MENA Lab

The class

Teams work for their host organizations on a semester-long project engagement.  The organizations collaborate with their student teams to define the project scope, develop work plans, and determine the deliverables the teams will create. MENA Lab teams deliver significant, concrete value to their host organizations. Equally important are the unprecedented opportunities for students to apply their leading-edge classroom learning to complex issues of innovation and entrepreneurship in real time. 

How to enroll

This course is divided into two sections. MIT Sloan MBAs and students taking most other degree programs should bid for 15.248 MENA Lab, which is offered in the fall. MIT Executive MBAs need to bid for 15.S66 MENA Lab, which is offered in the spring. Bidding for 15.248 starts in early May, and bidding for 15.S66 starts in early December. 

15.248 student timeline (MBAs and other degree programs)

  • September

    Students form teams and are matched with projects. 

  • Late September - December

    Teams work remotely with companies to conduct project-related research, interviews, and analyses. 

  • January

    Teams travel and work onsite full time with host companies for two weeks during IAP.

  • Early February

    Students present projects and attend course debrief. 

15.S66 student timeline (EMBAs only)

  • December

    Students form teams and are matched with projects. 

  • January - April

    Teams work remotely with companies to conduct project-related research, interviews, and analyses. 

  • One week in mid-March

    Teams travel onsite to work with host companies for their field study. 

  • April

    Students present conclusions to hosts and teams debrief.