The 2024 WISER Summer Program commenced on Sunday, July 21.
The 76 interns attended a short orientation session where Dr. Brian Moran welcomed them and provided 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 various 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.
WISER in numbers
Our 2024 cohort is 63% male and 37% female. We have 55 TKS, other high school students, and 21 university undergraduates. Our interns come from 19 different countries. 41% of the internships are in the Academic and Research areas of the university, and the other 59% are in support departments (KAUST Innovation, Finance, Campus and Community, Government Affairs, Security, HSE, KAUST Health, etc). 60+ mentors are 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 15 with the WISER Expo – a showcase of the departments they have worked in and their work during their internship. The WISER Expo will take place in the Building 20 lobby area; everyone across the university and community is invited to attend. More details coming soon!