Tag: information systems

CMU-Q alums take first place at IdeaCamp 2019

Two graduates of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), Yasir Khan and Abdul Wasay, took first place in IdeaCamp 2019, a Digital Incubation Center program and part of the Ministry…

High school students test drive CMU-Q’s academic programs

CMU-Q opened its doors to high school students for the fall session of Experience CMU-Q. The day-long workshop is held for students who are exploring their study and career options.…

Qatar tech firms share knowledge, opportunities at Careers Platform event

Computer science and information systems students at CMU-Q explored job opportunities in the tech sector at Careers Platform 2019, Technology Edition. The annual networking event brings together organizations in the…

Alumni startup raises $2.5 million in Series A funding

A startup that began as a class project at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round. Meddy is a physician booking platform…

“Being part of CMU-Q’s Class of 2018 was a defining moment of my life”

QF graduate Maryam Al-Naemi’s Education City experience led to startups, service, and self-discovery Originally published by Qatar Foundation as “How I found my goals in life—thanks to QF” From setting…

Getting the best of both worlds: CMU exchange student Lena Li on her Qatar experience

We sat down with Lena Li, a junior from Carnegie Mellon University’s main campus in Pittsburgh, who spent the spring 2019 semester at the Qatar campus as an exchange student.…

Smart about Smart Cities

By Chadi Aoun With the opening of the Doha Metro, Qatar has taken an important step toward harnessing smart technology for the benefit of the wider community. The network, which…

CMU-Q’s Dan Phelps contributes to nursing informatics initiative at Hamad

“HMC’s Nursing Informatics Department launches research community to empower nurses” appeared in Gulf Times, May 23, 2019. Editor’s note: Dan Phelps, associate teaching professor of information systems at CMU-Q, delivered…

Carnegie Mellon was a transformative experience for grad speaker Amer Ahmad

As we approach Graduation 2019, we are looking at just a few of the 78 graduating seniors who are finishing their undergraduate degrees and beginning careers in business, science and…