Carnegie Mellon Qatar alumni welcome graduating class for Ramadan event

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Published April 7th, 2023 - 09:57 GMT

Carnegie Mellon Qatar alumni welcome graduating class for Ramadan event

During the event

Highlights

The alumni of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) welcomed the Class of 2023 at a ghabqa held at the CMU-Q building in Education City.

The alumni of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) welcomed the Class of 2023 at a ghabqa held at the CMU-Q building in Education City. More than 200 alumni and seniors gathered to meet and network.

CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation partner university.

Michael Trick, dean of CMU-Q, said: “We are delighted to host this gathering to introduce the Class of 2023 to the alumni. Our alumni form a strong and supportive community for new graduates, most of whom will be taking the next step of their careers in Qatar.”

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s first class graduated in 2008. When the Class of 2023 are conferred their degrees in May, the CMU-Q alumni network will include more than 1,200 young professionals. Most CMU-Q alumni remain in Qatar, establishing their careers in a wide variety of sectors.

CMU-Q offers undergraduate degree programs in biological sciences, business administration, computer science and information systems.

Background Information

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar

For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has challenged the curious and passionate to imagine and deliver work that matters. A private, top-ranked and global university, Carnegie Mellon sets its own course with programs that inspire creativity and collaboration.

In 2004, Carnegie Mellon and Qatar Foundation began a partnership to deliver select programs that will contribute to the long-term development of Qatar. Today, Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science, and information systems. Nearly 400 students from 38 countries call Carnegie Mellon Qatar home.