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.

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two students holding passports in front of photos of other countries
two students holding passports in front of photos of other countries
| Students
"The highlights were the incredible places we explored and the amazing people we met."

Our Stories

Dr. Libby Osgood working with Engineering student Luke McCarvill
| Students, Success Story
Supporting students and developing leaders

Meet the student associates of the UPEI Engineering Success Centre, and find out how they're building leadership skills helping their peers and friends!

UPEI student Kathleen wearing a University of Jyväskylä sweatshirt
| Students
"So much self-discovery and self-reflection comes with studying abroad."

Meet Kathleen, second-year Psychology and Religious Studies student currently studying in Finland. She also participated in a "Maymester" UPEI faculty-led course in Rome, Italy.

four students standing with a data buoy they created
| Students, Research
Charlottetown Rural High students and ClimateSense "float" new research collaborations

A team of four Charlottetown Rural High School students designed, built, and tested a solar-powered, eco-friendly buoy to collect oceanic data, working with technicians and instructors of UPEI's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

UPEI student Peter with a scenic afternoon skyline behind
| Students
"The people I met studying abroad have become friends for life."

Meet Peter, a third-year Anthropology and Sociology student who recently studied in Brussels, Belgium.

UPEI staff member Fairouz in her office in Dalton Hall
| Alumni, Success Story
"I grew up here, and always knew I'd end up at UPEI."

Fairouz enrolled at UPEI after her Grade 11 year, completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree, is a current Master's student, and works full-time with the UPEI Scholarships, Awards, and Financial Aid Office. 

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