Carnegie Mellon University Qatar (CMU-Q) is working out the details of
more entrepreneurship programmes to make Qatar more self-reliant,
disclosed a top official of the university.
“The blockade on Qatar by some of the Arab countries, has identified
opportunities to further diversify the economy and become less reliant
on other countries and entrepreneurship is one of those opportunities.
Entrepreneurship is a big part of our business programme here. We are
still discussing more entrepreneurship programmes and working out the
details,” said Dr Michael Trick, dean, CMU-Q.
“The university has so far signed memorandum of understanding with more
than 27 organisations. Many of them are interested in programmes in
entrepreneurship and other topics. This is another way, we can be more
engaged with the community,” continued Dr Trick.
Dr Trick who was appointed as the new dean of CMU-Q a couple months
back, was interacting with the local media at the university campus
yesterday.
“One thing, I would highlight is entrepreneurship. As the economy of
Qatar matures and moves away from mono-economy, we want to make certain
that we are doing our part in creating a vibrant entrepreneurship
ecosystem. It can be on the computer science side and there are
tremendous entrepreneurship opportunities in biology as well,”
maintained, dean Dr Trick.
The official also felt that things learnt in business and
entrepreneurship can be applied across all the campuses in the Education
City and the institutes can take advantage of what is being taught in
entrepreneurship at CMU-Q.
According to Dr Trick, student experience will be the major focus of the
learning process in the college. “Trends in education recognise that a
lot of what happens, takes place outside the classroom. I am comfortable
with what happens in the classroom. I am happy with the educational
experience students are getting there. I want to have a strong sense of
community, both within CMU-Q and with the overall system here in
Education City,” he explained.
“University is a transformative experience. It is where children grow
into adults. We have this responsibility to fully do that, not just in
the classroom. Looking at what happens when they are in the hallways,
the experiences through outside lectures, events, clubs, travel—all of
this is going to be very important in the upcoming years,” he continued.
Dean Dr Trick also highlighted that scheduling the World Cup is a
fascinating topic. “I will be particularly looking at how it is
scheduled and what they come up with in order to use the various
stadiums. It will be an interesting place in 2022 as Qatar prepares for
the world cup to come in. We will also explore the possibilities of
contributing to the technical aspects such as data for the tournament,”
he added.