In Paula Caligiuri's international business class, a group of students used consulting and cultural skills to help a Honduran small business owner, demonstrating creativity, adaptability and real-world problem-solving.
The Center for Emerging Markets was proud to support the fifth edition of SmartIDEAthon, one of India's largest social innovation pitchfests, held on December 13, 2024 in Bangalore, India. This event was supported by the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Initiative at CEM.
CEM is thrilled to recognize seven students as Fall 2024 recipients of our Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets. These students, representing three different schools and colleges at Northeastern University, will all pursue innovative research and field projects over the next year to solve pressing social, environmental, economic, and health-related problems around the world.
Abigail Binkley, a Spring 2024 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, has spent several months in Kenya's Baringo County researching gender-specific vulnerabilities to visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease with a 95% fatality rate if untreated. Partnering with the TERMES Center and ACCIH, her work aims to illuminate the challenges faced by women in remote communities and improve disease prevention through education and accessibility.
Abigail Williams, a Spring 2024 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, is working with the African Center for Community Investment in Health to address maternal health challenges in Kenya's North Rift Valley. Through qualitative research and on-the-ground support, she aims to combat preventable injuries like obstetric fistula and improve healthcare outcomes for women in underserved pastoral communities.
Second year MBA student, Erdi Pratama, is tackling agricultural waste in Indonesia through biochar—an innovative, carbon-rich material that improves soil health and reduces environmental harm.
Over 50 students on 12 teams representing six Northeastern University colleges competed in the Center for Emerging Markets' inaugural case competition on Saturday, October 19th, made possible by a gift to CEM by D'Amore-McKim School of Business Professor Joe Giglio.
Led by CEM Faculty Fellow and Professor of International Business & Strategy Julia Ivy, MBA students craft global strategies to help Ukrainian companies expand despite the challenges of war.
Domenica Rueda Paz is a Spring 2024 Recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, a bi-annual student grant program open to undergraduate and graduate students at Northeastern University, run by the Center for Emerging Markets.
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.
The Edmund and Colleen DiSanto Student Engagement and Innovation Fund will support curricular and other innovations relating to emerging markets, especially to encourage students who went to high schools in the city of Boston.
