Student Spotlights

Meet some of our amazing UPEI students and hear about what makes the University of Prince Edward Island so special. 

four engineering students in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building
| Students, Success Story
UPEI Engineering students achieve amazing results at national competition

Richard Hetherington and team win gold in the Innovative Design category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

UPEI engineering students Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali
| Students, Success Story
UPEI Engineering students achieve amazing results at national competition

Teammates and brothers Syed Imran Ali and Syed Daniyal Ali win gold in the Re-Engineering category of the Canadian Engineering Competition.

SDU Main Building
| Students
"My Honours thesis in History was the most important part of my undergrad."

Vera Kirk is a UPEI Class of 2025 graduate (Honours in History) and current Master's degree student at McGill University.

UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies student Jack Weeks
| Students, Graduate Students
"The MAIS program is steeped in a philosophy that 'to love is to learn'.”

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jack Weeks is a student in the thesis stream of UPEI's Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program.

UPEI History student Riley Drake in the History student lounge
| Students
"UPEI offered everything I wanted out of a university program."

Meet Riley Drake, fourth-year History student (Honours).

UPEI Business student Luciana Quiroa Paredes
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Students
"UPEI has provided me with countless opportunities."

Meet Luciana Quiroa Paredes, Bachelor of Business Administration student and president of the UPEI Student Union.

Sustainable Design Engineering student Jimmy Hulton
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Students
"In the engineering program, and at UPEI, we are a very tight-knit community."

Meet Jimmy Hulton, fourth-year Bachelor of Sustainable Design Engineering student (Class of 2027).

UPEI student Samuel Harding in McDougall Hall
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Students
"A number of phenomenal minds make up the McDougall Faculty of Business."

Meet Samuel Harding, Bachelor of Business Administration program graduate (Class of 2025)

UPEI nursing student Maya White at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Students
"It’s a challenging journey, but one that is incredibly rewarding."

Meet Maya White, third-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student (Class of 2027)

Kate VanGerven holding a megaphone on a flatbed truck
| UPEI Viewbook 2026, Alumni, Students
"My experiences and relationships at UPEI gave me everything."

Meet Kate VanGerven, Director of Tour and International Visits for the Prime Minister of Canada and Bachelor of Arts in English graduate (Class of 2013).

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