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