The University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, attracts people worldwide who share the same ideals and vision for positive change. The University of Manitoba believes in embracing challenges and taking action. Students, researchers and alumni bring their unique voices to learning and discovery, shaping new ways of doing things and contributing to important conversations on topics that matter most, from human rights to global health to climate change. Here is where imagination and action collide.

The University of Manitoba is Western Canada’s first university, established in 1877 and located on the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and the homeland of the Métis Nation. The University is Manitoba’s only research-intensive university and one of the country’s top research institutions. More than 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 145,000 alumni live in 140 countries.

The University of Manitoba’s mission is to create, preserve, communicate and apply knowledge, contributing to the cultural, social and economic well-being of the people of Manitoba, Canada and the world. The school’s vision is to take its place among leading universities through a commitment to transformative research and scholarship and innovative teaching and learning – uniquely strengthened by Indigenous knowledge and perspectives.

The school must commit to a common set of ideals to achieve its vision. The University of Manitoba values: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Collegiality, Equity and Inclusion, Excellence, Innovation, Integrity, Respect, and Sustainability.

At the University of Manitoba, students will be challenged to grow, inspired to create and dare to excel. Students, after graduation, can apply what they learned, personally and academically, to make a real-life impact wherever life takes. The future begins right here.