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CMU-Q students embarked on learning trips around the world over spring break, including destinations in North America and Europe. The largest contingent traveled to Silicon Valley with Maher Hakim, associate teaching professor of entrepreneurship, for an exploration of high tech…
35% of incoming students participate in at least one outreach program DOHA, QATAR – Ahead of the March 1 admission deadline, Carnegie Mellon Qatar held a series of workshops to introduce high school students to undergraduate programs in biological sciences,…
The Q-SmartLab Trading Hackathon took place last week, with team Polaris finishing on top. The winning team included Alfred Godwin Ravindrakumar, Anthony Lo and Yijun Dong. The competition took place over three trials which corresponded to three live trading days…
On February 13, CMU-Q held the Tajer workshop, a daylong event for high school students to learn how financial markets work. Nearly 40 students representing 19 schools in Doha—both independent and private—participated in a mock floor-trading exercise and learned about…
The third Dress for Success Fashion Show took place January 28, a collaboration between the student-run CMU-Q CMBA club and Northwestern University in Qatar’s career services. The event showcased outfits for different professional settings. The fashion show is a favorite…
Maher Hakim, associate professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), presented the inaugural session of Qatar Foundation Research and Development’s ‘Research Dialogue.’ Hakim’s presentation, “Building an Innovation Ecosystem in Qatar,” discusses how to foster creativity and entrepreneurship.…
At the Euromoney Qatar Conference last week, CMU-Q demonstrated the integration of technology and finance by superimposing real-time financial information on a satellite image of the globe. The result was a heat map of financial activity that revealed how regional…
George White, distinguished career professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and the founder of the Al Fikra competition, was awarded a Prestigious Appreciation Award for his contribution in creating a supportive environment for entrepreneurship in Qatar. White is the…
CMU-Q placed third in Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2015, a competition designed to develop the spirit of entrepreneurship in young people. Awais Shamim, Faran Farooq, Mounir Sheikh, Sherif Rizk and Ibrahim Soltan were on the team Price Takers, taking third place…
Carnegie Mellon offered a glimpse into the future of traffic safety at the International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA) conference in Doha. A pioneer in the area of autonomous vehicles, Carnegie Mellon celebrated 30 years of self-driving car technology last year.…
