Category: Life at CMU-Q

Alum Hasan Al Mana speaks about life as a biological sciences grad

Alumnus Hasan Al Mana, who graduated from the Biological Sciences program in 2015, spoke at CMU-Q’s Tartan Talks series about his experiences after graduation. He works at Sidra Research and…

Language Bridges recognizes 57 learners for fall semester

Faculty, staff and students gathered at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar to celebrate the accomplishments of 57 participants in the fall 2016 session of Language Bridges. Participants showcased their work…

CMU-Q team reaches finals of SAP DemoJam in Barcelona

A CMU-Q team was among six teams in the SAP DemoJam finals in Barcelona last week. Although individual students have participated in past years, this is the first time CMU-Q…

Students compete in UBA Case Challenge

Business administration seniors Nawal Mir and Osama Qureshi and juniors Farha Khan and Hammed Mahmoud travelled to the main campus to compete with Pittsburgh students at the Tepper Undergraduate Business…

Henkel Case Competition winners announced

Henkel announced the winners of the recent case competition at CMU-Q: Ibrahim Soltan and Mounir Sheikh were declared the winning team, and will be offered internships at Henkel in Dubai.…

Library introduces ‘pop-up makerspaces’ to spur creativity

The library hosted two pop-up makerspaces for students to create personalized buttons. “Makerspaces” are a new trend in libraries, offering space, equipment, and materials for people to gather and create,…

CMU-Q students go to Hack-A-Startup Finals

Sanjeet Sahni, a business administration senior, and Avni Pherwani, a junior in information systems, were part of the team that made it to the finals of Hack-A-Startup at Carnegie Mellon…

Health and Wellness Fair encourages healthy choices

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), in collaboration with Qatar Foundation and other Education City universities, hosted the Health and Wellness Fair to introduce the community to…

CMU-Q students emphasize learning aspect of internships

First Internship Showcase features students who interned in tech, business, medical and consulting Students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, regardless of program, are exposed to real-world problem sets throughout…

CMU-Q student wins Honorable Mention at EurasiaMUN

Carnegie Mellon Qatar student Umair Qazi won the Honorable Mention award for his work as the delegation of Brazil at the 2016 Eurasia Model United Nations Conference (EurasiaMUN) in Passau,…