DOHA, QATAR -Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KPMG Qatar, part of KPMG's global network of audit, tax and advisory firms, to promote future collaborations between the two organizations.
The MoU was signed by Jamal Fakhro, KPMG Qatar Managing Partner, and Ilker Baybars, Dean of Carnegie Mellon Qatar.
Carnegie Mellon Qatar recently signed MoU's with Qatar Stock Exchange, Maersk Oil Qatar, and Qatar First Bank in an effort to collaborate on educational initiatives, scientific research and community development.
About Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
As a global leader in education, Carnegie Mellon University is known for its creativity, collaboration across disciplines, and top programs in business, technology and the arts. The university has been home to some of the world's most important thinkers, among them 19 Nobel Laureates and 12 Turing Award winners.
In 2004, Qatar Foundation invited Carnegie Mellon to join Education City, a groundbreaking center for scholarship and research. The campus continues to grow, now providing a prestigious education to more than 400 students from 40 countries. The university offers five undergraduate degree programs in Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Computational Biology, Computer Science and Information Systems.
Students in Qatar join more than 13,000 Carnegie Mellon students across the globe, who will become the next generation of leaders tackling tomorrow's challenges. The university's 100,000 alumni are recruited by some of the world's most innovative organizations.
To learn more, visit www.qatar.cmu.edu.
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