Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

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Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, founded in 2004, is a branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University, located in Doha, Qatar. It is Carnegie Mellon's first undergraduate branch campus.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar is part of Education City, a sprawling campus on the outskirts of Doha that currently houses six American branch campuses. Each of these universities was selected by the Qatar Foundation to offer one or two degree programs for which is it renowned. Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, and Information Systems.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar currently has approximately 200 students, 30 faculty and 90 staff.^[1] Its inaugural class graduated in May 2008.^[2]

In August 2008, Carnegie Mellon Qatar moved into a new building, specifically designed for it by architects Legoretta + Legoretta.

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• Official Site
• Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar

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Coordinates: 25°18′59″N 51°26′20″E / 25.31639°N 51.43889°E / 25.31639; 51.43889