Category: Academics

Carnegie Mellon alums win Startup of the Year

A team of CMU-Q graduates from the Information Systems program at Carnegie Mellon Qatar won Tech Startup of the Year at the Qatar IT Business Awards, 2016. Haris Aghadi, Abdulla…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosts 1st ‘Alice Middle East’ Programming Competition

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar held the region’s inaugural ‘Alice Middle East’ programming competition, hosting 148 students from nine independent and international schools in Qatar. To showcase…

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar graduates 89 students

Class of 2016 join more than 100,000 Carnegie Mellon alumni worldwide DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar celebrated its ninth graduation ceremony as 89 graduates received their diplomas…

Study on Qatar bacteriophage awarded top prize at CMU-Q’s Meeting of the Minds

Students showcase research projects at university’s annual research symposium DOHA, QATAR – A research project demonstrating how bacteria found in Qatar’s sand can be used to purify water won the…

College Honors go to 11 graduating seniors

The College Honors presentations took place on April 28, 2016, with seniors presenting their research findings at the day-long event. In the Class of 2016, 11 students will graduate with…

Leadership and academic excellence celebrated at Senior Honors

CMU-Q celebrated the hard work, dedication to community and academic achievement of members of the Class of 2016 at a ceremony and lunch on April 28, 2016. Thirty-one students were…

Three teams take top spot in signature CMU Management Game

Management Game 2016 ended last week, with three teams winning in two separate industries. The competition is a capstone course in the spring semester of the senior year for students…

CMU-Q wins Microsoft Imagine Cup for second year in a row

Team Buzzcast from CMU-Q won Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016 in the World Citizenship category. The competition challenged teams aged 16 to 26 years to develop innovative projects and present solutions…

Vodafone, CMU-Q debate business ethics at CSR Majlis

Vodafone Qatar, in collaboration with its knowledge partner Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), brought together peers and experts in corporate social responsibility and sustainability to debate the critical role…

CMU-Q and UCL Qatar host international summit on research-based practice in libraries

Leading library scholars from around the world convened in Education City on April 3 and 4 for the Research-Based Practice in Libraries Summit. The event, which was sponsored through Qatar…