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Summer College Preview Program preps students to enter university life

DOHA, QATAR – Thirty-two high school seniors and 22 juniors benefited from Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Summer College Preview Program (SCPP), which concluded on Thursday in a festive closing ceremony at…

American School of Doha Places 2nd at the Global Botball Robotics Championship

DOHA, QATAR – After winning the regional tournament held at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a team from the American School of Doha went on to represent the Middle East…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar students win Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition

DOHA, QATAR- The top spot in the Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition went to two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students for a proposal to build a website connecting students with…

Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition went to two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students

DOHA, QATAR- The top spot in the Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition went to two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students for a proposal to build a website connecting students with…

Sixty students are placed on the Dean’s List for the spring 2011 term

DOHA, QATAR – After excelling in the classroom during the spring 2011 term, 60 students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar have been placed on the Dean’s List. “I would…

Sustainable Education

DOHA, QATAR – Doha, the capital city of Qatar, is growing exponentially. And Carnegie Mellon University architecture students are exploring ways to meet its building needs sustainably. "Seemingly overnight, Doha…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar celebrates the achievement of its 48 graduates

DOHA, QATAR –In a grand ceremony attended by an audience of around 1,000 guests, 48 Carnegie Mellon students celebrated their graduation on Monday at Education City. Her Excellency Sheikha Al…

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar awards innovative thinkers

DOHA, QATAR – The Education City Shelf Project was announced the best undergraduate research project at Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s annual Meeting of the Minds research symposium. In addition to undergraduate…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar announces record number of applicants

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar announces a record number of applicants for the 2011-2012 incoming class. The number of applicants reached 670, an increase of 26 percent over last year.…

“Computational Thinking” should be honed as a fundamental skill in educational programs, says expert at CMU

DOHA, QATAR – “Thinking like a computer scientist means more than being able to program a computer,” said Jeannette M. Wing, Ph.D., the President’s Professor of Computer Science and Head…