Month March 2015

‘Quick Startup’ saw 38 budding entrepreneurs conceive, develop and present ideas in 72 hours DOHA, QATAR – A mobile application called ‘Basket,’ which is designed to help prevent food waste, recently won the national business competition, ‘Quick Startup 2015,’ hosted…

DOHA, QATAR – Every semester, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar acknowledges academically outstanding students on its Dean’s List. Most recently, 151 students have been recognized on the Fall 2014 Dean’s List for their exemplary performance. “The students who have earned…

Students from Qatar and Pittsburgh recently competed in CMU-Q’s Internal Case Competition, in which they were challenged to consider the business implications of tougher regulations on shisha (hookah) smoking in Qatar. The winning team, Beta Consulting, comprised CMU-Q students Tarek…

Dana Haidan, head of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at Vodafone Qatar and a CMU-Q graduate, was recently named among the "100 Most Talented CSR Leaders" at the World CSR Congress held in Mumbai, India. Haidan, a 2009 business administration…

Schoolteachers introduced to ‘Arabiyyatti’ program supported by the Qatar National Research Fund DOHA, QATAR –Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar recently hosted an ‘Enhancing Teaching Arabic in Qatar’ workshop for 25 primary, private and independent schoolteachers in an attempt to complement…