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CMU-Q hosts third annual national ‘Hackathon’

24-hour competition sees student teams develop applications for real life problems DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar hosted its third national Hackathon over the weekend, challenging university students…

Dr. Kemal Oflazer appointed associate dean for research

Dr. Kemal Oflazer, teaching professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, has been named associate dean for research at the Qatar campus. Dr. Oflazer has a Ph.D.…

Dr. Selma Limam-Mansar appointed associate dean, education

Dr. Selma Limam-Mansar, teaching professor of information systems, has been named associate dean, education, at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Dr. Limam-Mansar has been at Carnegie Mellon Qatar since August…

7th class completes Carnegie Mellon’s Language Bridges program

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar celebrated 55 participants who successfully completed the eight-week Language Bridges program. A formal ceremony recognizing the achievements of the English language participants…

CMU-Q appoints Dr. John O’Brien as associate dean

DOHA, QATAR –John O’Brien has been named associate dean at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. Effective from December 2014, O’Brien will be responsible for assisting the Dean’s office with faculty…

128 students recognized on Dean’s List at CMU-Q

Top ranking achievers announced from Spring 2014 DOHA, QATAR – 128 students demonstrating academic excellence have been recognized on the spring 2014 Dean’s List at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.…

Carnegie Mellon animation software ‘Alice’ supports computing curricula in Qatar’s schools

Pilot phase underway in independent SEC schools DOHA, QATAR – A team of faculty and students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar recently introduced ‘Alice Middle East,’ a 3-D interactive…

Impact of Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s outreach programs continues to grow

44% of incoming students participated in outreach programs DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar recently held the first outreach program of the 2014-2015 academic year, Ibtikar. The Ibtikar…

CMU-Q Teams Win at Enterprise Challenge

For the second year in a row, a team of Carnegie Mellon students claimed first prize in the university division of the Shell Enterprise Challenge. Another Carnegie Mellon team earned…

Carnegie Mellon Alumna Works to Close Digital Divide

It’s hard for many of us to imagine life without our mobile phones, but just one in three people in the least developed markets have access to this technology. That’s…