Labs in Southeast Asia
Action Learning
MIT Sloan’s Action Learning labs in Southeast Asia focus on real-world projects engaging students with organizations across the region. Recent highlights include digital banking innovation with Hijra Bank in Indonesia, tourism-focused fintech solutions with Bangkok Bank in Thailand, and strategies to address resource challenges in the maritime labor sector in the Philippines.
These projects reflect MIT Sloan’s leadership in Action Learning and its commitment to its mission.
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Combining theory and practice, Action Learning is ‘learning by doing’. ASEAN Lab offers students an intensive, hands-on learning experience, working closely with senior leaders in Southeast Asian organizations to address real-world business challenges through collaborative projects.
Action Learning Highlights
ASEAN Lab
ASEAN Lab is an Action Learning course that enables students to work with companies in Southeast Asia to tackle real-world management challenges through team-based projects and classroom learning. Its key goals are to deepen understanding of regional business issues, foster teamwork with local leadership, and build integrated problem-solving skills for complex organizational contexts.
Learn more about ASEAN Lab, specific projects, and how you can get involved.
Global Organizations Lab (GO-Lab)
GO-Lab is a four-month immersive Action Learning course where final-semester EMBAs work with global organizations to tackle complex cross-border management challenges. Through weekly engagements, a campus component, and an international field study, teams act as executive advisors, applying their skills to deliver strategic insights. With over 130 organizations worldwide participating to date, GO-Lab offers a powerful opportunity to connect with MIT’s ecosystem and drive impactful, global solutions.
Learn more about GO-Lab, specific projects, and how you can get involved.
Global Organizations Lab (GO-Lab)
Global Entrepreneurship Lab (G-Lab)
Global Entrepreneurship Lab (G-Lab) is a hands-on, interdisciplinary course where student teams work with startups in emerging markets to solve real-world business challenges. Through project-based learning and in-depth analysis, students explore how entrepreneurship thrives across diverse global contexts, applying economic, financial, and cultural frameworks. Since 2000, G-Lab has partnered with over 500 companies on more than 700 projects in 55 countries, driving innovation in sectors such as fintech, AI, and digital media.
Learn more about G-Lab, specific projects, and how you can get involved.
Operations Lab (Ops-Lab)
Operations Lab (Ops-Lab) is a hands-on learning experience where students work with companies to solve real-world operational challenges across various industries and geographies. Through projects focused on strategy, supply chain, analytics, and process improvement, students apply both technical and management skills to help organizations streamline and optimize performance. Ops-Lab is offered through MIT Sloan and the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, connecting students with impactful, efficiency-driven work.
Learn more about Ops-Lab, specific projects, and how you can get involved.
Thailand Summer Internship
A significant initiative has been the Thailand Summer Action Learning Internship, an alumni-funded program that immerses MIT Sloan students in the business dynamics of the ASEAN region, while providing stakeholders a window into the management theory, frameworks, and tools taught at MIT Sloan.