Category: Press Releases

Carnegie Mellon Qatar welcomes Early Decision students

DOHA, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon Qatar welcomed the first wave of accepted students for the fall 2016 semester. This marks the first year CMU-Q offered Early Decision, where select students were…

CMU-Q’s Maher Hakim delivers the inaugural ‘Research Dialogue’ series at Qatar Foundation Research and Development

Maher Hakim, associate professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), presented the inaugural session of Qatar Foundation Research and Development’s ‘Research Dialogue.’ Hakim’s presentation, “Building an Innovation…

Sixty-five learners complete Language Bridges program

Sixty-five learners were honored for completing Language Bridges, a program that offers English classes to low-income migrant workers. The ceremony, held on November 29, was the capstone of a semester…

QInvest and Carnegie Mellon Qatar join forces to promote learning in business

QInvest, Qatar's leading investment group, and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate and coordinate in the fields of research and education. The…

Minister of Economy and Commerce inks agreement with Carnegie Mellon, highlights investment opportunities in Qatar

His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Commerce, said that Qatar has made considerable strides in terms of promoting economic diversification and sustainable development.…

CMU-Q team wins 3rd place at Yale Hackathon

A team from CMU-Q took third place at YHack 2015, the annual Yale University Hackathon, on November 8, 2015. Team members Maher Khan, Musab Ahmed Popatia and Qasim Nadeem developed…

CMU-Q student places third at SAP DemoJam

Information Systems junior Ibrahim Soltan placed third in DemoJam, an international competition at the SAP TechEd conference held in Barcelona. Teams competed for spots in DemoJam just a few days…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar and AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation launch entrepreneurship center

DOHA, QATAR – His Excellency Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, chairman of AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation, and Ilker Baybars, dean of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, inaugurated the AlFaisal…