DOHA: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), of Qatar Foundation (QF), has launched this year’s summer internship programmes at its three research institutes with 31 interns.
The programmes aim to help build national research capacity and attract students to the sciences, offering interns the opportunity to learn directly from industry specialists and work on innovative research projects.
Internships at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) and Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) run for eight weeks, concluding on June 30, and are individually tailored to fit each student’s area of interest.
QBRI’s internship programme provides exceptional undergraduate students interested in the field of biological and biomedical science with a research intensive training opportunity.
“These are prevalent issues in the region and being part of the study towards such impactful causes was a huge motivation for me to apply for this internship,” said Wajiha Yousuf, a participant of QBRI’s internship programme and student at Weill Cornell Medicine. Nine interns, including four Qataris, were accepted into QBRI’s programme this year.
At QCRI, the 2016 summer internship programme has been designed to give interns the opportunity to work on research and development projects in the areas of Arabic language technologies, data analytics, social computing, cyber security, distributed systems, and computational science and engineering.
Launched in 2012 with six students, the programme has expanded and gained popularity in recent years, with 35 students accepted this year.
Sara Al Mohannadi, one of the interns and a recent graduate from Texas A&M University at Qatar, reflected on her experience.
“Interning with QCRI allows me to contribute to substantial, cutting-edge research. As a recent graduate with limited professional experience, it gives me a platform to apply my skills and develop new ones, such as working on big data analysis.”
This year, six students are participating in the summer internship programme run by QEERI.
Each student was matched with a research supervisor who helped them develop an individual internship plan in accordance with their background and specific research interests.
Interns learn about QEERI’s work on the country’s energy and water security challenges and have the opportunity to work on several projects.
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