CET's Emily Cvejic is 2019 Winner of Hats Off to You! bursary

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Vanier College is proud to announce that Emily Cvejic, from Computer Engineering Technology, is a 2019 winner of Hats Off to You! - Chapeaux les filles! a provincial competition that rewards young women who have chosen to study in male-dominated technical programs. Emily won a bursary of $2,000 awarded by the Fédération des cégeps. The selection jury was impressed with her passion for her subject and for encouraging more young women to enter into fields of study that traditionally attract more males than females.

As a child, Emily Cvejic followed her electrician father around and helped him with all sorts of projects. She loved taking things apart to figure out how they worked.

When Emily discovered Computer Engineering Technology at Vanier, she realized it would feed her curiosity, allow her to continue exploring how things work and combine that with information technology and engineering. She was already interested in circuitry and machines, and Computer Engineering Technology brought the two worlds together. The program has surpassed her expectations allowing her to explore new technologies through projects that combine computers and artificial intelligence.

“What’s great about technical programs is they are taught by brilliant teachers who are engineers and have real world experience. Computer Engineering Technology is a challenging program that fits in so much. When I look back I am amazed at all I have learned such as programming languages, coding, how to build a physical prototype, electrical technology and digital systems, PC hardware components and real time operating systems. We also do IoT – the internet of things for consumers.” Clearly, Emily is excited about her program that puts her at the cutting edge of modern day technology.

What are Emily’s plans for the future? “I want to study mechanical or aerospace engineering at Carleton University or Ryerson,” she declares enthusiastically. “I realize I want to use technology to help people and I’d like to explore how aerospace technology, which is usually put to use by the military and national defense departments, can actually be used differently to help developing countries.”

Teacher John Salik who recommended Emily for the award states: “In the classroom and laboratories, I have often shared stories of my professional work as a research engineer. One day, Emily will share stories of her own technical work and I trust they will be good ones. After many years of working in engineering and teaching classrooms, Emily is someone that made teaching a worthwhile and meaningful experience for me.”

Congratulations to Emily Cvejic and good luck to her in the future.