Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

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. [cite web|title=Staff and Faculty Directory |url=http://qatar.cmu.edu/employee/index.php?pg=dir] Its inaugural class graduated in May of 2008. [cite web|title=Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar - Inaugural Graduation|url=http://qatar.cmu.edu/media/index.php?pg=pri&id=1791]

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

External links

* [http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/ Official Site]

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