International programs

The College of Engineering is a global institution offering graduate students around the world opportunities for a top-10 engineering education. Our programs include the following.

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

Carnegie Mellon University Africa is the only U.S. research university offering its master's degrees with a full-time faculty, staff, and operations in Africa. The location offers three graduate degrees through Carnegie Mellon’s top-ranked College of Engineering, including:

Carnegie Mellon CMKL | Thailand

Carnegie Mellon - CMKL | Thailand program is a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, a leading engineering university in Thailand. The program includes intensive study in electrical and computer engineering with the opportunity to specialize in data science, security, cyber-physical systems, software engineering, and mobility. Programs include:

Carnegie Mellon Portugal

The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is a unique, collaborative international program between Carnegie Mellon and several universities and companies in Portugal, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), and focusing on science, technology, and graduate education in the following key focus areas:


  • Next generation networks for trusted high-quality services
  • Software engineering for large-scale dependable systems
  • Cyber-physical systems for ambient intelligence
  • Human-centric computing
  • Public policy & entrepreneurship dynamics in new information and communication technologies
  • Applied mathematics

Ph.D. in Technological Change and Entrepreneurship

In association with the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program’s Information and Communications Technology Institute (ICTI), this is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in the area of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship. Graduates of the Ph.D. program receive a degree from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as one awarded by the Portuguese Partner University (either the Technical University of Lisbon or the Catholic University of Portugal).