Tag: entrepreneurship

CMU-Q professor contributes academic research to global business book

Nui Vatanasakdakul, teaching professor of information systems at CMU-Q, has been named a contributing author to the global business book, Mind the Gap: Scaling Businesses Across Cultures. An expert at…

Before the degree, there was a business: Maryam Al Suwaidi’s journey at CMU-Q

By the time Maryam Al Suwaidi arrived at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), she already knew what it meant to take an idea and run with it. Before university,…

CMU-Q alumni startup secures pre-seed investment from Snoonu

Sufra AI, a food and beverage technology startup founded by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar graduates Ekaterina Demenkova and Jemal Velihanova, has secured a $100,000 pre-seed investment from local delivery…

CMU-Q student entrepreneurs pitch to industry leaders at Tech Demo Day

DOHA, QATAR – Five student teams at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) pitched their original technology startup concepts to a panel of industry experts at Tech Demo Day. The…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar launches Business Innovation Challenge for high school students

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted the inaugural Business Innovation Challenge, a two-day competition designed to introduce top high school students…

CMU-Q’s Tech Entrepreneurship students showcase innovation projects

DOHA, QATAR – Students pursuing a minor in Tech Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) showcased their final projects to a diverse group of judges from Qatar’s growing…

Lujain Al Mansoori: A journey of innovation

Lujain Al Mansoori’s story is one of entrepreneurship and hard work. As an Information Systems student at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), she has distinguished herself through academic excellence…

Students turn to 3D printing solutions to improve sustainability

Lujain Al Mansoori and Mohammad Annan, both juniors in information systems at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), are pushing the boundaries of 3D printing to create new solutions to…

CMU-Q grad startup is making Qatar greener

In 2020, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) graduates Mohamed Hamdi (BA 2019), Tamim Al-Asfar (BA 2019), and Julian Sam (CS 2019) came together with an idea: to make choosing,…

CMU-Q students take two top spots at Al Fikra 2020

Students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, secured first place in two of the three categories at this year’s Al Fikra competition. The winners…