DOHA: Mohammed Nurul Hoque (pictured), who received the highest mark in the world in the IGCSE math exam, has joined the Computer Science programme at CMU-Q as a freshman. Nurul Hoque also earned the highest A-level math result in Qatar, and perfect scores on his SAT subject exams.
“We are thrilled that such an accomplished young mathematician has joined Carnegie Mellon Qatar. Mohammed has a bright future in computer science,” said Ilker Baybars, dean and CEO of CMU-Q. IGCSE is the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, and is the world’s most popular qualification for secondary school students. The standardized exit exam is taken by an estimated 250,000 students each year in 140 countries. A Bangladeshi national, Nurul Hoque was born and raised in Qatar and graduated from Tariq Bin Ziyad Secondary School.
