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Doha – June 15, 2026: Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has been named a bronze winner of the 2026 MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) Merit Awards in the Student Success category. The MENASA Area of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) was established to foster engagement and collaboration among student affairs professionals and to strengthen services to students and campuses through a range of resources and activities. The MENASA Merit Awards highlight best practices and initiatives that are reshaping higher education across the region. They recognize the achievements of both institutions and i

Doha, Qatar – 23 February 2026: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, hosted a landmark gathering for its alumni community at the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum. The event served as a celebration of the university’s growing legacy and the official launch of two major initiatives: the CMU-Q Alumni Association and a new suite of Alumni Awards. The timing of these announcements is significant as the university looks forward to Graduation 2026. When this year’s graduates receive their diplomas, the total number of CMU-Q alumni will surpass the 1,500 mark. Graduates from earlie

Doha – December 20, 2025: Health professionals shared their career journeys with foundation and pre-medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) during the fall edition of the college’s Medical Career Seminar series. The series featured presentations and talks from Dr. Javaid Sheikh, dean and professor of psychiatry and population health sciences at WCM-Q, and six distinguished WCM-Q alumni. Each seminar provided valuable insights into each speaker’s career and area of specialty, followed by a Q&A session. This year, an additional interactive component was introduced, with guest speakers including a brief “myst