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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…

Dean of CMU’s Heinz College on integrating machine learning and the social sciences

Professor Ramayya Krishnan spoke at the fourth Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium (MLDAS) in Qatar this week, sharing the Carnegie Mellon approach to integrating machine learning and social science…

Dudley Reynolds addresses TESOL Arabia

Dudley Reynolds delivered the opening plenary at the TESOL Arabia conference in Dubai last weekend, as well as sessions in research literacy, reading strategically and educational leadership. The TESOL Arabia…

Alumni advise students on careers in the region

The annual reception for Carnegie Mellon alumni in Dubai had a twist this year: students in their third and fourth years at CMU-Q travelled to Dubai to meet and network…

CMU-Q conference inspires high school students to become effective mediators

Students work in United Nations simulations to tackle pressing global issues   DOHA, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted the fourth annual Andrew Model United Nations (MUN) Conference…

Katara, CMU-Q in ‘strategic agreement’

In Qatar Tribune, February 13, 2017 Doha: THE Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) to boost bilateral cooperation,…

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…

al khaliji signs MoU with CMU-Q for education, research and community development

In AL Press: The GCC News Press Agency, February 7, 2017 Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) P.Q.S.C., Qatar’s next generation bank, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carnegie Mellon University…

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…

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,…