The 2023 WISER Summer Program commenced on Sunday, July 23.
The 118 interns attended a short orientation session where the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs, Suzana Nunes, welcomed them and provided some wise words for how they should approach their four-week internship and how valuable it will be to them in their future career journeys.
The WISER Summer Program is a highly-competitive four-week program that offers students moving into Grade 11 and Grade 12, and undergraduate University students the opportunity to gain hands-on research and real-work experience in a variety of university areas. During the program, interns work alongside leading researchers, faculty and experienced professionals, and have access to state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and systems.
Our 2023 cohort is 52% male and 48% female. We have 80 TKS students and 38 University undergraduate students, and our interns come from 28 different countries. 40% of the internships are in Academic and Research areas of the university, and the other 60% are in support administrative departments (HR, Finance, Community Life, Facilities Management, Government Affairs, Security, etc). There are 90+ mentors working with our interns across the University… a big thank you to them!
The interns will be working across the University for the coming four weeks, and the program concludes on Thursday, August 17 with the WISER Expo – a showcase of the departments they have worked in and the work they have undertaken during their internship. The WISER Expo will take place in the Building 20 lobby area and everyone across the University and community is invited to attend – more details coming soon!