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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four engineering students and their fourth-year project
four engineering students and their fourth-year project
| Students
"It's a unique project, and I got to work on it with a really talented team."

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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. 

a UPEI student
| Students, UPEI Viewbook
"You will find ways to make society better when you’re passionate."

Meet Cecily, fourth-year Bachelor of Arts in Diversity and Social Justice Studies (Psychology minor) student. Cecily plans on continuing her education and hopes to work for an organization that upholds justice, human rights, and the fair treatment of people.

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