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Winnipeg, Manitoba

• 740,000 people
• Located at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine
  rivers
• Most diverse economy of major cities in Canada
• Vibrant creative and cultural community
• Home to NHL Hockey, CFL Football and Royal
  Winnipeg Ballet
• Future home of Canadian Museum for Human Rights
• Rich and varied multicultural community
• Four distinct seasons - 2,727 hours of blue sky
  annually

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The University of Manitoba

• For 130 years, we have been recognized as
  Manitobas premier university shaping our
  leaders, enhancing our community and conducting
  world-class research.
• Our home is Manitoba but our impact is global.

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Many Opportunities to Learn

• No other Canadian university is as embedded in
  the economic, social and cultural fabric of its
  home province
• Manitobas largest, most comprehensive and only
  research-intensive post-secondary institution
• Offers 90 degrees, diplomas and certificates,
  more than 60 at the undergraduate level
• Full range of professional programs we educate
  doctors, engineers, architects and entrepreneurs

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Our Campuses

• Fort Garry Campus
• 233-hectare complex with over 60 major
  buildings
• Smartpark Research and Technology Park fosters
  collaborative university-industry research and
  development with 30 of Canadas most innovative
  companies
• Bannatyne Campus
• Located in downtown Winnipeg, adjacent to the
  Health Sciences Centre
• 10 building complex focused on health science
  education and research in dentistry, medicine,
  medical rehabilitation, and pharmacy

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Other Locations

• William Norrie Centre for social work education
  for inner-city residents
• University of Manitoba Downtown Aboriginal
  Education Centre
• Glenlea and Carman agricultural research stations
• Field stations at Star Lake and Wallace Lake

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By the Numbers

• Over 27,000 total student enrolment
• International students represent 8.5 of the
  student body
• Students from Africa, Europe, the Middle East,
• United States, Mexico, Oceania and Central
  and
• South America
• Over 2,000 self-declared Indigenous students
• Over 8,400 staff members

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Building the Foundation for Indigenous Achievement

• The U of M offers a full range of academic
  programs and specialized services geared towards
  Indigenous  students
• First Nations, Métis and Inuit values are
  acknowledged and embraced
• Migizii Agamik (Bald Eagle Lodge) provides a LEED
  certified student and staff gathering space
• Mamawipawin is the worlds first research space
  dedicated to Indigenous scholarship  
• Each year,  over 2,000 Aboriginal students study
  at the U of M

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Student Success

• Our students have won 96 Rhodes Scholarships, the
  most in Western Canada
• Pharmacy students have ranked 1st in Canada by
  the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)
  Qualifying Examinations for 4 years in a row
• Asper School of Business students dominate
  international business planning competitions with
  46 first-place wins since 1995
• Students in the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of
  Music have won the prestigious Oscar Peterson
  Grant for Jazz performance for 2 years in a row

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Student Experience

• World-class scholars provide exceptional
  classroom experience
• U of M inspires student passion that fosters
  experiential learning and leadership
  opportunities beyond the classroom
• Engagement activities outside the classroom at
  home and abroad are valued and recognized on
  students academic transcripts
• A stimulating and diverse learning and living
  community
• New and historic spaces for students to live,
  work, study, debate, discover and play such as
  the new Active Living Centre

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Academic Programs

• Agricultural and food sciences
• Architecture
• Arts
• Asper School of Business
• Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of
• Environment, Earth, and Resources
• Dental hygiene
• Dentistry
• Education
• Engineering
• Extended education
• Graduate studies
• Human ecology

• Kinesiology and recreation
• management
• Law
• Medical rehabilitation
• Medicine
• Music
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• School of Art
• Science
• Social work
• University 1

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World Class Research
The University of Manitoba is home to
scientists, scholars, artists and engineers
working to address some of the most significant
challenges facing Canada and the world in the
21st century.
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Areas of Excellence

• Healthy, Safe, Secure and Sustainable Food and
  Bioproducts
• Sustainable Prairie and Northern Communities
• Human Rights
• Innovations in Public and Population Health
• New Materials and Technologies
• Culture and Creativity

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World Class Research

• Research at the University of Manitoba has
  resulted in discoveries and advances that have
  changed the lives of people around the world.
  The UofM
• was awarded a Canada Excellence Research Chair
  (CERC) in Arctic Geomicrobiology and Climate
  Change
• is a world-leader in HIV/AIDS research and
  service delivery, leading edge projects in Africa
  and India have been recognized with over 70
  million in research and service delivery funds
• currently holds 48 Canada Research Chair
  positions
• is either home to or a partner in 40 research
  centres, institutes and shared facilities that
  foster collaborative research and scholarship.

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Technology Transfer

• 100 technology-based collaborations
• Manage an IP estate of 400 patents covering 300
  technologies
• 40 new start-up ventures over the past two
  decades creating 1,200 jobs
• The university ranks 4th in Canada in terms of
  royalty income as a percentage of research
  expenditure

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International Collaborations

• HIV/AIDS prevention, research and capacity
  building in Kenya, India, China and beyond
• Human resource develop of social service
  providers among rural women in China
• Nursing education in Cuba
• Sustainable tourism in Uganda
• Environmental governance and income generation in
  Bangladesh
• Indigenous exchange in community health practice
  in the Americas
• Pesticide management in Central America

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