Formed in July 2000 with £65m of government funding over 5 years, the collaborative alliance brings together two of the world's great universities, the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
It brings together the best in education and research for the benefit of the UK's future as a world leader in technology and innovation.
The goal is to undertake joint education and research initiatives that will improve entrepreneurship productivity and competitiveness in the UK. CMI's mission is to provide a catalyst to improve economic competitiveness and productivity, while working with UK universities to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in higher education. Four key programmes support this mission: Integrated Research; Undergraduate Student Education; Professional Practice Programme and the National Competitiveness Network (NCN). The CMI website can be found under external links on the right-hand side of the screen.