Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
| Carnegie Mellon University Qatar | |
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 Front entrance at sunset. |
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| Motto | "My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Type | Private, Branch Campus |
| President | Jared Cohon |
| Provost | Mark Kamlet |
| Dean | Ilker Baybars |
| Academic staff | 64 |
| Admin. staff | 90 |
| Undergraduates | 317 |
| Location | Doha, Qatar 25°18′59″N 51°26′20″E / 25.31639°N 51.43889°ECoordinates: 25°18′59″N 51°26′20″E / 25.31639°N 51.43889°E |
| Campus | Multi-versity Education City, 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) |
| Colors | Cardinal, Gray, and Tartan Plaid[1] |
| Nickname | Tartans, CMU-Q |
| Mascot | Scotty the Scottie Dog[2] |
| Website | www.qatar.cmu.edu |
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Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Arabic: جامعة كارنيجي ميلون في قطر), is one of the branch campuses of Carnegie Mellon University, located in Doha, Qatar.[3] It is Carnegie Mellon's first undergraduate branch campus, is a member of the Qatar Foundation, and began graduating students in May 2008.[4]
Carnegie Mellon Qatar currently has approximately 300 students, 60 faculty and postdoctoral researchers,[5] and 90 staff.
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[edit] Academics
Carnegie Mellon Qatar is part of Education City, a sprawling 'multi-versity' on the outskirts of Doha that currently houses eight other university campuses from the United States and Europe. Each of these universities was selected by Qatar Foundation to offer specific degree programs, mostly in disciplines for which the schools are particularly renowned.
The degrees issued by Carnegie Mellon are the same degrees and curriculum that students receive at the Pittsburgh campus. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, and biological sciences (a degree offered in conjunction with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar).
The curriculum, like that of the main campus, emphasizes a liberal arts education with specialization in a major. The majority of the faculty teach in fields outside the Qatar Campus's major disciplines creating a broad range of offerings in the liberal and applied arts.
[edit] Building
Carnegie Mellon Qatar is housed in a building designed for by architects Legorreta + Legorreta. The university began occupancy in August 2008 and shares the space with Northwestern University in Qatar. All academics, student affairs, operations, and events are held in the building.
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Carnegie Mellon colors". cmu.edu. http://www.cmu.edu/identity/id_colorplaid.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon's Mascot". http://www.cmu.edu/mascot/.
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar (CMU-Q)". http://education.theemiratesnetwork.com/university/Qatar/Ar_Rayyan/Carnegie_Mellon_University_Qatar_1015.html. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar - Inaugural Graduation". http://qatar.cmu.edu/media/index.php?pg=pri&id=1791.
- ^ "Staff and Faculty Directory". http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/directory/faculty.
[edit] External links
- Carnegie Mellon Qatar Web Site
- Carnegie Mellon University Web Site
- Carnegie Mellon University Qatar Student Reviews
- Profile
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