to make decisive, informed judgments under pressure. Join MIT for a free 30-minute virtual open house introducing the Crisis Management & Busin...

09/15/2026

Curious how AI is changing the way products and ideas are developed?

Join our Product Innovation in the Age of AI Open House to learn how AI tools, the Lead User Method, and pyramid networking can support better ideation and innovation.

Hear from Lead Instructor Erdin Beshimov and get a preview of what participants can expect from the course.

📅 September 15
💻 Live Online

Register today to join us:
https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4y2Wr00

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time. AI is reshaping how great products get built. The question is whether your methods are keeping up. Join MIT Professional Education for a live online Open House: Product Innovation in the Age of AI. https://bit.ly/4h0plWX In one session,....

07/29/2026

“I’m very optimistic that when I work on new projects in the future, I’ll have a completely more optimized mindset about how to go about it.”

Out of the classroom and into real-world practice: Participants taking courses learn practical skills they can immediately apply to their work challenges.

This summer, we spoke to learners taking the courses central to the Professional Certificate Program in Biomanufacturing. Hear what they have to say about their experiences in Fermentation Technology and Downstream Processing.

For more details on the certificate program and to sign up for updates, please visit: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4bxamTi

07/21/2026

AI is rapidly changing how products are conceived, built, and delivered, but successful innovation still depends on understanding what customers truly need.

MIT Professional Education is proud to be a part of MTLC’s Tech Hot Topic: Product Development That Adapts to Rapidly Changing Customer Needs on July 22nd.

This event brings together product leaders from across industry and academia to explore how organizations can scale intelligent product development, stay connected to customer needs, and redesign teams to move with greater speed, trust, and resilience.

The speaker lineup includes Blade Kotelly, Senior Lecturer at MIT, whose work focuses on design thinking, innovation, and creating solutions that customers love.

Learn more: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4wmRuyg

07/21/2026

See you there!

This Friday, July 24, at 8:00 p.m. join us at Kresge Auditorium as the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra (MITSPO) returns for an inspiring evening of live music.

Led by Music Director and Conductor George Ogata and sponsored by MIT Professional Education, MITSPO’s 27th season concert features Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

Free and open to all, this beloved summer tradition brings together talented musicians from MIT and the Greater Boston area for a bold celebration of hope, optimism, and the promise of the future.

Admission is free, and no ticket is required. Please arrive early to ensure a seat.

Learn more: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4pBJOpg

07/17/2026

MIT Professional Education is hosting a live virtual information session for its Blended Professional Certificate: Technology Leadership Program — and if AI strategy and business leadership are central to your work, this one is worth your time.

Led by Faculty Director David Niño, this session will walk you through an 8-month multi-modular program that combines live-online learning, on-campus immersion at MIT, and action-based application focused on building and deploying AI at scale.

Expect a full breakdown of the curriculum, networking opportunities, measurable outcomes, and a live Q&A.

📅 Friday, July 17, 2026 | 09:00 AM EDT
Register here: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4f2Ymuk

07/13/2026

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries—but understanding the mathematics behind modern AI is key to unlocking its full potential.

MIT Professional Education's Mathematics and Modeling for Modern AI course provides a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical concepts and modeling techniques that underpin today's AI systems. Participants will explore linear algebra, optimization, probability, statistics, and machine learning while gaining a deeper understanding of how these concepts are applied to modern AI.

🔗 Learn more and register:
https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/4li6loN

07/07/2026

As AI reshapes robotics, today's technical leaders need a deeper understanding of how intelligent systems are designed, trained, and deployed responsibly.

In AI in Robotics: Learning Algorithms, Design and Safety, you'll learn from MIT faculty about reinforcement learning, imitation learning, generative AI, and robot safety while gaining practical insights you can apply to real-world challenges.

⏰ Registration deadline: July 8, 2026

Learn more and register: https://professionaleducation.mit.edu/3ZinRPq