{
  "id": 5921721,
  "title": "CMU-Q convocation ceremony celebrates largest incoming class in campus history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/cmu-q-convocation-ceremony-celebrates-largest-incoming-class-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:56:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/06/09/2026/cmu-q-convocation-ceremony-celebrates-largest-incoming-class-in-campus-history"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) hosted a convocation ceremony to welcome its largest incoming class to date, marking the Class of 2030's official entry into the academic community. The event underscored the institution's growing presence in Qatar and its commitment to offering top-tier education to a diverse global student body.\n\nOrientation Week saw new students meet faculty, understand expectations, and explore the resources available to them, ensuring a smooth transition into university life. With a first-year class size expanded to 140 seats, CMU-Q received over 3,100 applications, a record-breaking number for the campus.\n\nThe new freshmen hailed from 36 countries, including CMU-Q's inaugural students from Honduras and South Sudan. Dean Michael Trick welcomed the students, urging them to embrace their role within the university's community. The ceremony was emceed by computer science student Junaid Yusuf, with senior associate dean for education Dudley Reynolds introducing faculty and leadership.\n\nFreshman Ali Fawaz Al Ajji, delivering the senior speaker's address, emphasized that success at CMU-Q is about asking questions, seeking help, and realizing that students do not have to undertake the journey alone. CMU-Q provides undergraduate degrees in artificial intelligence, biological sciences, business administration, computer science, and information systems, with applications for the fall 2027 intake opening on September 1.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) celebrated the largest incoming class in campus history at the Class of 2030 Convocation Ceremony.</p> <p>The official welcome takes place during Orientation Week, when the new students meet faculty members, learn about expectations, and become acquainted with the many resources available to CMU-Q students. CMU-Q is a Qatar Foundation…",
  "key_points": [
    "CMU-Q welcomes largest incoming class with 3,100+ applications",
    "Class of 2030 comprises 140 first-year students from 36 countries",
    "Dean Michael Trick and Junaid Yusuf lead convocation ceremony"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The record-breaking number of applications and expanded class size solidifies CMU-Q's growing presence in Qatar, offering top-tier education to an increasingly diverse global student body.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}