Category: Educational Innovation

CMU-Q showcases Alice Middle East at Darb Al-Saai

To celebrate Qatar National Day, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted an activity area featuring Alice Middle East at Darb Al-Saai. In collaboration with Qatar Foundation, CMU-Q featured four…

CMU professor shares research on language learning

Erik Thiessen spoke to CMU-Q about his research in the area of language acquisition, outlining how infants decipher patterns in sounds through statistical learning. Thiessen, who is an associate professor…

CMU-Q admits freshman with the highest mark in the world in IGCSE math

Mohammed Nurul Hoque, who received the highest mark in the world in the IGCSE math exam, has joined the Computer Science program at CMU-Q as a freshman. Nurul Hoque also…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosts 1st ‘Alice Middle East’ Programming Competition

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar held the region’s inaugural ‘Alice Middle East’ programming competition, hosting 148 students from nine independent and international schools in Qatar. To showcase…

CMU-Q and UCL Qatar host international summit on research-based practice in libraries

Leading library scholars from around the world convened in Education City on April 3 and 4 for the Research-Based Practice in Libraries Summit. The event, which was sponsored through Qatar…

Arabic language cyber security among CMU-Q projects at ARC

A proposal for research into Arabic language cyber security received an NPRP grant in Cycle 9 of Qatar National Research Fund’s flagship program. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Anis Charfi,…

More than 250 students participate in CMU-Q’s inaugural Pi Day competition

Doha, QATAR: Qatar high schoolers with an aptitude for math celebrated Pi Day early this year with a competition at CMU-Q. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14). Pi…

Multilingualism is a necessity in today’s world, says CMU-Q professor Dudley Reynolds

Dudley Reynolds delivered opening remarks at the International Conference on English Language Teaching on January 15 at Qatar University. Reynolds stated that English language teaching “empowers individuals in a world…

CMU-Q features phage lab at Sidra Functional Genomics Symposium

The Biological Sciences program at Carnegie Mellon Qatar featured its flagship phage genomics research lab at the Sidra Functional Genomics Symposium recently. The phage genomics lab is a program that…

Dudley Reynolds urges fellow educators: “Teach new topics, try new strategies”

Dudley Reynolds, teaching professor of English, delivered the keynote address at the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference in Kuwait on November 7. Reynolds’ address considered…