UPEI Spotlights

UPEI is a place built on stories—from student success, to faculty and staff honours, to ground-breaking research. In UPEI Spotlights, you can read and watch videos about the important things that make UPEI unique.

Our Stories

UPEI Engineering students Emma Ledgerwood and Myah Van't Veld
| Students, Success Story

Myah Van't Veld and Emma Ledgerwood earn first-place award in the Engineering Communications category at the Canadian Engineering Competition.

four engineering students in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building
| Students, Success Story

Richard Hetherington and team win gold in the Innovative Design category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

UPEI engineering students Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali
| Students, Success Story

Teammates and brothers Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali win gold in the Re-Engineering category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

SDU Main Building
| Students

Vera Kirk is a UPEI Class of 2025 graduate (Honours in History) and current Master's degree student at McGill University.

UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of UPEI's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.