Category: Alumni

QF vision empowers professional

In The Peninsula, February 6, 2017 By Fazeena Saleem More than twenty years after the formation of Qatar Foundation, Nofe Al Suwaidi is living proof of the quality of education…

Qatar joins simultaneous worldwide conference for women in data science

CMU-Q professor speaks on machine learning, future of data science Students, faculty and industry professionals convened for the Qatar edition of Women in Data Science (WiDS), a thought leadership forum…

Education City Career Fair 2017 gathers employers and students under one roof

In Qatar is Booming, February 6, 2017 Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation, in collaboration with its partner universities across Education City, gathered together employers and…

Students from across the region compete in annual Carnegie Mellon Hackathon

New category challenged students to find technological solutions to humanitarian issues DOHA, Qatar: Students from across Qatar, as well as eight from Kuwait, one from India and one from Australia,…

Trusting Autonomous Cars: How Much Is Too Much?

In Cornell Tech News & Views, January 9, 2017 Hannah Xue doesn’t know how to drive. So when Xue, an engineer with a background in psychology, began pursuing the Technion-Cornell…

CMU-Q alumna receives Education Excellence Award

CMU-Q alumna Fatima Al-Emadi was recognized with a gold medal Education Excellence Award, patronized by the Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and awarded by the Ministry…

Alumna brings service design to local market

In Gulf-Times, December 12, 2016 Maryam Al-Semaitt, a Qatari entrepreneur and alumna of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), has set up a new company, Makery, bringing the world of…

Q-SmartLab returns to Euromoney Qatar

CMU-Q showcased its Securities Market Analysis Research and Training Lab (Q-SmartLab) at the Euromoney Qatar Conference for the second year in a row. Euromoney, co-hosted by Qatar Central Bank, is…

Technology career fair draws 25 employers

CMU-Q hosted its first technology-focused career fair last week. The event, Careers Platform: The Technology Edition, was a venue for potential employers and students in computer science and information systems…

CMU-Q alumni honored at QSTP Technovate

Founders of startup Metis thank Qatar Foundation for opportunities, support Three alumni from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar were honored at QSTP Technovate, an event that drew an audience of…