Tag: HBJ Center

Carnegie Mellon’s MindCraft introduces computer science to more than 11,000 students in Qatar

Computer science outreach workshops reach milestone number of K-12 student participants The MindCraft program at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has introduced computer science…

Carnegie Mellon team creates three-year computer science curriculum

New curriculum is piloted in seven Qatar schools A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has created a three-year computer science…

CMU-Q summer program teaches coding to youth around the world

Inaugural Code in Alice program connects students and volunteer teachers on five continents Students around the world learned to code this summer through Code in Alice, a new program for…

Al Khor International, Al Arqam Academy take top spots at Carnegie Mellon Qatar competition

Alice Middle East Programming Competition goes virtual as need for computer science education grows Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, announced the winners of the…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar launches virtual computer science discovery workshop

Mindcraft Virtual for high school students introduces computing, inspires career paths DOHA, QATAR – June 29, 2020: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has launched…

Hamad bin Jassim Center and Carnegie Mellon recognize winners of programming competition

Two teams from Al Khor International School tie for first at Alice Middle East Programming Competition for middle and secondary students DOHA, QATAR: A combination of impressive programming skills and…

CMU-Q showcases Mindcraft Junior, Alice Middle East at National Science Research Week

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) showcased two programs that promote computer science learning among school-aged children at the 2019 National Science Research Week. The event was organized by the…

Al Arqam Academy wins first place at Carnegie Mellon programming competition

Fourth annual Alice Middle East Programming Competition hosts more than 100 students from 12 schools across Qatar  DOHA, Qatar: A team from Al Arqam Academy took first place in the…

Carnegie Mellon and Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation promote computer science education

Hamad bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education introducing computing to thousands of students in Qatar Thousands of students in Qatar are learning about computing through the partnership between…

Mindcraft workshops introduce high school students to computer science

CMU-Q’s Mindcraft program kicked off its first year of workshops as part of the Hamad bin Jassim Center for K-12 Computer Science Education. The center, which has the mission to…