DCU is a young, dynamic and ambitious university with a distinctive mission to transform lives and societies through education, research and innovation. Since admitting its first students in 1980, DCU has grown in both student numbers and size and is now a multi campus environment Glasnevin, located just north of Dublin city. In the last nine years, DCU has twice been named Sunday Times ÔUniversity of the YearÕ. DCU is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of academic excellence with over 16000 students. Over 50,000 students have graduated from DCU and are now playing significant roles in enterprise and business globally. DCU is IrelandÕs most innovative university, and in 2016 will deliver more than 200 programmes to over 16,000 students across its five faculties Ð Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing, DCU Business School and the DCU Institute of Education. DCUÕs excellence is recognised internationally and it is regularly featured among the worldÕs top young universities. In the 2016 QS Top 50 Under 50 league table of the top young universities in the world, DCUÕs ranking moved up two places to 44th in the world. It is the only Irish university to feature in these rankings which are designed to emphasise the potential and excellence of universities without decades or centuries of established reputation.