MEMSI is a two-week long, fully immersive bootcamp for startup enthusiasts from universities in Hong Kong and from MIT.
Students from MIT and Hong Kong get together and form teams to build a tech-enabled venture pitch in just two weeks! This is a unique opportunity to work with industry partners to gain insight into business processes that will help you solve a pre-defined industry problem with exposure to Asia. You will build prototypes, create a business model that makes sense, and then pitch your proposal to supporters of entrepreneurship on Showcase Day.
You will discover weaknesses you never knew you had and strengths that will help you soar. Along the way, you will make lifelong friends and become part of an international community.
MEMSI 2025 will operate 100% in-person, with MIT students flying into Hong Kong to attend the bootcamp in-person. We are only offering MEMSI in January. There is no summer MEMSI.
In two action-packed weeks, you will:
- Meet and work with like-minded innovators from several continents
- See how mass production happens in real life via factory/company tours in Shenzhen, China
- Choose a customer problem to solve, create a solution, build a prototype, develop a business case, and present your venture to thought leaders, alumni and friends on Showcase Day
- Develop a strong entrepreneurial spirit and build hard and soft skills that will help you succeed, whatever career paths you may choose after graduation
MEMSI is powered by the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, Project Manus, the MIT MISTI China program, and the MIT Innovation Initiative.
Check out our Program Website for more information!
