1. Google
Talent, Outreach & Research Programs
Michel Benard
University Relations
benard@google.com

2. Google
Founded in 1998
Headquarters in Mountain View, California
31.000 + Googlers Worldwide
60+ Offices in 30+ Countries
Receive 2 million + applications a year or
3000 + applications a day

3. 1,500+ Engineers Across EMEA

4. Google Zurich
Google Zurich is the largest engineering office
outside the U.S.
•opened February 2004
•700+ employees from 70+ nationalities

5. TARGETING Top Universities
STUDENTS FACULTY
Tech talks Research grants
Interview workshops Doctoral Fellowship
Internships Faculty summit
Open houses, office visits Visiting faculty
Scholarships Annual meetings
Job fairs Research talks
Travel grants Android phones for education
Sponsor coding competitions Education material
Summer of Code Conference sponsorships
Code Jam K-12 programs

6. European Doctoral Fellowship
Objectives:
● Build and improve relationships with the top CS universities
● Support high quality research
● Funding the best PhD students
The Program
● Launched in 2010
● Invite only! Invite 35-40 universities in Europe or Israel
● CS department can nominate 2 PhD candidates or students
● Award up to 3 years, unrestricted gift, IPR remains with uni
● Students receive a very competitive bursary
● 44 Fellows at top universities
● Fellowship Forum

7. Google Research Awards
Objectives:
● Explore new areas of interest with 1 or 3 years projects
The Programs
● Global Call for Proposal for 1 year projects
● Invite only! for 3 years projects
● Addressing CS and CS+ research topics
● Rewards ambitious, out-of-the-box projects
● Unrestricted gifts, no IPR requested from Google

8. European Faculty Summit
Launched 2008 and held on an annual basis
Exciting 2.5 day event hosted at an engineering office in Europe
Faculty members across a broad range of computing disciplines visit
Google to explore the latest research
Keynotes, Tech Talks, Discussions, Networking opportunities
Meet other key faculty and Google engineers and identify opportunities
for collaboration
Invitation-only

9. Internship Program
BSc, MSc or PhD students
Duration: 3 – 6 months, paid
Take place all year round
All locations possible
Paired with an engineer & Work on a real Google product
Experience lots of social events
Review intern during the internship & conversion opportunities
available for permanent positions!
Many interns are coming from ETHZ and EPFL

10. Focus on the user and all else will follow
Google aspires to be an organization that reflects the globally
diverse audience that our search engine and tools serve.
We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent,
the diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures
leads to the creation of better products and services.

11. Scholarships

12. Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship & Retreat
Eligibility requirements
● Female student enrolled in a Bachelor’s,
Master’s or PhD program.
● Enrolled at a University in Europe, the
Middle East, or Africa. International
students are eligible.
● Studying Computer Science or
Engineering Scholars’ Retreat in Zurich
Goal
● Support Women in CS
● Diversity Branding
● Create intern & new grad pipeline
Launched in 2007 in EMEA
● 35ish scholarships per year
● 7,000 Euro per scholarship
● 350ish scholars & finalist
URL http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/

13. Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Objectives:
● Celebrate and recognize the achievements of CS students with disabilities
● Encourage students with disabilities to become active role models
● Give them the opportunity to network and motivate them
● Raise awareness for their needs
● Build intern pipeline (very long term)
Eligibility requirements:
Candidates must be:
● A student enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD programme.
● Enrolled at a University in Europe or Israel.
● Studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely
related technical field.
● A person with a disability.
http://www.google.com/studentswithdisabilities-europe/

14. Retention & A Campus Approach to the workplace
20 % time
Environment affects creativity
Small teams work best
Non-hierarchical structure
Work & Play
Freedom
Free food!
Competitive packages
Good benefits& perks
Interesting projects

16. Find them
Grow them
Keep them
Questions?
http://www.google.com/students
http://research.google.com