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A group of students at a CMUQ’s Qatari Student Network event |
“It is an exciting time to be in Qatar and a member of Qatar Foundation,” dean Ilker Baybars said while recalling that most recently, Carnegie Mellon used its annual information systems outreach programme, Ibtikar, as a platform to promote Qatari tradition and culture.
Ibtikar is aimed at encouraging high school students to design innovative and creative solutions to address challenges faced by society using an information technology based
approach.
High school students from 20 schools across the country were asked to develop an application that would connect FIFA 2022 World Cup visitors with Qatar’s history and cultural heritage through the use of the ‘Nirvana’ smartphone.
“This project will help students give a token of gratitude to Qatar; it is something that is relevant to the country especially that it is contributing to a major event that Qatar will proudly host,” said Selma Limam Mansar, associate teaching professor of information systems.
Students at Carnegie Mellon Qatar have established the “Qatari Student Network” club in 2009, to familiarise non-Qataris with the Qatari culture and
traditions.
“As Qataris, we have an obligation to spread awareness about our culture and traditions, to help bridge the communication gap between students, who come from different nationalities and backgrounds,” said Saleh al-Raisi, president of the Qatari Club at CMUQ.
