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Professor Akguc launches Certificate in AI + Finance

Certificate in AI + Finance Professor Akguc The CMU-Q Certificate in AI + Finance, taught by Professor Serkan Akguc, offers students a unique skill set at the intersection of artificial intelligence and finance—a rapidly growing area crucial to the modern…

Qatar’s Post-World Cup Economy

by Professor Agustin Indaco While there has been quite a bit of research on the topic of the economic effects of hosting major sporting events, the results seem to depend on a lot of factors, including the type of event…

Qatar’s Resilient Supply Chain 

by Professor Iman Adeinat The blockade, the pandemic, and the World Cup all presented significant challenges to Qatar’s supply chain over the past few years. In response, Qatar innovated, making significant improvements to its supply chain infrastructure, including developing new…

Professor Farooqi delivers workshop on Finance for non-Finance managers

“Finance for non-Finance managers” Professor Farooqi’s Workshop Professor Farooqi helped participants enhance their business acumen with the workshop, “Financial Essentials for Non-Financial Managers,” held on October 30, 2024. Every business decision impacted the bottom line, and understanding the financial implications…

Professor Adeinat hosts workshop on Agile Product Management

“Agile Product Management” Professor Adeinat’s Workshop Professor Adeinat explained how to improve one’s product management skills on September 12th, 2024, with the comprehensive workshop: “Agile Product Management.” In today’s fast-paced business environment, the ability to adapt quickly and efficiently is…

Professor Fadlallah gives workshop on Ethical Leadership

“Ethical Leadership: Unlocking Biases in Decision Making” Professor Fadlallah’s Workshop Professor Fadlallah hosted a workshop on October 24th, 2024 titled: “Ethical Leadership: Unlocking Biases in Decision Making.” This workshop was designed to empower leaders with cutting-edge insights into behavioral strategy…

“Islamic Banking Management” concentration introduced

Introduced Fall 2024 “Islamic Banking Management” concentration Professor Farooqi is creating a new business administration concentration titled “Islamic Banking Management” As per a Fitch Ratings study, a quarter of Qatar’s banking assets are with Islamic banks, and it represents the…

1st QIA Executive Workshop Series cohort graduates

Between February and March 2023, 20 students from the QIA Center successfully graduated from the workshop series, marking the completion of the first cohort. These nine workshops were taught by CMU-Q faculty and covered essential topics such as finance and…

2nd cohort of QIA Executive Workshops apprentices graduate

Completing a set of nine workshops from September to November 2023, 20 new QIA Center apprentices successfully graduated the workshop series taught by CMU-Q faculty. The students learned about topics like finance, Microsoft Excel, project management, business communications, business presentations,…

Professor Indaco creates new course in Sports Economics

Sports Economics Professor Indaco’s new course Professor Agustin Indaco has formulated a new course exploring the business world of Sports Economics. Professor Indaco anticipates introducing this course in the Spring 2025 semester. It will use the environment of sports economics…