Locations

Carnegie Mellon and the INI's international partner institutions are situated in locations worldwide that offer a rich cultural life, vibrant neighborhoods and essential college-town amenities where INI students feel safe, comfortable and welcomed.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania & Carnegie Mellon

Over its 108-year history, Carnegie Mellon has not only produced 15 Nobel Prize laureates, 10 Turning Award winners, three Academy Award recipients, seven Emmy Award winners, two astronauts, a Secretary of Defense, the creator of Java and the inventors of Silly Putty and Kevlar, but it has also graduated students who have gone on to become famous CEOs, successful entrepreneurs, respected industry leaders, trailblazing academics and innovative professionals in every field. In recent years, Carnegie Mellon has emerged as one of the nation's top private research universities and an internationally respected academic institution.

Consistently ranked as one of "America's most livable" cities, Pittsburgh continues to develop a strong technological industry. With 200 museums, galleries, theaters and performance groups, Pittsburgh is also quickly becoming a cultural hub that rivals many major metropolitan areas. Additionally, with more than 200 colleges and universities in western Pennsylvania, higher education is a powerful force in the region. Visit Carnegie Mellon's Explore Pittsburgh website for more information about the Pittsburgh area.

Silicon Valley, California & Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley

Since 2002, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley has continued the tradition of offering world-class graduate degrees in software engineering and software management, with an emphasis on a project- and simulation-based curriculum. Located at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, where NASA engages in some of its most exciting research, the west-coast arm of Carnegie Mellon is at the center of the world's leading information technology hub.

Silicon Valley continues to dominate as the high-tech sector of the United States. This collection of cities is home to some of the world's leading technology companies, including Adobe Systems, Apple, eBay, Google, Intel, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo!. This Northern California community also has a thriving venture capital and engineering community, with a multitude of startup companies and young entrepreneurs breaking into the technology field every day.

Kobe, Japan

Carnegie Mellon leads information technology education and research internationally. The INI has offered the Kobe MSIT-IS in Japan, where international collaboration takes place through research projects and courses offered over distance-learning classrooms.

Classified as one of Japan's "designated cities," Kobe is both a vital cosmopolitan port city and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Kobe is home to over 100 national and international company headquarters in Japan and it attracts people from around the world every year with its modern architecture and aesthetic appeal.

Lisbon, Portugal & University of Lisbon

The University of Lisbon is an influential public university located in Lisbon, Portugal's capital city. It is also home to the National Museum of Natural History, which houses the Laboratory Museum and Botanical Garden, the Zoological and Anthropological Museum, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum. The University of Lisbon hosts a variety of social activities monthly, including concerts, dance performances, expositions and conferences.

Lisbon is made up of culturally diverse and significantly distinctive districts. It is the country's largest city and is a mixture of modern and traditional, young and old, vibrant and tranquil. The city has a strong economic foundation and a far-reaching public transportation system.