Career Services and Internships
The career services and internships team provides students with access to AI, Robotics, and Computer Science related internship and employment opportunities by offering a high-quality personalized service. Students are assisted in developing, evaluating, and implementing education, career, internship and employment decisions and plans. This includes support to ensure that students are coached, prepared, and acquire the techniques for writing appealing resumes, understand appropriate personal branding, job search strategies, attending employer engagement events and interviews.
Our team has relationships in the regional community, government, and private sectors to secure appropriate AI, Robotics, and Computer Science related internships and job opportunities. This is achieved via a variety of employer engagement initiatives, both virtually and on-campus, including a dedicated online MBZUAI Student Careers Portal.
MBZUAI Career Services and Internships team
A range of services are available to students including:
- Individual assessments to explore preferred teamwork styles
- Provision of up-to-date labor market information on AI, Robotics and Computer Science career pathways
- Personal branding guidance
- Internship and job application support
- Provision of internship and employment opportunities
- A range of employability workshops hosted by the Career Services and Internships team and external speakers
- Access to a range of industry partner engagement initiatives including internship and opportunities fairs, job interviews, networking events, employer sessions and webinars
MBZUAI Student Careers Portal
The MBZUAI Student Careers Portal provides an online platform allowing students, upcoming graduates, fresh graduates and industry partners to connect.
Students may use the platform to:
- Book 1:1 appointments with the Career Services and Internships team
- Upload their resume and online profile
- Apply for internship opportunities posted by industry partners
- Apply for employment opportunities posted by industry partners
- Register for a range of industry partner events, information sessions and workshops
- Access a range of career resources including the mock interview experience, technical and non-technical interview questions, videos, articles, job profiles, resume templates and personal branding resources
Fresh graduates shall be granted continued access to the MBZUAI Student Careers Portal, careers related resources and access to careers related activities to support job search activities.
Fresh graduates shall be part of the MBZUAI alumni database and can share professional accomplishments with MBZUAI, as well as the capability to share up-to-date contact details to stay in touch with MBZUAI.
Where do MBZUAI Graduates go?Internships
Participation in an internship allows the student to enhance their overall educational experience and continue to develop and grow knowledge, skills and competencies. Hear from students who have undertaken an internship as part of their studies at MBZUAI.
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Naif’s story
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Mohammed's story
Master’s and Ph.D. students must complete one mandatory internship prior to graduation. Learn more about MBZUAI Post-Graduate Internship requirements and learning outcomes here:
MBZUAI Student Internship GuideAs part of the MBZUAI Bachelor’s program, students shall complete a one-year industry placement, during the final year of the program.
Connecting students to Industry
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Industry Partner engagement initiatives with MBZUAI
The Career Services and Internships team offers multiple industry engagement opportunities to connect prospective interns and job candidates.
These include:
- Events
- Information sessions
- Workshops
- Networking opportunities
- Targeted recruitment days
- Coffee chats
MBZUAI internships
Industry Partners can collaborate with MBZUAI talent by providing hands-on experience in the field of AI, Robotics or Computer Science, blending practical experiences with academic learning. The MBZUAI postgraduate internship requirements and related learning outcomes can be reviewed in the MBZUAI Industry Partners Internship Guide below.
MBZUAI Industry Partners Internship Guide
As part of the newly launched MBZUAI Bachelor’s degree, students shall complete a one-year industry placement, during the final year of their four-year program.
Recruiting an MBZUAI graduate
The MBZUAI Career Portal provides an online platform allowing students, upcoming graduates, fresh graduates and industry partners to connect. The online portal is free of charge to industry partners. Prior to posting opportunities, please book a meeting with the Career Services and Internships team, to discuss our collaboration in more detail: careerservices@mbzuai.ac.ae
MBZUAI Employer Portal Log-in Manual
Industry partners may use the MBZUAI Career Portal to:
- Register an industry partner profile
- Post internship opportunities
- Post full-time employment opportunities
- Register for industry partner engagement events (as advertised by the Career Services and Internships team)
- Request to host an information session
- View student resumes
MBZUAI Graduate graduate Outcomes outcomes
MBZUAI Annual Employment Report
Labor Market Information Report
REGISTER HEREPlease contact the career services and internships team
Please make sure your contact details are kept up-to-date to keep receiving important information about upcoming opportunities and careers events. Please send us your query below or phone +971 (0) 2 811 3203.