Spend a semester in Pittsburgh

Every semester, our top students are selected to spend a semester at our main campus in Pittsburgh. If selected, CMU-Africa will cover airfare and accomodation in Pittsburgh, as well as one cultural exposure trip.

  • CMU-Africa Students out in Pittsburgh
  • CMU Students on a City Tour
  • Students at the Pittsburgh campus Fall'17
  • Crystal visits CMU-Africa students at the Pittsburgh campus
  • Lenah Chacha at Grace Hopper Convention
  • Lenah Chacha at Grace Hopper Convention
  • At Prof. Paulina's

    • Spend a semester in Kigali

    We encourage students from our other campuses to study in Kigali or get involved in service projects.

    Students eligible to study in Kigali:
    • The Integrated MS/BS ECE students (otherwise known as the IMB program)
    • MS ECE students studying in Pittsburgh or Silicon Valley

    For more information, please contact Monique Moreland, the M.S. Academic Program Advisor, ECE

    People pose for photos

    Source: President Paul Kagame Flickr

    President Paul Kagame meeting with students from Carnegie Mellon University's Rwanda, Qatar and Pittsburgh campuses | Kigali, 30 May 2019

    Connecting globally

    A Zoom-based discussion is held monthly between Pittsburgh, Qatar, Washington DC, Australia, and Africa locations to facilitate community, understanding, and relationship-building. With travel and in-person collaboration on hold, the global program seeks new collaboration and communication methods, enhancing the student experience and worldwide knowledge at all locations.

    Community service

    Project Rwanda is a student-run initiative at Carnegie Mellon. The goal of the organization is to establish connections between CMU-Pittsburgh and CMU-Africa. Project Rwanda aims to support the Rwandan Ministry of Education’s long-term educational goals to use technology interventions to enhance learning outcomes.

    For more information, please contact carnegiemellonprojectrwanda@gmail.com