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Why Carnegie Mellon?

Where will my future take me? What career path is right for me? How do I get there?

Deciding to attend Carnegie Mellon in Qatar is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.  You’re not only choosing a top-tier university and selecting a course of study, you’re joining an exceptional community that will form the foundation of your career and introduce you to people whose friendships will last a lifetime.

You’re also choosing a university with strong global ties. Greece, Korea, South Africa, England, India, Australia and Singapore are just a few of the diverse locations in which we currently offer academic programs.

Here, in one of the world’s fastest growing cities, aided by a strong economy and surrounded by a world-class academic center, you are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.

Carnegie Mellon is home to 16 Nobel Prize laureates and ten Turing Award winners. The Turing Award, which is offered annually by the Association for Computing Machinery, is widely considered to be the Nobel Prize of the computer science field.