Tag: Global experiences

Washington Semester Program sparks CMU-Q student’s passion for international development

Mary Effie Akinyi, a business administration senior at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), has developed a passion for policy and international development during her undergraduate education.  In her third…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar Arabic debating team reaches USADC finals

A student team at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, reached the finals at the 4th United States Arabic Debates Championship (USADC). About 150 debaters…

Computer science student speaks at Amazon OpenSearch conference

Raman Saparkhan, a computer science junior at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, was an invited speaker at the Amazon OpenSearchCon 2023 in Seattle, U.S.A. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar students bridging the global digital divide

Four students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, have been selected as consultants for capacity-building and sustainability projects in Ghana, India and Palau. The…

CMU-Q students explore sustainability in Singapore

A group of 18 students traveled to Singapore over spring break to explore creative options in sustainability. The trip was one of five learning trips for Carnegie Mellon University in…

Carnegie Mellon reaches semi-finals of Asian Arabic Debating Championship

A student team from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, advanced to the semi-final round at the second Asian Arabic Debating Championship. The team finished…

CMU-Q students win regional Injaz award

Latifa Alnaimi and Maria Sultana Mina were part of the first team from Qatar to win Company of the Year at the regional INJAZ Al Arab competition. Alnaimi and Mina are business…

CMU Qatar students spend semester in Pittsburgh

Originally published by Mellon College of Science News on May 23, 2022. Written by Kirsten Heuring Five Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar students spent their Spring 2022 semester at the…

Carnegie Mellon student wins best creative idea at Healthcon 2022

A student from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, was part of the winning team for Best Creative Idea at Healthcon 2022 in Dubai. Muneera…

On UN Arabic Language Day, top CMU-Q team reflects on growth of Arabic debate

As the world commemorates UN Arabic Language Day, a team of four senior students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, reflected on the growth…