Tag: Qatar Foundation

BA student joins discussion on post-pandemic era

Business administration student Joud Ghalayini was part of the inaugural #DearWorld Live, a new initiative by Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates. The interactive livestream series is a venue for experts and…

Information Systems professor joins panel on climate change and coronavirus

Chadi Aoun joined a Qatar Green Building Council webinar to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect climate change. Aoun is an associate teaching professor and the program director for…

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…

Dean Michael Trick says collaboration, community is making remote learning a success

In Lusail News, March 29, 2020 Qatar Foundation and partner universities come together to continue student learning When the Qatar government suspended in-person university classes to help prevent the spread…

Op-ed: Saving the economy from the coronavirus

By Agustín Indaco, assistant teaching professor of economics, CMU-Q In Qatar Foundation News The pandemic has already plunged the world economy into uncharted waters. While recent recessions began in the…

Biological sciences students encourage creativity, artistic exploration

Khulood Al-Haroon and Noora Al-Shukri are both seniors in the Biological Sciences Program and co-founders of the CMU-Q Art Club. At the beginning of February, the Art Club hosted a…

The Peninsula: Her Excellency Sheikha Hind visits Carnegie Mellon centers for innovation in entrepreneurship and education

Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, visited the Carnegie Mellon University main campus in Pittsburgh. While at CMU, she met with…

Alum entrepreneurs make Forbes “30 under 30” list

CMU-Q’s computer science graduates Sabih bin Wasi and Rukhsar Neyaz were included on the 2020 Forbes “30 under 30” list for the US and Canada. Along with alumna Jiyda Moussa, Bin…

Carnegie Mellon celebrates Qatar National Day with football big data

Darb Al Saai activity encourages football fans to explore the statistics of the game To celebrate Qatar National Day, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) has created an interactive activity…

Carnegie Mellon leads team to create interactive map of Qatari dialect

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) is leading a new research team that will create an interactive linguistic map of Qatari dialect. Zeinab Ibrahim, teaching professor of Arabic studies, is…