The scope and depth of this educational focus grew steadily in response to advances in the theory and practice of management.

[6] Since its founding, the school has initiated many international efforts to improve regional economies and positively shape the future of global business.

[citation needed] Other initiatives include the MIT-China Management Education Project, the International Faculty Fellows Program, and partnerships with IESE Business School in Spain, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal, the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management in Russia, and Tsinghua University in China.

Courses are taught using the case method, lectures, team projects, and hands-on Action Learning Labs.

The academic level of coursework is considered extremely demanding by business school standards, with a greater emphasis on analytical reasoning and quantitative analysis than most programs.

The school sponsors food and drink for all members of the MIT Sloan graduate community to enjoy entertainment organized by specific campus cultural groups or clubs as well as parties with non-cultural themes.

C-Functions are usually held most Thursdays in the Walker Memorial building, which is also used as the venue for many other MIT Sloan community events.

MIT Sloan alumni groups around the world also organize C-Functions for their club members, for social and networking activities.

[32] Like the rest of the institute, MIT Sloan students have an extended period between semesters reserved for special activities.

During IAP, students engage in activities that would be challenging to participate in alongside regular classes, often including international travel programs.

In the middle of semesters, the MBA program has an additional, shorter gap, called the Sloan Innovation Period (SIP), focusing on intensive experiential leadership activities outside of the classroom.

Top recruiters of new MBA graduates of the school include Apple, Google, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, Nike and Amazon.

More than 650 companies have been founded by alumni of the school, including Akamai, E*Trade, Gartner, Genentech, HubSpot, Lotus Software, Teradyne, Zipcar, and Okta.