Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence places 90+ master’s and PhD students as part of internship programme

Abu Dhabi, 26 August 2024: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has successfully facilitated the placement of more than 90 master’s and PhD students in leading public, private, and multinational organisations in the UAE and worldwide, as part of its career services and internship programme.

As the world’s first graduate artificial intelligence (AI) university dedicated to research, MBZUAI aims to place high importance on practical experience with compulsory internships for students studying AI disciplines, including computer science, computer vision (CV), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and robotics. The university aims to prepare students following an AI career path with hands-on experience to help fulfil global demand from companies looking to tap into the next generation of AI expertise in an expanding tech-driven job market.

With the support of the MBZUAI career services and internships team, MBZUAI students are undertaking international summer placements in Canada, China, Russia, and Pakistan. Students are also undertaking summer placements at high-profile academic institutions including the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, Johns Hopkins University in the US, Microsoft Research Lab – Asia in China, and the University of Luxembourg. MBZUAI is recognised by CSRankings as one of the world’s top 100 computer science universities and is ranked in the top 20 for its specialisations in AI, CV, ML, NLP, and robotics.

Prof Timothy Baldwin, Provost at MBZUAI, said: “The jump in interest in AI as a tool to drive productivity and innovation has created unprecedented dialogue and collaboration between business and academia, and intense competition for talent.