DOHA, Qatar: Students from across Qatar, as well as eight from Kuwait, one from India and one from Australia, came to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) for the annual CarnegieApps Hackathon. A total of 55 students on 15 teams participated in the 24-hour programming competition held at the CMU-Q campus in Education City.
This year, Hackathon featured a new award category in humanitarian technology. Sponsored by Education Above All’s program, Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), the category challenged students to develop technology solutions to different humanitarian issues across the globe. PEIC’s academic advisory director, Maleiha Malik, attended the closing ceremony.
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is accepting applications for the fall 2017 semester. For more information, visit www.qatar.cmu.edu.