EMI Fellows
The Emerging Markets Institute Fellows program offers a unique experience for bright and motivated Johnson MBA students to engage in:
- Coursework
- Leaders in Emerging Markets
- Coffee chat and networking with international scholars and experts on emerging markets
- EMI Annual Conference
- Cornell EMI Corning Case Competition
- Cornell EMI Mark Mobius Pitch Competition
- Research projects
- Study trips
- Capstone Projects
Purpose:
To prepare and support business leaders who seek a competitive advantage to become experts in emerging markets.
Requirements:
Requirements to graduate as EMI Fellow vary accordingly to the fellow’s program. Generally, the activities demand the following:
- Academic credits (Johnson and non-Johnson courses are eligible) on international-content courses
- 6 credits for 2-Year MBA students
- 4 credits for Cornell Tech MBA students
- Study trip or an internship in an emerging market (depending on the program)
- For non-2-Year MBA and non-Cornell Tech MBA, write a capstone project about a company in emerging markets
- Attending to an annual EMI Conference (held every November)
- Service to EMI (there are many ways to service to EMI, e.g. write an article to be published on the EMI BusinessFeed, being an active member of the EMI Conference committee, organize the Corning Case Competition, organize the Mark Mobius Pitch Competition, organize webinars/T-time, being a Chair of your program, etc.)
The current fellows are able to check their requirements’ status on the EMI Canvas group, which the fellows are invited when accepted to the program, at the Assignments tab. When graduating with all the requirements fulfilled, the student graduates as an EMI Fellow.
If you are a fellow, access EMI Fellows Program Canvas page for more information!
For more information, send an email to ContactEMI@Cornell.edu
Two-Year MBA '25
Two-Year MBA '26
Cornell Tech MBA '25
EMBA Metro New York '25
EMBA Metro New York '26
EMBA Americas '25
EMBA/MS Healthcare '25
EMBA/MS Healthcare '26
MPS in Management '25
MSBA '25
MPS in Real Estate '25
Other Programs 2025 & 2026
"EMI was definitely one of the highlights of my time at Cornell. Being a fellow helped me satisfy that longstanding itch I have to stay informed about what goes on globally. But it did so more broadly than I would have ever expected. Conferences, competitions, webinars, courses, informal meetings with practitioners, annual reports, etc. helped expose me to anything from e-commerce in Nigeria, to the banking sector in Brazil, and from digital currencies to tech entrepreneurship across emerging markets."
Rodrigo Ley, MBA '23, EMI Fellow
Student Groups
The Emerging Markets Institute maintains strong ties with student business associations, and often jointly plans speaking events and panel discussions, such as: