Tag: Government Collaboration

CMU-Q professor addresses Asian ambassadors on the future of AI

DOHA, QATAR – Nui Vatanasakdakul, teaching professor of Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), addressed a gathering of high-level diplomats and government officials on the evolving relationship…

Marhaba: The Rise of AI in Education

By Ola Diab, Marhaba Information Guide Originally published in Marhaba.qa on January 13, 2026, and in the Marhaba Guide: Education in Qatar, Winter 2025/26.  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly and…

Student team secures third place at National Cyber Security Agency’s Capture the Flag 

A team of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) students secured third place at the National Cyber Security Agency’s “Capture the Flag” competition. Held as part of the 12th National…

The Peninsula: Qatar’s growing artificial intelligence landscape creates new opportunities

Originally published December 13, 2025 in The Peninsula By Fazeena Saleem  Doha, Qatar: The next generation of artificial intelligence professionals will need more than technical know-how, and they must be…

CMU-Q connects with industry leaders and alumni at Mobile World Congress Doha

DOHA, QATAR – Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) joined the region’s technology ecosystem at the inaugural Mobile World Congress (MWC) Doha, contributing academic perspective and strengthening industry ties at…

CMU-Q’s Houda Bouamor leads dialogue on smart sectors at Smart City Expo Doha

DOHA, QATAR – Houda Bouamor, associate teaching professor of information systems at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, led a discussion on the digital roadmap for smart sectors at the Smart…

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…

Qatar Tribune: CMU-Q launches pioneering AI program to transform higher education in Qatar

Originally published September 30, 2025 in the Qatar Tribune  By Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has marked a new milestone…

Omar Shaath: My heart is in the learning

An information systems graduate from the Class of 2011, Omar Shaath now works with TASMU, Qatar’s smart infrastructure program through the Ministry of Transport and Communications.  You graduated ten years…