Category: Business Administration

CMU-Q’s George White receives Prestigious Appreciation Award at Al Fikra 2015

George White, distinguished career professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and the founder of the Al Fikra competition, was awarded a Prestigious Appreciation Award for his contribution in creating…

CMU-Q wins third at Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2015

CMU-Q placed third in Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2015, a competition designed to develop the spirit of entrepreneurship in young people. Awais Shamim, Faran Farooq, Mounir Sheikh, Sherif Rizk and Ibrahim…

Carnegie Mellon showcases driverless cars at International Traffic Medicine Association Conference

Carnegie Mellon offered a glimpse into the future of traffic safety at the International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA) conference in Doha. A pioneer in the area of autonomous vehicles, Carnegie…

CMU’s John Hooker discusses the comparative advantages of different cultures in the global economy

John Hooker, T. Jerome Holleran Professor of Business Ethics and Social Responsibility at CMU, discussed the way cultural differences have helped shape the new economic order. Using different examples from…

QInvest and Carnegie Mellon Qatar join forces to promote learning in business

QInvest, Qatar's leading investment group, and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate and coordinate in the fields of research and education. The…

Dudley Reynolds urges fellow educators: “Teach new topics, try new strategies”

Dudley Reynolds, teaching professor of English, delivered the keynote address at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference in Kuwait on November 7. Reynolds’ address considered…

Workshop strives to reduce the digital gap in the Arab world

Divakaran Liginlal, teaching professor of information systems, led a workshop titled “Content Strategies for Arabic Ecommerce Websites,” which included the findings of an NPRP research study of over 3000 Arabic…

Minister of Economy and Commerce inks agreement with Carnegie Mellon, highlights investment opportunities in Qatar

His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce, said that Qatar has made considerable strides in terms of promoting economic diversification and sustainable development.…

Qatar student wins Tepper UBA Case Challenge

Business administration junior Yousuf Akhlaq was part of the winning team, Gamma, at the Tepper UBA Case Challenge in Pittsburgh. Akhlaq, along with fellow Qatar BA students Fazail Ahmad, Tehseen…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar and AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation launch entrepreneurship center

DOHA, QATAR – His Excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation, and Ilker Baybars, dean of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, inaugurated the AlFaisal…