Tag: Global experiences

Hanna Moazam contributes to Carnegie Mellon community on three continents

As we recognize the Class of 2020, we are looking at just a few of our 86 graduating seniors. Today we highlight Hanna Farooq Moazam, who graduated with a degree…

Seven thousand miles away from campus, CMU-Q students experience Washington, DC

Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Politics and Strategy (IPS)  offers a semester-long program where students live, work, and study in Washington, DC, coming into direct contact with political, business, and community…

CMU-Q debaters place third at Asian Arabic language championship

A team of CMU-Q students placed third at the Asian Arabic Language Debating Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team earned first place after the qualifying rounds, but was…

CMU-Q team creates fast, inexpensive screening kit for genetic disease carriers

Interdisciplinary project earns Bronze Achievement at iGEM 2019 A student team from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) created a fast, inexpensive method to test for carriers of genetic diseases…

Carnegie Mellon team wins Oman programming competition

For the second year in a row, a Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) student team won the top prize at the Oman Collegiate Programming Contest (OCPC). The competition was…

Carnegie Mellon students meet president of Rwanda to discuss the power of education

DOHA, QATAR: Students from three of Carnegie Mellon University’s global campuses, including CMU in Qatar, met with the president of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to discuss their passion…

Students explore sustainability and resilience in Greece

During an educational trip over spring break, a group of 12 students from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar learned about the innovative ways that Greece is approaching questions of sustainability.…

CMU-Q places second at Oman programming bootcamp

A team of three CMU-Q computer science students placed second at the first Hello Muscat ICPC Programming Bootcamp in Oman. The competition was organized by Harbour.Space University, in collaboration with…

CMU-Q student wins gold for football-related invention

Mohammed Larri taps into his passion for sport and technology, wins gold medal at International Innovation Fair Middle East Mohammed Larri, a first-year student at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar,…

CMU-Q students explore Dublin business hub

Carnegie Mellon alumni network extends to Ireland’s burgeoning tech and business center A group of CMU-Q students travelled to Dublin, Ireland, to explore the city’s rapidly growing business and technology…