Category: Educational Innovation

Michael Trick appointed dean of CMU-Q

Michael Trick, the Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, has been appointed dean of Carnegie Mellon in Qatar,…

Recent CMU-Q grads start academic planning and advising app

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar graduate Sabih Bin Wasi and his cohorts launched an interactive app that helps students plan their course load.  By Corinne Lestch, Edscoop.com, June 8, 2017…

CMU-Q receives four NPRP grants

Qatar National Research Fund supports projects on computer science education, breast cancer diagnosis, water quality, and marine environmental monitoring DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has been…

QNRF shares outcomes of education projects

CMU-Q News editor’s note: Saquib Razak, associate teaching professor of computer science at CMU-Q, participated in QNRF’s Research Outcome Seminar in March 2017. Razak is the lead principal investigator of…

CMU-Q programs show high school students a world of possibility

Outreach initiatives highlight new academic and career paths DOHA, QATAR: About 40 business-minded high school students gather on a Saturday in the bright and airy majlis area at Carnegie Mellon…

Winners of Pi Day math contest: DPS-Modern Indian

Carnegie Mellon Qatar holds second annual contest, draws 400 high school students from across Qatar A team from the DPS-Modern Indian School took the top prize at the second annual…

CMU-Q at Al Faisal Without Borders Educational Festival

Ilker Baybars, dean and CEO of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, attended the opening ceremonies of the first Educational Festival, a four-day event organized by Al Faisal Without Borders Foundation…

Local schools create, code and compete at CMU-Q programming contest

Alice Middle East Programming Competition inspires 36 student teams to explore computer science DOHA, Qatar: Computer science took center stage at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) as 125 students…

TESOL Summit discusses the future of teaching English to speakers of other languages

TESOL International Association brought together thought leaders, policy makers and industry professionals for the Summit on the Future of the TESOL Profession in Athens on February 9 and 10. Dudley…

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…