GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (GIP)

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

Objectives
To provide our graduate students with a high quality graduate education, real world experience, and a direction towards a successful career.    

Target Group
Master of Computing Students (Full Time).
Student placement would begin at the end of Semester 2 of each academic year from May to July.

Eligibility

• Must be full-time students under the Master of Computing program.
• CAP must be at least 3.5 for Masters Students.
• All nationalities are welcome to apply

• Monthly Stipend: $800-1000 per month (to be determined by individual organization)
• Weekly Work Schedule:   40 hours per week
• Mentoring: students will have the opportunity to benefit from the mentoring relationship established with the placement supervisor -- a seasoned professional.
• Intern Support:   the Graduate Office will work closely with student throughout their intern experience.
• Placement: Opportunity for a long term (up to 12-months) placement, after the 3-month internship.
• Recognition : A certificate will be issued to students upon successful completion of the program.

Condition

• Successful candidates are required to be attached to the organization from May to July.
• During the internship, the student will work on a small project that could be specified by the company.
• Students are expected to maintain good progress toward their degree while on the internship.
• At the end of the internship, the student will be required to submit to the organization and SoC a report for the work done on the project.
• The report (20-page) should include the following:

a) Report Cover
b) Project title
c) Table of contents
d) Synopsis
e) Introduction of the organization and work activities
f ) Schedule of work
g) Experiences learned
h) Benefits of this project
i ) Conclusion

Application and Selection

• Email will be sent to the students to invite them to submit their application and resume.
• The application deadline is will be end of February.
• Applications will be processed based on agreed criteria jointly decided by the School of Computing and the organization.
• Candidates are selected through a competitive process based upon applicants' qualifications and fit with departmental or organizational needs.
• Candidates will be interviewed in March by SoC and the participating organization.
• Outcome will be announced to successful candidates by end March.

Supervisors
Your project will directly be supervised by your organization's supervisor. There will be no academic supervisor from the School attached to you.

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