Internship offers from SAP Labs for user experience designers

MUMBAI, INDIA: SAP Labs India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangalore-based Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, with the intent of building a pipeline in the User Experience Design (UXD) area.

As a part of the pilot, SAP Labs will offer internships to selected students who will work in Whitefield, Bangalore for three days of the week and be on campus at Srishti for the remaining two days.

The total program duration is for two and a half years, during which the students will dedicate two years towards their academics and the remaining six months for induction into SAP Labs.

At SAP Labs, the students will initially work in two different UXD teams for two practical phases, each lasting 12 months. Based on fulfilling the academic criteria set by Srishti, they will be awarded an MA (Professional Practice) in Experience Design which is also accredited by the University of Mysore.

Basis their performance, the students can be absorbed into full time employment with SAP Labs. SAP will sponsor their education and pay the students a monthly stipend, during the course.

Dilipkumar Khandelwal, Managing Director, SAP Labs India and Executive Vice President and Global Head, Suite Engineering, SAP said, “Our aim is to identify and absorb early talent in the UXD area, which we believe will go a long way in achieving our strategic people-centric goals of promoting talent from within.”

Girish Prabhu, Director, Srishti Labs, said, “We strongly believe that the creative design expertise of Srishti and the technology expertise of SAP Labs will help nurture and enable the successful linking of creativity and innovation within the identified talent, who would eventually contribute to the running of SAP Labs’ business.”