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Island business owners will have the opportunity to discuss practical business management approaches in difficult economic times at a symposium presented by ProfitLearn PEI at the University of Prince Edward Island on Friday, May 29. The event, called 'LAUNCH - A Symposium for Growing PEI Business,' will take place in UPEI's McDougall Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The...
 
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High school graduates who have deferred their post-secondary education can now find out what it is like to attend UPEI through a new program called ExperienceU. All students accepted into the one-week program will receive an ExperienceU award to cover their costs. 'Some high school students are uncertain about attending university right after grade 12, and others who have deferred...
 
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Dulcie McCallum, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer for Nova Scotia, will be the guest lecturer at the annual Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law on Thursday, May 21, at the University of Prince Edward Island. Her presentation, entitled 'The Audacity of Inclusion', will discuss assisted decision-making and guardianship - Is...
 
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Dr. Michael Entzeroth, Deputy Director of Biopolis, Singapore and Chairman of the Executive Council, BioSingapore, will give a public presentation called 'Singapore-An Outstanding BioMedical Hub in South-East Asia,' on Thursday, May 14, at the University of Prince Edward Island. The UPEI School of Business is presenting this...
 
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The impressive five-storey building that stands at the southwest corner of the University of Prince Edward Island campus and serves as UPEI's newest student residence has been named in honour of Bill and Denise Andrew in recognition of their life-long commitment to the well-being of the University. 'To say that Bill and Denise Andrew are passionate about UPEI is an understatement....
 
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The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at UPEI has released a new report profiling cruise ship passengers to PEI in 2007 and 2008. The survey was conducted by distributing it to passengers who disembarked in September and October of 2007, and again in May and June of 2008. The cruise ship passenger to PEI has quite a different profile than the typical overnight pleasure visitor to PEI. 'While...
 
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The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is proud to learn that it has successfully entered Phase 2 of a national competition for funding under the newly created Canada Excellence Research Chairs program. The Canada Excellence Research Chairs was established by the Government of Canada in 2008 to establish 20 prestigious research chairs in universities across the country. The program invests...
 
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The UPEI School of Business and Holland College are collaborating on a joint Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) degree program beginning in September of 2009. Students who have completed a two-year Accounting Technology, Business Management or Retail Management diploma program at Holland College will be eligible to complete the degree with only an additional two years of study at UPEI. The BBS...
 
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The University of Prince Edward Island has signed agreements for programs of academic linkage and cooperation with Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey, and Fernando Pessoa University in Porto, Portugal. The agreements will facilitate academic cooperation between UPEI and the two institutions through joint research, and faculty and student exchanges at the graduate and undergraduate levels...
 
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The University of Prince Edward Island's Department of History will host the 18th Atlantic Canada Studies Conference (ACSC) from Thursday, April 30, to Sunday, May 3, in McDougall Hall. Held every two years since the 1970s, the ACSC has gained a prominent place within Canada's scholarly landscape. Although physically grounded in the region, the ACSC pursues universal themes and spans...