TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award

Published: 20 Feb, 2024

Today we open the application for the 2024 TU Dublin GROWTHhub Student Entrepreneurship Award.

Congratulations to Seán Breen – TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award 2023!

We are delighted to announce that Seán Breen, a final year student on the BSc Computer Science and Chairperson of Enactus TU Dublin, has been awarded with the TU Dublin GROWTHhub Student Entrepreneurship Award for the year 2023.

The award recognises and celebrates entrepreneurial actions, behaviours, and contributions in a wide range of areas. This recognition is a testament to Seán's exceptional entrepreneurship skills, remarkable achievements, and significant contributions to the entrepreneurial landscape both within his own business and with his great contribution to TU Dublin Enactus society.

Presenting the award, Paul O’Reilly, GROWTHhub Lead noted: “Seán has displayed a keen entrepreneurial spirit throughout his academic journey, consistently pushing boundaries and turning ideas into reality. His commitment and positive energy to fostering positive change and contributing to the entrepreneurial ecosystem has not only set him apart from his peers but has also become an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs within the university community.”

Seán co-founded Danu as he saw an unmet need for experiential marketing in the Irish food market and created a unique service that adds excellent value to their customers. A testament to his entrepreneurial acumen by seizing and shaping entrepreneurial opportunities, responding to challenges and creating value.

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“Receiving the entrepreneurial student of the year award is a massive honour for me. I want to give a big thanks to my business partner Roann Byrne and all the TU Dublin Enactus team. My biggest advice for anyone who may have an idea is to reach out. Whether it be to me, the GROWTHhub team or one of your peers. No matter how crazy you think your idea is I guarantee that it will resonate with somebody. If it's something that gets you excited and out of bed in the morning, then it's not crazy it has potential.” Seán Breen, TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award 2023.

In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavours with Danu, Seán has been an active and engaged member and Chairperson of TU Dublin Enactus society. Enactus, a global organization dedicated to creating positive social change through entrepreneurial action, has found a passionate advocate in Seán. His involvement in Enactus reflects his commitment to using entrepreneurship as a force for good and making a meaningful impact on society.

Congratulations Seán!

TU Dublin GROWTHhub Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award 2024

The GROWTHhub TU Dublin Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award recognises entrepreneurial achievement among full time TU Dublin students that demonstrate entrepreneurial vision, leadership and success.

The award recognises and celebrates entrepreneurial actions, behaviours, and contributions in a wide range of areas. We welcome submissions that demonstrate you have demonstrated entrepreneurial contributions by acting upon opportunities and ideas in any context and transformed them into value in commercial, cultural, social or sustainability contexts.

How to submit your application?

To submit your application you must submit a completed workbook that demonstrates your entrepreneurship contributions and competences you have developed.
To apply you are required to complete the Entrepreneurship Digital Badge Application Workbook. This workbook will facilitate you to articulate your entrepreneurship competences, describing your entrepreneurship contributions as you do so.
Submitting the workbook will also make you eligible to receive the TU Dublin Digital Badge in Entrepreneurship which is awarded at Advanced, Intermediate, and Foundation levels and will be a useful addition to your resume.

Eligibility

Submissions to the TU Dublin Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award are open to full-time registered TU Dublin undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Note: All full-time and part-time students are eligible to apply for the Digital Badge.

Submission Process and Closing Date

The TU Dublin Digital Badge in Entrepreneurship Application Workbook and the explanatory video below detail how to complete and submit your application by completing this form.

The closing date for the Dublin Entrepreneurial Student of the Year Award is 30 June 2024.

Shortlisted submissions will reviewed by an expert panel. The winning submission will receive the award GROWTHhub TU Dublin Entrepreneurial Student of the Year 2024.

Apply now: https://forms.office.com/e/PnHe8BnAar

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