University of Waterloo welcomes 34 Ukrainian students to continue their studies

May 30, 2022 - The internship includes various academic research, hands-on lab tours, and workshops focusing on artificial intelligence - By - The University of Waterloo is welcoming 34 Ukrainian students whose studies were interrupted by the ongoing war in their country thanks to a cross-campus collaboration and generous support from the private sector. In the past two weeks, the first 15 students arrived to study with Waterloo professors in an Academic Internship, with the others expected to be on campus within the next couple of weeks. Led by the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute (Waterloo.AI), the internship will include a variety of academic research, hands-on lab tours, and workshops focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, Renison University College is delivering supplementary classes in English as a second language. The internship is provided at no cost to the Ukrainian students and funded by numerous on-campus sponsors and external corporate supporters such as Manulife, Blackberry and Bank of Montreal and the Vector Institue for Artificial Intelligence. Available to students in a variety of disciplines, it also includes in-person academic activities, on-campus accommodation and meals at St. Paul's University College, and travel costs. Planning for the Internship began after a couple of Waterloo Engineering professors approached Mary Wells, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, about a similar program they had heard the University of Toronto (U of T) had launched with the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.