Tag: Qatar Foundation

Dean Trick leads faculty panel at Education City Marhaba

Michael Trick, dean of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, moderated a panel of Education City deans and faculty leaders to welcome students to the new academic year. CMU-Q is a…

Qatar Foundation honors CMU-Q graduates for excellence and leadership

At the Qatar Foundation Convocation ceremony for the class of 2023, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, presented a new award for academic excellence and leadership.…

Carnegie Mellon Qatar celebrates 104 new graduates

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, celebrated the graduation of 104 students at a ceremony in Education City. The graduates received their diplomas in front…

QF program brings math to life for high school students

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Anthony Weston, associate teaching professor of mathematics, is one of the organizers for QF Math Circle, a program to inspire high school students to explore…

Carnegie Mellon reaches semi-finals of Asian Arabic Debating Championship

A student team from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, advanced to the semi-final round at the second Asian Arabic Debating Championship. The team finished…

Remembering Dean Ilker Baybars 

Ilker Baybars, one of the longest-serving and most impactful academic leaders at Carnegie Mellon University, passed away on December 23, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Baybars was the former dean of…

Women in Leadership conference concludes with resolve to build strong Qatar network 

Inaugural conference delved into challenges and opportunities for women in higher education The inaugural Women in Leadership conference wrapped up at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation…

Her Excellency Sheikha Hind shares insight on purpose-driven education

CMU-Q’s Dean’s Lecture Series returns Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, at the CMU-Q…

The Peninsula: Alumni startup, Stellic, is a unique story of entrepreneurial success

Originally published in The Peninsula, August 14, 2022 as “QSTP-funded higher-ed tool empowers students on path to graduation” Doha: Stellic is a unique story of entrepreneurial success. A student-founded platform…

CMU-Q’s Zeinab Ibrahim: TEDinArabic is a powerful message

Zeinab Ibrahim, teaching professor of Arabic studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, comments on the importance for the Arabic language to hold TEDinArabic. Originally…