Internship Program

The internship program is the foundation of your future career, allowing you to gain hands-on, real-life work experience inside an organization.

It is an opportunity to put your theoretical knowledge into practice and make you stand out in today’s highly competitive market.

 
To be eligible for an internship with ADU, you must:
 
  • Be enrolled as a third or fourth year student in a bachelor’s program, or be at the appropriate stage as specified by the respective department.
  • Be able to engage in an extensive internship lasting eight (8) weeks for a total of 240 working hours for all majors except, BSc Aviation requires a total of 160 working hours and Bachelor of Law 120 working hours.
  • Be in good academic and personal/professional standing at ADU and elsewhere

The intern is required to attend the internship workshop. All the necessary documents and forms will be discussed in detail during this session and any internship-related queries will be addressed in the workshop. The workshop dates will be sent through ADU email. The deadline to register for the internship is:

SemesterApplication Submission BeginsApplication Submission Deadline
Fall 202424 April 202302 Jun 2023
Winter 202414 Aug 202313 Oct 2023
Spring 202423 Oct 202315 Dec 2023
Summer 202415 Jan 202422 Mar 2024

 

Student participating in an internship program organized by Abu Dhabi University.
Practice and make you stand out

Further details on our internships

  • Late interns who missed online registration must contact their college advisers in order to get college approval to be added to the internship list, and must provide their own internship opportunity with official confirmation from the company.
  • The internship is a paid course. Please refer to the Finance Department for course fees.
  • The Employability & Alumni Relations Office reserves the right to approve your company internship.
  • The intern is allowed to enroll in other courses as follows:
    • Two (2) courses including internship (maximum six credit hours) in the Winter and Summer semester.
    • Four (4) courses including internship (maximum 12 credit hours) in the Spring and Fall semester.
  • The intern cannot enroll in a course between  9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Transportation arrangements for the internship are the sole responsibility of the intern.
  • Priority for internships is given to graduating students. Students are encouraged to search and seek out their own internships.
  • The intern is required to attend the internship workshop. All the necessary documents and forms will be discussed in detail during this session and any internship-related queries will be addressed in the workshop. The workshop dates will be sent through ADU email.
  • A fee of  AED 500  will be charged for the cancellation or change of company after securing the internship.

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