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Zurich, Switzerland, and Moscow, Russia, 11 Sept 2008—In
ten central and eastern European countries, computer science
students can participate in this year's "Great Minds" program
and get a chance to win internships at the IBM (NYSE: IBM)
Zurich Research Laboratory.
"Innovation is paramount to the continued success of the
IT industry, and young, talented people continue to be a driving
force behind many of those innovations," said Jai Menon,
IBM Fellow, Vice President Technical Strategy & Global University
Programs and Vice-Chair of the IBM Academy of Technology, at Innovation
Day at IBM’s Software Research Lab in Moscow. "Opening
up the Greatminds Challenge to a new group of talented students
can only spark additional ideas and innovations in an increasingly
globally integrated marketplace."
"It is great to see such a high number of students enrolling
in computer science studies in this part of the world. With the
Great Minds initiative we want to promote skilled young talents
by giving them the opportunity to work alongside IBM’s experts
on some of the most challenging 'real-world' problems
in IT," confirms Matthias Kaiserswerth, Director of IBM's
Zurich Research Lab.
With its second roll-out this year, the initiative is building
on the success of the 2007 program. Last year's six
winners,
who spent their internships in the Zurich Lab this summer, found
it an excellent experience that gave them a taste
of "how research really works," as one female student
from Ukraine put it.
As temporary members of Europe's premier industrial research
lab, the Great Minds student interns have the opportunity to join
a truly multicultural and interdisciplinary community, where they
can apply and extend their knowledge and enhance their communication
and reasoning skills.
The Great Minds 2008 internship competition is open to all students
who are enrolled full-time in a college or university Master’s
program in one of the participating eastern European countries,
comprising Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Candidates have
to be nominated by a faculty member. All nominations are then reviewed
by a committee of experts, and the best students will then be invited
to the Zurich Lab for a summer internship. IBM would especially
like to encourage women to participate in this competition. The
winners of the internship receive travel expenses to and from Zurich
as well as accommodation and an internship allowance.
More information on the Great Minds initiative and how students
and faculty members can participate can be found here.
About the IBM Zurich
Research Lab—Member of a global research
community
IBM Research - Zurich is the European branch of IBM
Research. This worldwide network of some 3500 employees in eight
laboratories around the globe is the largest industrial IT research
organization in the world. The Zurich Laboratory, which was established
in 1956, currently employs some 330 persons, representing more
than 30 nationalities. World-class research and outstanding scientific
achievements—most notably two Nobel Prizes—are associated
with the Zurich Lab. The spectrum of research activities ranges
from basic science and fundamental research in physics and mathematics,
to the development of computer systems and software, to the design
of novel business models and services.
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