Category: Admission

Tenth graduating class is largest in CMU-Q history

On May 1, 2017, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar will celebrate its tenth graduation as 109 young men and women receive their Carnegie Mellon diplomas from four different programs: Biological…

Lebanese School, Tariq bin Ziad Secondary are top teams at Botball 2017

Students program two autonomous robots in agriculture-themed challenge The popular Botball programming competition for high school students took place March 3 at CMU-Q, resulting in a win for the Lebanese…

Students gain insight into financial markets

In Gulf-Times, February 28, 2017 Al Khalij Commercial Bank (Al Khaliji) partnered with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) for the second consecutive year to host its financial markets literacy…

CMU-Q introduces high schoolers to computing

Mindcraft outreach program engages students in the precision and possibility of a career in computer science As computer science becomes integral to more and more fields of study, Carnegie Mellon…

CMU-Q’s Winter Institute introduces Qatari students to computer science

CMU-Q hosted 18 Qatari high school students for the week-long Winter Institute: Discovering Computer Science. The outreach program, in its third year, introduces students to basic computational skills, the types…

CMU-Q hosts welcome dinner for first students of Class of 2021

DOHA, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) welcomed the first members of the Class of 2021 at a dinner for those who have been admitted through Early Decision. Sheikha…

CMU-Q introduces new outreach workshop for entrepreneurial high schoolers

CMU-Q welcomed 42 high school students from 16 local schools to Young Entrepreneurs on January 21, 2017, a new outreach workshop for young people who are interested in starting businesses.…

CMU-Q admits freshman with the highest mark in the world in IGCSE math

Mohammed Nurul Hoque, who received the highest mark in the world in the IGCSE math exam, has joined the Computer Science program at CMU-Q as a freshman. Nurul Hoque also…

Outreach participants eligible for Early Decision

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is now accepting applications for Early Decision for August 2017. This year, secondary students who have participated in any of the CMU-Q outreach programs are…

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…