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.

Featured Story

Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
| Faculty, Profile
"UPEI has the potential to grow still more, and to help students do the same."

Our Stories

five engineering students working on a project
| Students
"Our community partner was so supportive; they challenged us to do our best work."

Sustainable Design Engineering student team members Lauren Daigle, Christian D'Entremont, Ben MacEachern, Josh McIsaac, and Owen Stewart worked with Parks Canada to design of a user-friendly display for the electric pedestals at campsites to inform campers of their energy consumption.

four engineering students and their second-year project
| Students
"It's showed us how engineers go through the process of solving problems."

Student team members Remi Antoun, James Campbell, Chukwuma "Prince" Ezeilo, and Huy "Alvin" Nguyen worked with the Abegweit First Nation to solve the ongoing challenge of transforming wind-damaged forests into productive blueberry crops while safeguarding the suitability of the land for wild blueberry cultivation. 

Michael Adebayo Olubiyi
| Alumni
"The journey is as important as the destination, so take every opportunity."

Michael is a proud UPEI alumnus, a Class of 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in Island Studies program, and manager of development planning for the City of Port Moody in British Columbia.

a female student with the ocean behind
| Students
"Studying abroad was one of my best life experiences!"

Meet Adelle, a third-year Biology student who participated in two study abroad opportunities: one in Barbados, and another semester in North Carolina.

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!

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