{"id":100336,"date":"2025-07-29T11:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=100336"},"modified":"2025-07-29T11:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:58:48","slug":"e-opens-applications-for-2025-ai-graduate-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/e-opens-applications-for-2025-ai-graduate-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"e&amp; Opens Applications for 2025 AI Graduate Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global technology group <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etisalat\">e&amp;<\/a> has announced the opening of applications for its AI Graduate Programme in the UAE. The 12-month initiative offers 100 new roles for Emirati university graduates as part of the company\u2019s 2025 cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme aims to equip young UAE nationals with digital, technical, and leadership skills to support the country&#8217;s future economy. Now in its fourth year, it has already hired and trained over 284 graduates since 2021. e&amp; recently celebrated the graduation of 25 new alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company reported that the programme is aligned with the UAE\u2019s goal of building a knowledge-based, innovation-driven economy. It combines hands-on experience with real-world projects across departments such as AI, machine learning, <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a>, product development, HR, and business strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants also receive mentoring, leadership training, and emotional intelligence development. Many graduates secure full-time roles in areas such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI, sustainability, and telecom engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finance, sales, and consumer services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ali Al Mansoori, Group Chief People Officer at e&amp;, stated that the programme reflects the company\u2019s long-term commitment to developing Emirati leaders in technology and innovation. He noted a strong female participation rate of over 60% in the last cohort, reinforcing e&amp;\u2019s dedication to inclusion and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that through mentorship and exposure to advanced projects, the programme helps shape the next generation of Emirati tech and business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e&amp; revealed that the initiative supports its broader Emiratisation strategy, which aims for 60% Emirati representation by 2030. In 2024, 62% of new hires through the programme were women. Since the launch, the overall female participation rate has reached 81%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications for the next intake, starting in September 2025, are now open through e&amp;\u2019s official recruitment portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is part of the UAE\u2019s national strategy to reduce reliance on oil and grow high-value, knowledge-driven industries. e&amp; developed the programme in collaboration with LinkedIn, Harvard Business Review, Microsoft, and ADGM, ensuring international best practices and global competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other e&amp; initiatives supporting this vision include Bidayati and Excelerate&amp;, developed with Ericsson to focus on 5G and data science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global technology group e&amp; has announced the opening of applications [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":100338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9617],"tags":[73],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-100336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-uae","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e-24.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lubna","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/lubna\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100337,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100336\/revisions\/100337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100336"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=100336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}