“It’s all part of supporting the next generation of workers”

Stephen Donaldson can see the benefit of UPEI’s Co-operative Education program every day. The director of research and development at Island Abbey Food Science said several of the co-op students they have taken on have since started careers with the company. 

“We have hired many students into full-time roles after graduating,” said Donaldson. “It’s a great way to find good new hires. It is also good, from the students’ perspective, to get to know the organization and know what they are signing on to.” 

Public Speaking Workshop

An online workshop for UPEI students and alumni to learn strategies for more effective public speaking and get some low-stakes practice.

This workshop covers the following objectives and will provide students with practical tools and tips to improve their public speaking skills:

Research ship arrives in Gulf of St. Lawrence for survey of sources of groundwater

The Maria S. Merian, one of the largest and most advanced research ships in the world, recently arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a survey of potential sources of undersea groundwater for Prince Edward Island. The survey, titled Offshore Groundwater Resources in a Changing Marine Environment: Continental Shelf Surrounding PEI – SOURCE, is a project of the Ocean Frontier Institute, led by Dalhousie University’s Dr.