Secondary school teams from the region compete in a 1-day robotics competition.

A 3-week program for rising junior and senior secondary school students to experience the expectations, demands and requirements of a western university.

This is the third conference to be hosted in coordination with the Information Systems program at Carnegie Mellon University-Qatar. The conference is intended as a forum for undergraduate students with an interest in Information Systems to present their work and engage in relevant discussions with peers, faculty and experts in the field from around the region.

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Secondary school teams compete against the clock in a 5-hour period where they are tasked to solve as many programming problems as possible.

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Professional Day is Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar's annual career and networking fair. Held on March, 2012, Professional Day is a great opportunity for students interested in full time positions or summer internships to connect with representatives from some of today's leading companies.

For Recruiters, Professional Day provides the ideal setting for companies from Qatar and across the Gulf Region to meet some of the brightest students in today's job market. Employers can form professional relationships and meaningful connections with students trained in Business Administration, Computer Science, and Information Systems.

For students, Professional Day is a platform to connect and meet with a large number of companies in a short period of time. It brings together private and public companies in Qatar who are excited to meet Carnegie Mellon's talented students.

Job and internship seekers can distribute resumes and speak with organizational representatives about current and future opportunities in private, governmental, or the nonprofit sectors.

Transforming Qatar into a knowledge based economy will require a partnership between education and industry. By working together, Carnegie Mellon and local businesses are creating the next generation of leaders who will be ready to take on the challenge of tomorrow.

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International Day is our community’s celebration of the rich diversity among us.  We take the time to learn more about one another and appreciate the community we create and are a part of.  

Jeff Davis and Kira Dreher will lead this session that encapsulates some of the material from the Mini 2 course in the fall semester. We will discuss goal setting, formulating plans, dealing with uncertainty, and creating an action plan.

John Watts, Managing Director at Brown Lloyd James (and 2011 Professional Day participant), will lead this discussion on how students can build their skill base while in university, while understanding how to communicate that skill base to an employer, whether in a resume, interview, or in person at Professional Day. Mr. Watts will explain to students the employer's perspective.

This resume writing session will be based on Gayle McDowell's book, The Google Resume. 

For those who missed the 12pm sessions, this workshop will be based on Gayle McDowell's book, The Google Resume. 

Students are encouraged to attend this session on how to make the most out of Professional Day on March 28. Hear staff and students' perspectives.

This collaborative workshop will provide you with the 10 most common interview questions, and how best to prepare for them.

This interviewing workshop will consist of one or more taped recordings of students who had themselves taped in their interview over TartanTrak. See for yourself what you and/or your peers do well or not so well in an interview setting.

This workshop will cover the self-presentation aspect of interviewing: verbal and non-verbal language, dress, etiquette, and the communication trail.

Kevin Collins, Career Counselor for Computer Science at the CMU home campus, will be leading this session for CMUQ Computer Science and Information Systems students via Skype. The goal of this session is for students to establish a firm understanding of what it means to market themselves professionally, and how to do so. Kevin will discuss technical resume writing and interviewing, as well as several other topics related to searching for and succeeding in an internship or job.

Jeff Davis and Kevin D'Arco will lead this discussion on how best to build, utilize, and communicate skills associated with student club experience, skills valued by employers.

Research Conference for women and girls.

Pizza, Prizes and Fun!

Presented by the LAS group.

Hope Rodefer of the Academic Resource Center will lead this valuable session on what email etiquette and professional communication are all about. Electronic communication is great, but it has become so informal that students typically do not give a second thought about their audience. One of the most important skills any employer wants in a candidate is communication. This often seems common knowledge among students, who try to communicate their communication skills through resumes and interviewing. However, written and spoken communication, whether in intial emails, in resumes, in networking, and in interviews lack exactly what students think they are demonstrating - communication skills. ALL STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

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American soprano and Carnegie Mellon alum Nicole Taylor will perform on campus this Thursday, Feb. 9, from 6-7 PM. The performance will include a Q&A. Reception to follow. 

The performance will take place at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.  

To learn more about Nicole Taylor visit her website.

If you plan on attending please RSVP.

Jay Apt Lecture  & reception

Akbar Al Baker's profile
Akbar Al Baker has been instrumental in shaping Qatar Airways into one of the fastest growing and most highly acclaimed airlines in the world.
Born in Doha, he is a graduate in Economics and Commerce and worked at various levels in the Civil Aviation Directorate before becoming Qatar Airways CEO in 1997.
Mr. Al Baker has, over the last decade, spearheaded the growth of Qatar Airways, which operated only four aircraft in a regional capacity prior to his appointment. Currently Qatar Airways flies to more than 100 destinations across an ever-growing international route network that spans six continents.
He is also leading the development of the New Doha International Airport, which opens in phases from 2011.
A highly motivated individual, Mr. Al Baker has been a successful businessman in Doha for more than 25 years and holds a private pilot license. He is also CEO of several divisions of Qatar's national airline including Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways Holidays, Qatar Aviation Services, Qatar Duty Free Company, Doha International Airport, Internal Media Services, Qatar Distribution Company, and Qatar Aircraft Catering Company.