Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (Arabic: جامعة كارنيجي ميلون في قطر) is one of the degree-granting branch campuses of Carnegie Mellon University, located in Doha, Qatar.[3] It is Carnegie Mellon's first undergraduate branch campus, is a member of the Qatar Foundation, and began graduating students in May 2008.[4]

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar
Front entrance at sunset
Other name
CMU-Q
Motto"My heart is in the work" (Andrew Carnegie)
TypePrivate, Branch Campus
Established2004 (2004)
PresidentFarnam Jahanian
ProvostJames Garrett
DeanMichael Trick
Academic staff
64
Administrative staff
90
Undergraduates400
Location
Doha
,
Qatar

25°18′59″N 51°26′20″E
CampusMulti-versity Education City, 2,400 acres (9.7 km2)
ColorsCardinal, Gray, and Tartan Plaid[1]
MascotScotty the Scottie Dog[2]
Websitewww.qatar.cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon Qatar currently has approximately 400 students, 60 faculty and postdoctoral researchers,[5] and 90 staff.

History

Carnegie Mellon University's campus in Qatar was established in 2004.[6] 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, 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, Weill Cornell Medical College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A&M, Northwestern University, HEC Paris, and University College London.

The Doha campus of Carnegie Mellon offers the same degree programs and curricula that students receive at the Pittsburgh campus. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computational Biology, and Biological Sciences (a degree offered in conjunction with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar).

Funding

The campus facilities and upkeep is entirely financed by the Qatar Foundation. Carnegie Mellon also receives subsidies 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 the nation of Qatar to operate the Doha campus.[7][8] Tuition for the school was $49,610 in 2015.[7]

Faculty

As of December 2015, the campus had 62 faculty members.[7] In a Washington Post article, the dean of the university's Qatar campus, Ilker Baybars, called faculty recruiting “the most difficult part of [his] job”, 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 .[9]

The atrium of Carnegie Mellon Qatar with the university motto

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.

  • The East-West Walkway holding an architecture exhibit
    The East-West Walkway holding an architecture exhibit
  • Fountain in backyard of Carnegie Mellon University
    Fountain in backyard of Carnegie Mellon University

References
  1. "Official Carnegie Mellon colors". cmu.edu. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  2. "Carnegie Mellon's Mascot".
  3. "Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar (CMU-Q)". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  4. "Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar - Inaugural Graduation". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  5. "Staff and Faculty Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  6. "History". Carnegie Mellon University Qatar. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. "Doha's Education City by the numbers: Enrollment, diplomas, faculty, finances". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  8. Stoltzfus, Justin (2016-04-08). "Advocate questions motive behind Qatar's financial ties to U.S. colleges". Gulf News Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  9. "In Qatar's Education City, U.S. colleges are building an academic oasis". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
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