Monday 2nd - Friday 6th March 2026
You are invited to attend a series of online panel discussions with students from one of the world's most famous STEM universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other leading US university (Harvard).
The GTL Wales Speaker Series, is a week-long event where a group of students who spent January teaching in schools across Wales, will discuss their experiences studying STEM subjects at one of the world's most competitive universities in the world.
When is it held?
Online via Teams; Monday 2nd - Friday 6th March 2026, 5pm - 6pm
What topics will be discussed?
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to study at the world’s no.1 top university (QS World University Rankings 2026), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)? You’ll hear first hand experience from current students who live on campus and how they have each integrated into the MIT community and their chosen fields of study.
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Are you interested in pursuing STEM based subjects and want to hear how to pursue this at Higher Education? Perhaps you'd like to hear first hand the impact STEM can have in your community? Current students at MIT, and other leading US university (Harvard) will share their stories and experiences during this live discussion.
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Why is it important to continue to promote STEM based subjects and careers for women & girls? Current students will share how they pursued their STEM interests at high school, the importance of role models and what it's like to study STEM majors in Maths, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science.
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Would you like to hear the progression and career paths you could take in the world of STEM? Perhaps you are wondering how STEM subject areas can cross over into other fields of study? In this episode of GTL Wales Speaker Series 'Beyond the core STEM subjects', you'll hear first hand experience from students and graduates at MIT and Harvard.
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In the final episode of the GTL Wales Speaker Series, you'll hear how MIT students build professional experiences from their learning by way of lab research, internships and super-curricular opportunities.
GTL Wales Speaker Series
GTL in Wales 2023 comes to an end
GTL in Wales will come to an end in schools and colleges across Wales on Tuesday 31st January 2023.
MIT students arrive in Wales
MIT students will arrive in Wales between Friday 6th January and Sunday 8th January 2023.
Building Professional Experience at University
Join our instructors from MIT and Yale-NUS for a discussion about Building Professional Experience at University. See our Instructors page (gtlwales.online/instructors ) for Andrew’s, Fahrisa’s, Maria’s and Qian Hui’s introductions. This event will be accessible via Microsoft Teams at 5pm on Friday, 5th February 2021. Click here to access the MS Teams event: http://bit.ly/35XxvvQ
Click here to register for this session and to receive a reminder email ahead of the event: https://equaleducation.typeform.com/to/gT2EhpVY
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government’s Seren Academy.
Sports & STEM
Join Andrew Sorenson for a discussion about Sports & STEM. See our Instructors page (gtlwales.online/instructors ) for Andrew’s introduction. This event will be accessible via Microsoft Teams at 5pm on Thursday, 4th February 2021. Click here to access the MS Teams event: http://bit.ly/392aM3L
Click here to register for this session and to receive a reminder email ahead of the event: https://equaleducation.typeform.com/to/gT2EhpVY
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government’s Seren Academy.
Women in STEM
Join us and our Global Teaching Labs in Wales instructors from MIT and Yale-NUS for a discussion about Women in STEM. See our Instructors page (gtlwales.online/instructors ) for Fahrisa’s, Giramnah’s, Isha’s, Kanoe’s and Maria’s information. This event will be accessible via Microsoft Teams at 5pm on Wednesday, 3rd February 2021. Click here to access the MS Teams event: http://bit.ly/3p4YcX2
Click here to register for this session and to receive a reminder email ahead of the event: https://equaleducation.typeform.com/to/gT2EhpVY
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government’s Seren Academy.
Applying to MIT & other competitive universities
Hear from four of our MIT instructors about applying to MIT & other competitive universities! See our Instructors page (gtlwales.online/instructors) for Isuf’s, Giramnah’s and Myles’s information. This event will be accessible via Microsoft Teams at 5pm on Tuesday, 2nd February 2021. Click here to access the MS Teams event: http://bit.ly/35SSxvB
Click here to register for this session and to receive a reminder email ahead of the event: https://equaleducation.typeform.com/to/gT2EhpVY
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government’s Seren Academy.
Life as a student at MIT
Hear from four of our MIT instructors about their experiences as students at MIT - the world’s no. 1 university for science & technology! See our Instructors page (gtlwales.online/instructors) for Andrew’s, Kanoe’s, Maria’s and Myles’s information. This event will be accessible via Microsoft Teams at 5pm on Monday, 1st February 2021. Click here to access the MS Teams event: http://bit.ly/3sDsO3V
Click here to register for this session and to receive a reminder email ahead of the event: https://equaleducation.typeform.com/to/gT2EhpVY
This event is being delivered in partnership with the Welsh Government’s Seren Academy.
Instructor training with former MIT Global Teaching Labs Instructor (Part 3 of 3)
In this three part training programme, our Global Teaching Labs instructors will work with Daniela Ganelin, an MIT graduate who is currently the Director of Curriculum for Inspirit AI. Daniela was one of the first three instructors to participate in the MIT GTL in Wales programme in January 2019.
Instructor training with former MIT Global Teaching Labs Instructor (Part 2 of 3)
In this three part training programme, our Global Teaching Labs instructors will work with Daniela Ganelin, an MIT graduate who is currently the Director of Curriculum for Inspirit AI. Daniela was one of the first three instructors to participate in the MIT GTL in Wales programme in January 2019.
Instructor training with former MIT Global Teaching Labs Instructor (Part 1 of 3)
In this three part training programme, our Global Teaching Labs instructors will work with Daniela Ganelin, an MIT graduate who is currently the Director of Curriculum for Inspirit AI. Daniela was one of the first three instructors to participate in the MIT GTL in Wales programme in January 2019.