Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q)

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) is a recognised university in Qatar. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityDoha

RegionAsia

TypePrivate

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; Business & Management; Natural Sciences

AccreditationMinistry of Education and Higher Education, State of Qatar (MOEHE / وزارة التعليم والتعليم العالي) — apex regulator for Qatari HEIs. Qatari HE classifications: (1) PUBLIC NATIONAL — Qatar University (flagship 1973), University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST 2022 from CNA-Q merger), Community College of Qatar, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies; (2) QATAR FOUNDATION RESEARCH — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU 2010, Qatar Foundation's flagship research university); (3) EDUCATION CITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — UNIQUE GLOBAL MODEL — 6 American university branches + 2 European: Cornell (Weill Cornell Medicine 2001), Texas A&M 2003, Carnegie Mellon 2004, Georgetown School of Foreign Service 2005, Northwestern Journalism + Communications 2008, VCU School of the Arts 1998 (FIRST Education City branch), HEC Paris 2010 (business), University College London 2010-2020 (closed); (4) PRIVATE — Lusail University, Stenden/NHL Stenden Qatar, etc. Plus Qatar National Library + Qatar Foundation research network. Arabic is national language; English is HE primary medium across nearly all institutions (Education City branches are 100% English American/European-curriculum with same degrees as home campus).

Official websitehttps://qatar.cmu.edu

Accreditation registryhttps://www.edu.gov.qa

Founded 2004 (chartered as branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh USA in Education City; identical CMU degrees offered). BRANCH CAMPUS of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh USA, founded 1900). Founded 2004 in Education City. ~450 students. Bachelor's programmes in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Biological Sciences, Computational Biology — IDENTICAL CMU DEGREES TO PITTSBURGH CAMPUS. Faculty are CMU faculty. ENGLISH-MEDIUM. UNIQUE EDUCATION CITY MODEL: Qatar Foundation pays CMU operating costs; CMU provides curriculum, faculty, degrees; degrees signed by Pittsburgh; students get full CMU alumni status.

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