Summary
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted Future’s Fair 2026, welcoming nearly 70 top national and international employers seeking to recruit new graduates and students. Key returning partners included QNB, Snoonu, UBS, and Qatar Central Bank, joined by 13 new organizations from global investment banking, aerospace, technology consulting, and sports sectors.
This year’s Future’s Fair at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) attracted national and international powerhouse organizations looking to employ new graduates. The networking fair offers select employers exclusive access to CMU-Q students and new graduates. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university.
Nearly 70 organizations attended the event to meet and network with students. Many employers were returning to the Future’s Fair, including partners representing the key sectors of energy, consulting, banking, and national regulatory authorities. Returning organizations included some of the top employers of the Class of 2025, including QNB, Snoonu, UBS, and Qatar Central Bank. Together, the top five employers hired nearly one third of the 2025 graduates seeking employment.
This year, Future’s Fair also welcomed 13 new organizations from a range of sectors that include global investment banking, technology consulting, aerospace, and national entities in finance, healthcare, and sports.
Dania Makki, director of career services at CMU-Q, is the lead organizer of the event: “We are proud to host leading organizations seeking to hire Carnegie Mellon graduates” she said. “Our graduates combine deep subject-matter knowledge, robust technical skills, multi-disciplinary problem-solving, extensive teamwork experience, and a drive for innovation. The annual Future’s Fair is a wonderful opportunity for employers to engage directly with top-tier talent and identify candidates who will make a strong impact on their organizations.”
Carnegie Mellon’s first class graduated in 2008. Since then, more than 1,500 young professionals have completed their studies at CMU-Q and are now pursuing a wide spectrum of careers. Most CMU-Q alumni choose to live and work in Qatar.
