The European Media Management Association (emma) is an international not-for-profit academic organisation that was founded in 2003. emma encourages and support growth in media management research, scholarship and practice throughout Europe and around the world.
emma Conference 2026, Lappeenranta, Finland
Find out more about the annual conference of the European Media Management Association (emma) held on May 27-29, 2026 in Lappeenranta, Finland, at LUT Business School/LUT University.
emmahub
The emmahub is a workshop format initiated and organised by emma for the first time in 2023. The objective of the emmahub workshops is to create a venue to reflect on emerging trends, challenges, and innovations in media management and the media industry. The emmahub workshops aim to bring together the scientific community, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and various stakeholders for knowledge transfer and synergy building. In the emmahub workshops, particular importance is attached to the digital and innovative dimensions of media making on a pan-European level.
emma Doctoral Summer School 2025
The emma Doctoral Summer School is one of the core activities of the European Media Management Association – emma – to support young scholars to advance their research and careers. The emma 2025 Doctoral Summer School was held at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium in September 2025. Check out the summer school section for more information.