Applications for Cohort 1 of the KAISH Introduction Program close 15/10/2026, 23:59 Erbil time.

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Applications for the KAISH Introduction Program close on 15/10/2026 at 23:59 Erbil time. The form takes about 20 minutes. Every application is read by at least two members of our team.

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About you

Full name

All updates about your application go here.

Phone or WhatsAppoptional

Used only to schedule your conversation.

City of residence

Will you be 18 or over on 16/10/2026?

Yes No

How would you prefer to take part?

In person in Erbil Online Either

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Education and work

What are you doing now?

Undergraduate Master’s student PhD student Recent graduate Working professional Other

University or employer

Field of study or job title

Year of study, or years of work experience

Link to your CVoptional

A Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive link that anyone with the link can view. No CV yet? That’s fine: Week 9 helps you write one.

LinkedInoptional

Portfolio, blog or personal siteoptional

Anything that shows your work or interests, if you have one.

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Motivation and fit

Why do you want to join this program, and what would you like to be doing one to two years after it?

Choose one way an AI system could fail or cause harm that you think matters. Explain it in your own words, and say what you’d want to learn about it.

No prior knowledge expected. We want clear thinking, not jargon.

Anything you’ve read, watched or built about AI safetyoptional

“Nothing yet” is a fine answer.

Which professional skills would you most like to build?optional

For example speaking in public, writing a CV, interviews or teamwork.

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Availability and logistics

Can you take part every week from 16/10/2026 to 01/01/2027?

Yes Partly No

When could you attend a weekly session?

Select every hour that works for you, in Erbil time. Click a square or drag across several. Click a day or an hour to select the whole column or row.


Saturday 08:00–09:00	Sunday 08:00–09:00	Monday 08:00–09:00	Tuesday 08:00–09:00	Wednesday 08:00–09:00	Thursday 08:00–09:00	Friday 08:00–09:00
Saturday 09:00–10:00	Sunday 09:00–10:00	Monday 09:00–10:00	Tuesday 09:00–10:00	Wednesday 09:00–10:00	Thursday 09:00–10:00	Friday 09:00–10:00
Saturday 10:00–11:00	Sunday 10:00–11:00	Monday 10:00–11:00	Tuesday 10:00–11:00	Wednesday 10:00–11:00	Thursday 10:00–11:00	Friday 10:00–11:00
Saturday 11:00–12:00	Sunday 11:00–12:00	Monday 11:00–12:00	Tuesday 11:00–12:00	Wednesday 11:00–12:00	Thursday 11:00–12:00	Friday 11:00–12:00
Saturday 12:00–13:00	Sunday 12:00–13:00	Monday 12:00–13:00	Tuesday 12:00–13:00	Wednesday 12:00–13:00	Thursday 12:00–13:00	Friday 12:00–13:00
Saturday 13:00–14:00	Sunday 13:00–14:00	Monday 13:00–14:00	Tuesday 13:00–14:00	Wednesday 13:00–14:00	Thursday 13:00–14:00	Friday 13:00–14:00
Saturday 14:00–15:00	Sunday 14:00–15:00	Monday 14:00–15:00	Tuesday 14:00–15:00	Wednesday 14:00–15:00	Thursday 14:00–15:00	Friday 14:00–15:00
Saturday 15:00–16:00	Sunday 15:00–16:00	Monday 15:00–16:00	Tuesday 15:00–16:00	Wednesday 15:00–16:00	Thursday 15:00–16:00	Friday 15:00–16:00
Saturday 16:00–17:00	Sunday 16:00–17:00	Monday 16:00–17:00	Tuesday 16:00–17:00	Wednesday 16:00–17:00	Thursday 16:00–17:00	Friday 16:00–17:00
Saturday 17:00–18:00	Sunday 17:00–18:00	Monday 17:00–18:00	Tuesday 17:00–18:00	Wednesday 17:00–18:00	Thursday 17:00–18:00	Friday 17:00–18:00
Saturday 18:00–19:00	Sunday 18:00–19:00	Monday 18:00–19:00	Tuesday 18:00–19:00	Wednesday 18:00–19:00	Thursday 18:00–19:00	Friday 18:00–19:00
Saturday 19:00–20:00	Sunday 19:00–20:00	Monday 19:00–20:00	Tuesday 19:00–20:00	Wednesday 19:00–20:00	Thursday 19:00–20:00	Friday 19:00–20:00
Saturday 20:00–21:00	Sunday 20:00–21:00	Monday 20:00–21:00	Tuesday 20:00–21:00	Wednesday 20:00–21:00	Thursday 20:00–21:00	Friday 20:00–21:00
Saturday 21:00–22:00	Sunday 21:00–22:00	Monday 21:00–22:00	Tuesday 21:00–22:00	Wednesday 21:00–22:00	Thursday 21:00–22:00	Friday 21:00–22:00
Saturday 22:00–23:00	Sunday 22:00–23:00	Monday 22:00–23:00	Tuesday 22:00–23:00	Wednesday 22:00–23:00	Thursday 22:00–23:00	Friday 22:00–23:00

Dates you already know you’ll missoptional

Exams, travel, religious holidays.

Do you have reliable access to a laptop and internet?

Answering Partly or No will not count against you. It helps us plan support.

Yes Partly No

Anything we should know to make the program accessible to youoptional

Seen only by the operations team.

How did you hear about us?

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Declarations

The information I’ve given is accurate, and the written answers are my own work.

I agree to the Hub processing my data to assess this application, as described in the privacy notice.

Add me to the mailing list for future programs and events.

You can’t edit an application after submitting. Until then, your answers are saved in this browser.

About you

Education and work

Motivation and fit

Availability and logistics

Declarations

Thank you, there.