Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner, celebrated the graduation of 104 students Monday. The graduates received their diplomas in front of faculty, family, friends, alumni, and special guests.
The Class of 2023 includes graduates from 32 countries, including over 30 Qatari nationals.
Michael Trick, dean of CMU-Q, addressed the graduates: “Class of 2023, the world will continue to change in unexpected ways, but you know how to face change and drive progress in a way that will make the world a better place.”
The president of Carnegie Mellon University, Farnam Jahanian said: “Graduates, the world is eagerly awaiting to hear what you have to say and to absorb the impact of your work. I am confident that when you speak, you will speak with confidence and with kindness. And when you act, you will act responsibly, applying your talents and intellect for widespread benefit.”
CMU-Q announced a number of awards during the ceremony. Ihab Younis, associate teaching professor of biological sciences, received the Meritorious Teaching Award. The dean recognised five Qatar campus scholars, Fatima Alhamadi, Ihsane Sadiki, Nour Ali, Mohamed al-Jawaheri, and Premices Irakoze, with Alhamadi and al-Jawaheri also named as Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars.
Five students received Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards for placing first in their respective programmes: Zoya Farooqui for biological sciences, Ekram Bouhroum for business administration, Nour Tamer Elsayed Ali for computational biology, Abubakr Ahmed Bakri Mohamed for computer science, and Erin Susan Thomas for information systems.
Representing the class were Latifa Alnaimi as poem reader and Malak Alseaf as the student speaker. The Class of 2023 includes graduates in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science and information systems.