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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Our Stories

UPEI student and basketball guard Lauren Rainford holding a basketball
| UPEI Viewbook, Students

Read about Lauren's decision to come to UPEI from Ontario, and how she's supported as a UPEI student-athlete.

upei business student brooks roche
| UPEI Viewbook, Students

"After spending a few years in larger centres, I was drawn back by the appealing design, length, and interactivity of UPEI's MBA in Global Leadership program."

upei engineering graduate darvin patel in the sustainable design engineering building
| Students

"I was looking for an exceptional engineering program in Canada. UPEI’s sustainable design engineering degree surprised me."

upei nursing graduate shayna conway in the health sciences building
| Students

UPEI's Nursing program was a perfect fit for Shayna Conway of Mermaid, PEI. She graduated in 2020. 

upei physics student desiree rehel
| Success Story

Desiree Rehel is a fourth-year Physics student who recently won an award at a national undergraduate Physics student conference. After moving to PEI from Quebec in 2018, she re-discovered a love of physics at UPEI and will complete her degree program in 2022.