IBM student internships in Zurich, Haifa and Dublin 2014

Dear Faculty Member!
At IBM Research, we have a longstanding and strong commitment to encourage and mentor the next generation of top research talents. Every year our twelve research Labs around the world host many visiting academics, scientists and students in the belief that it takes broad collaboration of the brightest minds to create innovations that make the world work better.

With the Great Minds initiative, we want to reach out to outstanding young research talent in the countries of central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We are inviting qualified students to apply for an internship at one of the IBM Research Laboratories in Zurich (Switzerland), Haifa (Israel) or Dublin (Ireland) in 2014 and to take this opportunity to work at world-class industrial IT research centers.

Since launching this initiative in 2007, we have hosted more than 40 students at our Laboratories for three to six-month internships. The experiences on both sides have been very positive. The student interns gain insights into real industry challenges and get hands-on experience that should be valuable to their university and faculty. They bring back knowledge of IBM’s advanced technologies as well as contacts throughout IBM Research.

The design of the competition will keep your efforts to a minimum. There are only two simple steps. First, please publicize the initiative using the posters and flyers we will supply to you. Second, you will need to receive the students’ applications and forward those of suitable candidates to the IBM University Relations representative in your country, together with a letter of recommendation by 14 March 2014.