Shaping Qatar’s digital future: The Hamad Bin Jassim Center’s 6-year impact

Collaboration between Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU Q) continues to inspire Qatar you...

Collaboration between Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) continues to inspire Qatar youth to explore computing.

The Hamad Bin Jassim Center for Computing Science Education (HBJ Center) was established in 2018 with a clear vision: to empower Qatar's youth with the skills to thrive in an increasingly digital world. A collaboration between the Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, the HBJ Center has had an enormous impact, introducing thousands of Qatar students to computational thinking and programming.

Building a Strong Foundation

The HBJ Center delivers two programs to introduce and teach the fundamentals of computing. MindCraft is a suite of workshops and camps designed to spark interest in computer science, and to explore the basics of coding.