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EMEA Scholars’ Retreat sparks friendship and collaboration

July 13, 2012

Introduction: From June 18th - 20th, Google Zurich welcomed 90 of the brightest computer science students from universities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for our annual EMEA Scholars’ Retreat. Scholars and Finalists of the Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship and the Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship descended on the office for three jam-packed days of workshops, technical talks, a poster session, career panels and lots of networking opportunities.

We recently sat down with one of this year’s scholars, Clara Bayarri, who has attended the retreat twice, last year as a finalist and this year as a scholar. Welcome back to Google, Clara. Tell us about your experience at the Google Scholars' Retreat in 2011.Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Clara (right) and Luz hanging out
at Scholars' Retreat

It sounds like you’ve met a lot of computer science students in EMEA. How beneficial did you find this? Did you make any new connections?
Tell us a bit more about your collaboration.
DyseggxiahereAt this year's Scholars' Retreat, what was the highlight for you?
So, what are the next steps for you?
To find out more about programs and opportunities at Google take a look at www.google.com/students.Posted by Jenny McColl, University Programs Specialist