Category: In the Media

CMU-Q alum Hassan Al-Mulla named Silatech’s new CEO

Originally published in Gulf-Times on February 1, 2021  Hassan al-Mulla graduated from CMU-Q with a degree in business administration in 2012. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university. Silatech announced…

‘Social media language’ hurting future of Arabic: CMU-Q’s Zeinab Ibrahim

In Qatar Tribune, January 14, 2021 Zeinab Ibrahim is a teaching professor of Arabic studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a QF partner university As the world continues to…

Qatar National Day 2020: Carnegie Mellon celebrates the year’s contributions to national development

Students at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, capped off an extraordinary year of challenges, achievement, growth and innovation with a virtual Qatar National Day…

CMU-Q faculty discusses COVID-19 impact on working mothers

In The Peninsula, December 3, 2020 Veli Safak, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics at CMU-Q, a Qatar Foundation partner university, talks about the impact COVID-19 has had on working mothers.…

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar starts semester with the highest student enrollment in campus history

Doha, Qatar – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, started the fall 2020 semester with its highest enrollment numbers since opening its doors in 2004.…

How CMU-Q innovators learn lessons online

In Qatar Tribune, September 14, 2020 On March 10, 2020, schools and universities across Qatar closed their doors, as part of the measures introduced to halt the spread of Covid-19.…

Opportunities for language education in a (post) pandemic world

In Gulf-Times, August 4, 2020 Dudley Reynolds, co-area head of arts and sciences and teaching professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, on…

CMU-Q Class of 2020 grad develops mobile app for low-income workers

“QF graduate develops mobile application for low-income workers” was originally published in Gulf-Times on June 19, 2020. A graduate from Qatar Foundation (QF) partner Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q),…

CMU-Q alum reimagines the education landscape

CMU-Q alumnus Shakir Hussain, who graduated from the Class of 2010 with a degree in information systems, discusses how COVID-19 could permanently change education systems around the world. “Reimagining the…

Working remotely: Balancing blended roles and competing demands

Working remotely during the pandemic has blurred the line for many people between work and home life. Homes have become our workspaces, our classrooms, and our only recreation spaces. At…