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There are 481 alumni from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), young professionals who have graduated and are now working in business and technology jobs in Qatar and around the world. The growing group of young professionals, particularly those who now work in Qatar, remains connected through a series of networking events throughout the year.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar recently celebrated the five year reunion for the Class of 2010 at a dinner reception. The third class to graduate from CMU-Q, alumni members reconnected, reminisced and networked at the special event.
In October, alumni and faculty gathered on a traditional Qatari dhow cruise to share updates and work experiences. Sama Kanbour, an information systems graduate who is now part of the IT Leadership Program at General Electric, said, "My time at Carnegie Mellon Qatar was instrumental in becoming who I am today. Carnegie Mellon encourages you to become an independent learner which is an invaluable skill that will serve me well throughout my career."
Carnegie Mellon Qatar graduates are highly sought after by local, regional and international organizations. They are employed in top organizations such as Google, Microsoft, Qatar Petroleum, Shell and Commercial Bank Qatar, or are pursuing graduate studies. Carnegie Mellon Qatar graduates join the group of more than 100,000 Carnegie Mellon alumni worldwide.
The application deadline for the Fall 2016 academic year is March 1, 2016 and students are encouraged to apply early.
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About Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has been an innovator in education, with programs that inspire creativity, collaborate across disciplines and educate some of the world's most influential thinkers. Consistently top ranked, Carnegie Mellon has more than 13,000 students, 100,000 alumni and 5,000 faculty and staff globally. Nineteen Nobel Laureates and 12 Turing Award winners have called CMU home.
At the invitation of Qatar Foundation, Carnegie Mellon joined Education City in 2004. Education City is a groundbreaking center for scholarship and research that is the ideal complement to Carnegie Mellon's mission and vision.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science, and information systems. Students from than 37 countries enroll at our world-class campus.
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