Achievements

 

Frances Summer Dale V. Dy

 

The GLEC English Speech and Essay writing competition was held by the non-profit “Hope for the Future” organization. Facing seemingly unresolvable problems, ranging from environmental issues to refugee crises, GLEC aims to raise awareness and understanding of contemporary global issues. 

 

This year, hundreds of participants from Vietnam, the USA, Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand and elsewhere participated and were divided into the four groups of primary, secondary, high school and university students. Each group was given a selected SDG topic and contestants were asked to analyze a specific global issue, elaborate on the current situation, propose personalized solutions and present their conclusions. 

 

Frances Summer Dale V. Dy receives her certificate 

 

Frances Summer Dale V. Dy was already greatly concerned about social issues and was therefore highly motivated to compete in the GLEC contest to express her opinions.   

 

This year, the contest was conducted online because of the pandemic. Participants had to compose a completely original speech and submit a voice recording. Summer’s topic was about the post-pandemic recovery. 

 

Summer said: "In my speech, I talked about how recovering from the aftereffects of the Covid-19 pandemic involved overhauling our energy policies. Climate conservation should be the foundation of all new economic policies and there are massive opportunities for development and investment. If so, improvements in our health and wellbeing will follow. I read a lot in preparation for my speech as reading is the key to knowledge. In addition, I watched documentaries and other content related to my topic and then presented my results fluently and confidently. Winning the Grand Prize meant a lot to me and confirmed that I was able to transmit my message clearly and influence my viewers at the same time."

 

Ninety-three prizes were awarded to the best contestants, attending the following universities:  

 

- Grand Prize - Duy Tan University in Viet Nam

- Excellence Awards - Seoul National University in South Korea and Thang Long University in Vietnam

- Outstanding Awards - Seoul National University in South Korea and Thang Long University in Vietnam

- Distinguished Awards - Seoul National University in South Korea, Thang Long University in Vietnam, Hanoi University in Vietnam, Naresuan University in Thailand and Tohoku University in Japan

 

Frances Summer Dale V. Dy enrolled in the DTU Strategic Marketing program, which is part of the DTU Talent program, to familiarize herself with international marketing and earn a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She is also involved in extra-curricular activities and is an active member of DTU Debating Club.

 

DTU Worldwide Rankings   - In the top 500 universities internationally, according to THE 2022 - In the top 700 universities internationally, according to the 2021 Shanghai rankings - In the top 210 universities in Asia, according to the 2022 QS Asian University rankings - The second Vietnamese university to be accredited by ABET - In the top 107 universities worldwide, in the 2022 Emerging Economies University rankings - In the 577 best global universities, ranked by US News & World Reports in 2022 - Third of the top four Vietnamese universities and 1,482 worldwide, by CWUR - Second of twelve Vietnamese universities and 770 worldwide, by URAP - Third university in Vietnam and 1,466 worldwide, by Webometrics in 2021  - Second in Vietnam in Computer Science and Engineering and 301-400 worldwide, by the Nature Index in 2020  - First in Vietnam in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, listed in the 401-500 range worldwide, by the Nature Index - Second in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in Vietnam in 2021 by ShanghaiRanking Consultants - In the 251-300 range in Computer Science and Engineering in 2022 by Times Higher Education

 

(Media Center)