Emirati University Students complete innovative online internship with leading Japanese institute

Emirati University Students complete innovative online internship with leading Japanese institute

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: On August 2nd, 2022, two students from Khalifa University (KU) completed an innovative online internship program coordinated by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) with Ibaraki University’s Kohzuma Biomolecular Science Laboratory.

The eight-week internship started on June 6th, 2022, and focused on topics related to biomolecular science, including neutrons, cancer therapy using proton beams, synchrotron including the sub-units of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray small angle scattering, as well as comparative study of agriculture in Japan and the UAE.

The participating students were Ms. Aysha AlHashmi, a biomedical engineering student, and Mr. Khalifa Bin Gharib, a student of chemical engineering. Both participated under the supervision of Dr. Takamitsu Kohzuma, Professor of the Kohzuma Biomolecular Science Laboratory at Ibaraki University.

The internship program has been held since 2012 to promote industry-academia collaboration between Japanese companies /organizations and UAE universities, and to date more than 80 students have participated in the program.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the program moved online to accommodate the needs of both students and hosts, and to provide an alternative education stream when in-person internship was not possible. Participation in an eight-week internship is a graduation requirement for the university students, and the flexibility of the