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The Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business is a leading research hub on how local and foreign firms can leverage emerging markets for the global good. 

Founded in 2007 by Ravi Ramamurti, University Distinguished Professor of International Business & Strategy, CEM operates in three distinct areas, including a robust research agenda; significant work to influence business practitioners; and educational activities designed to prepare the next generation of business leaders.

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Revvity Foundation Endows CEM Access Scholarship

CEM is delighted to announce that the Revvity Foundation has endowed the Revvity Access CEM Scholarship to help full-time graduate and undergraduate students benefit from Northeastern University's rich experiential learning opportunities.

Student stories: developing biogas systems for sustainable energy in Uganda

As a Fall 2023 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, Dhwani Bhatt, a third-year honors Chemical Engineering student at Northeastern University, has spent the past year developing a biogas system to meet the energy needs of Sadhguru School in Fort Portal Uganda.
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Events

Upcoming Events

Oct 5

Dive into a thought-provoking discussion with five leading experts as they tackle the pressing sustainability challenges of today facing the developing world. This event is part of the Vivek and Vandana Sharma initiative.

Upcoming Events

Oct 15

Discover the transformative potential of artificial intelligence with Venkat Srinivasan, Founder & Managing Director of Innospark Ventures, who will share his perspectives as an AI researcher and Venture Capitalist to explore the opportunities and challenges that AI poses in the present day and discuss what we might expect from AI in the business world in the coming years.
Oct 22

Fabris Peruško, CEO of Fortenova Group, will share the story of how he rescued the largest company in Croatia after it went bankrupt, even as Croatia seceded from Communist Yugoslavia, joined the European Union, and then wrestled with COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Western sanctions that followed.

Nov 5

Discover the potential impact of theater-based experiential learning on socio-emotional skill development for secondary school students in India with Nishith Prakash, Professor of Public Policy & Economics; Shantanu Khanna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Economics; and Sara Constantino, Assistant Professor of Psychology & Public Policy at Northeastern University.
Nov 7

Fadi El-Jardali, Professor of Health Policy and Systems at the American University of Beirut, will share his recent research on health reform in Egypt, part of a joint project with Gary Young, Director of the Northeastern University's Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research.