DCU Student Zeynep Naz Tugrul awarded the Chancellor’s Medal

Congratulations to DCU Student Zeynep Naz Tugrul who was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal as an acknowledgement of her exemplary contribution to academic and extra-curricular life at Dublin City University.

Zeynep who graduated with a first class honours degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering (with a major in Digital Interaction) on Friday, November 9th was described as an “outstanding student” and noteworthy owing to her involvement in a range of activities.

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Prof Lisa Looney said:

“Zeynep is held in high esteem by her fellow students, by members of DCU staff and by her colleagues at SAP where she completed her INTRA placement in 2017 and where she is now employed as a graduate engineer.

She has made notable contributions to DCU during her time here including acting as a class representative during the 2015/2016 academic year. She was heavily involved in the organisation of social events both in her role as a class representative and as a member of the Engineering Society.

She volunteered to help with DCU’s Open Day activities every year during her undergraduate studies and was active in the Women in Engineering Network.”

Attendees also heard that during the summer of 2016, Zeynep volunteered with AIESEC, a non-profit youth-run organisation, to teach English to children in underprivileged areas of Jakarta, Indonesia. The project was called #IWasHere, The Greatest Children Project. By participating Zeynep, hoped to highlight the importance of education and promote the equal right of all children to education.

During her time in Indonesia Zeynep was continuously fundraising to help underprivileged children with the costs of going to school and accessing necessary educational resources.

She was awarded the AIESEC Most Developed Exchange Participant Award for her contribution to the project. Zeynep also participated in the Ballymun Initiative for Third Level Education, or BITE for short.

The aim of the BITE programme is to encourage students to fully participate in all levels of education and motivate them to do well in state examinations.