Summary
Faculty members at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar have been awarded four grants under Qatar Foundation’s inaugural Education City Multiversity initiative. These awards support collaborative projects with researchers across Education City. The funded projects cover diverse fields including exemplary first-year academic writing, ethical frameworks for AI, sustainable desert landscapes, and game-based teaching toolkits.
DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) faculty members have been recognized for their commitment to cross-institutional innovation, securing four awards in the inaugural cycle of the Education City Multiversity Grants. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university.
The grants are part of a strategic initiative by Qatar Foundation (QF) to encourage collaboration across Education City institutions.
“These awards highlight the deep spirit of collaboration that defines Education City,” said Jennifer Bruder, associate dean for research at CMU-Q. “By working alongside our partner universities, the CMU-Q faculty are building a more integrated, dynamic learning environment for every student in Education City.”
CMU-Q serves as the submitting institution for two projects that focus on student scholarship and the ethical future of technology:
- Pia Gómez-Laich and Jeffrey Squires will work with colleagues at Georgetown University in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, and Hamad Bin Khalifa University to highlight exemplary academic writing by first-year students in Education City.
- Houda Bouamor and Chadi Aoun will work with researchers at Northwestern University in Qatar to develop ethical frameworks and practical AI applications that address societal needs in the region.
Bruder, who is also an associate teaching professor of psychology, is a collaborating partner for two of the seven multiversity grants awarded in this cycle. In the Desert Futures Design Studio project led by Georgetown University in Qatar, she will help explore sustainable, liveable desert landscapes. In the Games for Playful and Impactful Pedagogy project, led by Hamad Bin Khalifa University, she will co-develop game-based teaching toolkits.
