Category: Academics

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…

Brightest Information Systems Undergraduates Convene in Pittsburgh

Over the past several years, advances in information communication technologies have changed the way companies and employees do business worldwide. To highlight how technology can best be used to improve…

Qatar’s ambitious goals have created an unprecedented need for expertise in Information Systems

DOHA, QATAR – The film, healthcare and energy industries all need one thing – Information Systems. Information systems and communication technologies are key to the growth of all industries. Students…

Students work on technology projects for improving literacy in Uruguay

Summer internships typically involve students learning a specific skill or doing office work to get their foot in the door of an organization. This is not the case for Carnegie…

iSTEP internship program makes a mark in Bangladesh

Following last year’s successful internship program in Tanzania, Carnegie Mellon students traveled to Chittagong, Bangladesh to conduct technology research as part of the iSTEP program. “iSTEP is all about transcending…

Inaugural Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar organized the inaugural Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems as a forum for undergraduate students with an interest in information systems to present…

Students develop online patient referral system: System aims to improve communication between health care centers and the Qatar Diabetes Association

DOHA, QATAR – During the fall semester, four students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar worked for 15 weeks to develop an information system for the Qatar Diabetes Association. The…

Ibtikar Qatar and CS4Qatar workshops held

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar hosted two outreach workshops this weekend. Ibtikar Qatar, the Information Systems Innovation competition for high school seniors and juniors, kicked off with…

TechBridgeWorld launches iSTEP program: Carnegie Mellon Qatar student participates in this innovative technology research internship offering computing solutions in Tanzania

DOHA, QATAR – The TechBridgeWorld research group recently launched a program titled iSTEP: innovative Student Technology ExPerience, an innovative internship for Carnegie Mellon students to conduct computing technology field research…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar holds its third annual Meeting of the Minds research symposium

DOHA, QATAR – Meeting of the Minds, the annual undergraduate research and project symposium, was held Tuesday night at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. More than 30 students showcased their…