The University of Manitoba (U of M in short), in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba’s most complete and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877 and it was Western Canada’s first university. It lay in SJTU’s list of the world ‘s top universities in the pages-500. Accordingly, U.S. News & World Report, the University of Manitoba is one of the universities in Canada and Spitzen20 exceeds 400 universities in the world from 2009.
Today => Thirty-three of the many buildings on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba are used directly for teaching. Four of these are colleges: St. John’s College, St. Paul’s College, St. Andrew’s College, and University College. The remaining buildings contain laboratories, administrative and service offices, residences, or are the property of research agencies.
In a typical year, the university has an enrolment of approximately 27,000 students – 24,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate. The university offers more than 90 degrees, more than 60 at the undergraduate level. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master’s or doctoral degrees.
In 2007-08, the university acquired more than $150 million in research income. The university currently holds 48 Canada Research Chairs and is either home to or a partner in 37 research centres, institutes and shared facilities. These centres foster collaborative research and scholarship.
The University of Manitoba is the network leader of ISIS Canada (Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures), headquartered in the Faculty of Engineering. ISIS Canada is a National Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) developing better ways to build, repair and monitor civil structures. The University is also an active member in 13 other NCEs.
