Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Arabic: جامعة كارنيجي ميلون في قطر), is one of the degree-granting branch campuses of
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
, located in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
, Qatar. It is Carnegie Mellon's first undergraduate branch campus, is a member of the
Qatar Foundation
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ( ar, مؤسسة قطر) is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser. Qatar Founda ...
, and began graduating students in May 2008.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar currently has approximately 400 students, 60 faculty and
postdoctoral research
A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral research position is to p ...
ers, and 90 staff.
History
Carnegie Mellon University's campus in Qatar was established in 2004.
It was the fourth U.S. higher education institution to establish a campus in Qatar. The establishment of the campuses was spearheaded by
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the mother of Qatar's current
Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani.
Academics
Carnegie Mellon Qatar is part of
Education City
Education City is a development in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, the property houses various educational facilities, including satellite campuses of eight international universities.
History
Education City was launched by ...
, a campus on the outskirts of Doha that currently houses eight other university campuses from the United States and Europe. Education City's other institutions include
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It is considered to be one of the world's leading international affairs schools, granting degrees at both ...
,
Weill Cornell Medical College
The Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University is Cornell University's biomedical research unit and medical school located in Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Weill Cornell Medicine is affiliated with NewY ...
,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgini ...
,
Texas A&M
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,
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
,
HEC Paris
HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fi ...
, and
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
.
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
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,
Business Administration
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,
Information Systems
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,
Computational Biology
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, and
Biological Sciences
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(a degree offered in conjunction with
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) is a branch of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, established on April 9, 2001 following an agreement between Cornell University and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Developm ...
).
Funding
The campus facilities and upkeep to them is entirely covered by the Qatar Foundation. Carnegie Mellon also received money each year to run the campus and pay faculty. It is estimated that Carnegie Mellon has received between $50 and $60 million per year from Qatar to run the campus.
Tuition for the school was $49,610 in 2015.
Faculty
As of December 2015, the campus had 62 faculty members.
In a ''
Washington Post
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'' article, the dean of the university's Qatar campus, Ilker Baybars, called faculty recruiting “the most difficult part of
isjob”, noting that it is difficult to persuade tenured professors to leave America for Doha. In order to persuade professors to teach at the Doha campus, the university has provided incentives such as salary premiums, generous housing arrangements, and research funding .
Buildings
Carnegie Mellon Qatar is housed in a building designed by architects
Legorreta + Legorreta. The university began occupancy in August 2008. All academics, student affairs, operations, and events are held in the building.
Gallery
Image:carnegiemellonqatar building eastwestwalkway.jpg, The East-West Walkway holding an architecture exhibit
File:Backyard of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.jpg, Fountain in backyard of Carnegie Mellon University
References
External links
website
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American international schools
Universities in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
Education City
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Qatar
Ricardo Legorreta buildings