Student Spotlights

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

UPEI nursing student Kayla MacLeod outside the Health Sciences Building
| Students
"The Nursing program is challenging, rewarding and very professional."

Second-year student Kayla MacLeod is excited about her future in the nursing profession.

UPEI student Jeseka Alkablan
| Students
"This experience will completely change your point of view on life."

Jeseka Alkablan, a third-year Biology student (minors in Psychology and Business), travelled to Costa Rica and Cordoba, Spain during two study abroad opportunities. 

UPEI MBA-GL student Fahad
| Students, Graduate Students
"Returning to UPEI for my master’s degree felt like coming home."

After completing a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI's Cairo Campus, Fahad Williams Umaru joined UPEI's MBA in Global Leadership program.

UPEI student Arjun
| Students
"I now have connections from all over the world and international friend groups for life."

Arjun, a fifth-year computer science student at UPEI, travelled to Finland in 2024 for a semester abroad.

UPEI students Alex and Rowan in the UPEI Study Abroad office
| Students
"The highlights were the incredible places we explored and the amazing people we met."

Third-year biology students Alex and Rowan travelled to Córdoba, Spain during a study abroad trip from February to June, 2024.

four UPEI nursing students in a UPEI residence room
| Students, Residence
"University life can be demanding, and sleep often gets pushed aside."

UPEI Bachelor of Science in Nursing students Amelia Jenkins, Abby Kinch, Teasha McPhee, and Niloufar Sedighpoor recently completed a survey of students living in residence as part of their fall semester 2024 Population Health course.

close-up of Arduino circuitry
| Students
"It's a unique project, and I got to work on it with a really talented team."

Sustainable Design Engineering students Ben Keizer, Tung Nguyen, SoumyaDeep Chowdhury, and Luke McCarvill and their TrashTech project centres around developing a reduction-focused domestic waste management product. It aims to conduct waste classification using machine vision, weight sensing, and meaningful data communication to users through a web application, much like Fitbit’s functionality and related smartphone application.

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. 

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.

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