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by Sheffin Joseph, MRP ‘15 Stepping out of my comfort zone and immersing myself in a different field of study. One of my favorite things about Cornell is the opportunity itprovides students to go outside their department and “immerse” themselves in differentfields of study. One such opportunity is the Sustainable Global EnterpriseImmersion (SGE) at the […]

Investment in innovation, creation of new products, and diversification of its portfolio are some of the keys to AmBev’s success. by Lourdes Casanova, Senior Lecturer of Management and Academic Director of the Emerging Markets Institute It is not easy to keep my optimistic view these days. At the recent International Monetary Fund assembly in Peru […]

by David Michael Estrine, MBA ’17 When beginning the Capital Markets and Asset Management (CMAM) immersion, there were a few common terms on our minds: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and derivatives. We all agreed that it doesn’t take an MBA to know that bankruptcy is something to avoid. That opinion changed during our first […]

Technology can be a powerful tool in emerging markets. by Brian Liberatore, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow, Zuyao Mao, MBA ’16 and Laura Simion, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow Across from a picture of a child lying against his mother, Facebook’s Internet.org offers the following, “Imagine the difference an accurate weather report could make for a farmer […]

The 2016 CCCI & CICER Student Symposium took place on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Our keynote speaker is Professor Shiping Tang, Professor in the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) at Fudan Univeristy (Shanghai, China). Panel 1 discussed diaspora, market institutions, and the arts in contemporary China. And Panel 2 discussed food Safety, land […]

Cornell Contemporary China Initiative (CCCI), in collaboration with Cornell Institute for China Economic Research (CICER), is launching an inaugural student symposium on Saturday, April 9, 2016. This student symposium will serve as a platform for students to present their research to an engaged audience of faculty and fellow students, hear about ongoing projects from their peers, and […]

Johnson group helps small and medium businesses thrive at critical juncture for Colombia by Brian Liberatore, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow Colombians don’t have to look far to see the consequence of extreme inequality. A populist regime in neighboring Venezuela, which grew from the frustration of a marginalized population, has delivered political, economic, and social ruin, […]

The “China’s Cities” project was recently chosen for funding by the Institute for the Social Sciences.  Each collaborative project is comprised of 4-5 Cornell faculty members, researching a cutting-edge and significant social science issue or topic. Priority is given to “shovel ready” projects that build bridges between researchers across the university. The “China’s Cities” project […]

by Mark Geskermann, MBA ’16 Deciding on an immersion is what I imagine choosing a favorite child is like for parents. Alright, I admit that’s a bit exaggerated, but it was still a tough choice. Second semester proved to be critical in preparing me for my summer internship at the Boston Consulting Group. As I […]