Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has invited undergraduate students to apply to its summer research internships.
This year’s two summer internships will run for seven weeks, starting on May 7 and concluding on June 22. They are to be individually tailored to fit each student’s area of interest. Students interested in participating should apply by March 31.
The programmes, an initiative by two of HBKU’s research institutes - Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) aim to help build national research capacity by attracting students to the sciences, offering interns the opportunity to learn directly from industry specialists and work on innovative research projects.
HBKU’s third research institute, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (Qeeri), offers internships to people interested in pursuing future research in the fields focused on by Qeeri throughout the year.
QBRI’s interns will be selected based on their academic achievements and interest in research, and offered a unique opportunity to get involved in the institute’s research work transforming healthcare and combating Qatar’s health challenges.
They will conduct hands-on laboratory research under the supervision of QBRI experts; directly contributing to research on cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders. A range of educational and professional development activities will also be built into interns’ schedules to enhance their training and enrich their experience.
At QCRI which seeks to build innovation and technology capacity in Qatar by addressing large-scale computing challenges interns will also be offered the opportunity to work with specialists on research and development projects in Arabic language technologies, data analytics, social computing, cyber security and distributed systems. A background in computer science is preferred, but is not a prerequisite to apply to the programme.
Having started with only six students in 2012, the QCRI summer internship programme is now in its fifth year, with interns in years past having gone on to co-author major research papers and win distinguished awards at the QF Annual Research Forum.
At Qeeri, interns taking part in the institute’s year-round internship programme learn first-hand about the country’s energy and water security grand challenges and have the opportunity to work on an array of projects, in accordance with their background and specific research interests. Each student gets matched with a research supervisor who helps them develop their individual internship plan.