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    QU Summer Internship Program 2022



    About The Program

    Summer Research Internship program 2022 provides successful candidates the opportunity to improve their analytical and technical skills in a highly substantial research environment. The internship program targets training undergraduate and graduate students by providing real-world experience-based training in research methods, and techniques. This year it also offers a new track titled an “outcomes-directed Intensive research program” with a novel concept of instilling a deep understanding of research methodology. This new track focuses on fostering students with enhanced research competencies and tangible outcomes

    Summer Research Internship 2022 tracks

    1. Track 1: Special call for outcomes directed Intensive research program:

      This track is launched for the first time in QU to engage students in acquiring knowledge in research methodology and culminating the project with tangible outcomes in the form of a publication. This program invites STEM integrated multidisciplinary proposals from the faculty members who are willing to engage students with outcomes-directed research with targeted TRL/SRL measures. The students will initially undergo a compulsory 1-week research methodology course followed by 1-3 weeks of research experience projects and follow-up sessions to meet the outcomes requirement.

      Benefits to professors

      • Acknowledged for the multidisciplinary STEM integrated proposal concept
      • Special appreciation will be provided to the best faculty participants.
      • Meet the KPI and appraisal needs


      Benefits to students

      • Research career exploration
      • Professional development with scholarly outcomes
      • Understanding the significance of real-world research and analysis
      • Instilling the confidence and competences in research
      • Competitive advantage in the job market
    2. Track 2: Research and training focused:
      This track offers research internships for 2 to 4 weeks by research faculty mentors in specialized domains of specific research areas. The students may choose any of the listed research topics, which will be published on the website. The topics will be published soon on the website.
    3. Track 3: External Projects:
      This track is exclusively for National undergraduate QU students and will be mentored by companies in Qatar. For this year, QAPCO and ExxonMobil will be offering internship opportunities for the national undergraduate.

    Application Criteria

    Students and Faculty mentors may apply to any of the tracks depending upon their choice.

    Criteria for faculty mentors:

    Track 1: Faculty members participating in Track 1 should ensure that research proposal meets the following criteria:

    • Applicants from STEM colleges will have to integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) aspects in their proposals.
    • Applicants from non-STEM colleges will have to integrate either mathematics or technology part within their research proposal.
    • The internship proposal must offer research experience in real-world laboratories that culminate with outcomes with distinct TRLs/ SRLs.
    • The internship proposal also should reflect the scope for the participants to present the research outcomes in the form of a poster at the QU Annual Research Forum Exhibition and in the form of a research article to be presented/published at any tier 1 international venue.

    Track 2: Track 2 faculty applicants may follow the application instructions in the later section.

    Program Duration

    The program runs for four weeks from May 29th to June 23rd, 2022 (This is the revised date as the University has scheduled dates for examinations from May 21st – 23rd).

    The duration of the project will vary according to the timeline set by the faculty, however, the minimum duration for track 1 participants is 3 weeks and for track 2 is 2 weeks respectively.

    Application Period

    • Faculty mentors will have to submit the proposal no later than 25th April 2022.
    • Student registration
      • Start date: 15 April 2022
      • End Date: May 12, 2022.

    Application Instructions

    • Please click here to download the faculty application template
    • Please click here to download the guidelines for faculty, who are interested to apply for research internship in English
    • Please click here to download the guidelines for faculty, who are interested to apply for research internship in Arabic

    Student Registration

    • Please click here to download the student registration form in English
    • Please click here to download the student registration form in Arabic

    Guidelines for Students

    • Please find the report template here
    • For poster submission (only for track 1 project participants), please contact the respective project mentors.

    2022 Summer Internship Projects

    • Track 1 - Outcomes directed Intensive research program


      Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC)

      1. Smart eco-friendly polyolefin coating incorporated with yttrium nanoparticles with corrosion inhibitor for corrosion protection in the carbon steel substrate
      2. Flexible and durable hybrid polymer nanocomposite for energy harvesting applications
      3. Assessment models used in informal STEM learning
      4. Role of Innovative Practices in Early STEM Education


      Center For Advanced Materials (CAM)

      1. Designing and Application of Environmentally friendly Smart Self-healing Polymeric coating for corrosion protection of steel


      Environmental Science Center (ESC)

      1. Measurement of Aerosol optical Depth (AOD) using in-situ and satellite observations over Middle East.


      Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) / College of Arts & Science (CAS)

      1. Higher education and role of museums


      Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) / College of Sharia & Islamic Studies

      1. Discussion about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019-2021 on conducting Face-to-Face interviews – towards optimum future practice of data collection


      College of Dental Medicine (CDM)

      1. Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dental Pathology on Panoramic Radiographs
      2. Association of oral health with gastric cancer: A systematic review


      College of Education

      1. Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education: Challenges and Possibilities – an analysis on “Rational Functions” – grade 12


      College of Engineering

      1. Potential of artificial intelligence for early detection of diseases from chest sounds acquired from a digital stethoscope
    • Track 2 - Research and training focused


      Center For Advanced Materials (CAM)

      1. Fabrication and Testing of Porous Block Copolymer Membranes for Produced Water Treatment in Oil & Gas Industry
      2. N-oxide based gels
      3. High-voltage Lithium-ion Batteries: Manufacturing & Testing


      Laboratory Animal Research Center (LARC)

      1. Standard Techniques in Microbiology and their working Principle


      Central Laboratories Unit (CLU)

      1. Drinking and ground water analysis for organic and inorganic contaminants by using different analytical techniques.


      Environmental Science Center (ESC)

      1. Analysis of Environmental Pollutants within the Qatari Ecosystem


      Biomedical Research Center (BRC)

      1. Biomedical Research Center 2022 Summer Internship Program


      Center for Sustainable Development

      1. Microalgae Biorefinery
      2. eDNA for Environmental Monitoring


      Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI)

      1. SESRI’s Summer Internship Program (Research Department)

    • Track 3 - External Projects
      1. QAPCO internship program (only for final year students from College of Business and Economics)
      2. Exxonmobile internship program
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