Category: Academics

CMU’s James Wynn speaks on the gender gap in math

CMU’s James Wynn, associate professor of English and director of undergraduate studies, delivered a lecture at CMU-Q on the subject of closing the gender gap in mathematics. He presented a rhetorical…

iOS app adds digital dimension to high school biology kits

Osaama Shehzad has created an app to accompany an educational kit for secondary students that was created last year by CMU-Q’s Biological Sciences program. The kit does not require specialized…

Alums win Startup of the Year by Entrepreneur ME

Meddy.co, a startup created by CMU-Q alumni Haris Aghadi and Abdulla AlKhenji, was awarded Startup of the Year by Entrepreneur Middle East magazine. Entrepreneur ME hosts the annual Qatar Enterprise…

CMU-Q team reaches finals of SAP DemoJam in Barcelona

A CMU-Q team was among six teams in the SAP DemoJam finals in Barcelona last week. Although individual students have participated in past years, this is the first time CMU-Q…

Dudley Reynolds delivers keynote address for National Geographic Learning

President of TESOL International Association joins discussion on global versus local education DOHA, QATAR – In a keynote address at a forum on education organized by National Geographic Learning, CMU-Q’s…

Students compete in UBA Case Challenge

Business administration seniors Nawal Mir and Osama Qureshi and juniors Farha Khan and Hammed Mahmoud travelled to the main campus to compete with Pittsburgh students at the Tepper Undergraduate Business…

Hungarian Ambassador visits student presentation

His Excellency István Elter, the Hungarian Ambassador to the State of Qatar, visited Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar as a special guest for a presentation on Hungary’s business culture. Business…

Reynolds in Pakistan: English teachers innovate as they teach

Dudley Reynolds delivered the keynote address at the Society of Pakistan English Language Teacher’s 32nd International ELT Conference last week. More than 1,000 language educators attended the conference in Karachi,…

CMU-Q alum launches Bazaar-It

Asma Saeed Al-Kuwari has launched her new business, Bazaar-It, an e-commerce company that sells goods and services of local businesses. Al Kuwari has been developing the idea for nearly a…

CMU-Q Tech Leaders Panels event explores big data landscape in Qatar

Ooredoo and QCRI representatives discuss opportunities presented by big data analytics DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted the first of the Tech Leaders Panels series that…