MIT and ITA to establish cooperation endorsed by Brazilian Government

 On Tuesday, April 10, MIT welcomed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the MIT Media Lab. Upon her arrival, MIT President Susan Hockfield and MIT Provost L. Rafael Reif greeted Rousseff. Afterward, Rousseff and Hockfield witnessed the signing of a letter of intent between MIT's School of Engineering and Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), committing to work together over the next six months to evaluate the possibility of a future collaboration. The letter of intent was signed by Ian Waitz (second from left), dean of MIT's School of Engineering, and Carlos Américo Pacheco, rector of ITA (left). LCFT/ITA is proud  to be part of an effort to provide adequate research facilities and environment to host faculty and students from MIT (text based on news at  MIT News Office).