Spend a semester in Pittsburgh

Student in front of Hamerschlag Hall

Rachel Sarah Christelle Ayateke (MSIT '24) outside of Hamerschlag Hall on Carnegie Mellon University's Pittsburgh campus

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.
  • Group photo of students at Duolingo
    CMU-Africa students studying in Pittsburgh visit Duolingo headquarters
  • Group photo of students at dinner
    CMU-Africa students studying in Pittsburgh enjoy dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe
  • Group photo of students at Google
    CMU-Africa students studying in Pittsburgh visit Google's Pittsburgh office
  • Group photo of students and faculty
    CMU-Africa students and Interim Director Conrad Tucker in Pittsburgh

    • Follow the day of a CMU-Africa student studying in Pittsburgh

    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

    Student presenting research

    A research poster session held at CMU-Africa with students from CMU-Pittsburgh

    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

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