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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

MIT was founded with the aim of providing students with an education that combines rigorous academic study with practical, hands-on learning. This emphasis on practice is infused into the Institute’s innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) ecosystem.

The Institute offers more than 150 courses that intersect with I&E as well as a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation, an MBA E+I Track, and Independent Activities Period and summer opportunities. MIT has more than 50 I&E student clubs and initiatives, including the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition and the MIT Clean Energy Prize, and events such as Hacking Arts and Hacking Medicine.

Opportunities for community members who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM and innovation are elevated through Inclusive Innovation Programs and the Women in Innovation and STEM Database.

Technology licensing

  • 24 companies formed using MIT intellectual property
  • 679 invention disclosures (including 156 from Lincoln Laboratory)
  • 608 new US patents filed
  • 323 US patents issued

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs

MIT Innovation Headquarters (iHQ) is a home for the Institute’s thriving community of innovators and entrepreneurs. Offering 25,000 ft2 (2,323 m2) of workspaces, meeting rooms, and event spaces, iHQ encourages the cross-pollination of ideas among MIT students, faculty, staff, and the global innovation community.

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship provides frameworks, courses, co-curricular programs, facilities, advisory services, and processes to create a rigorous, practical, customized, and integrated educational experience.

Programs

More than 85 resources are dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT. Here are just a few: