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Ready to Roam: July 30

New Bisons! Join us to tour the Fort Garry campus, sample a mini-lecture, discover the differences between high school and university and learn about the opportunities and supports available to you.

At the University of Manitoba, you are a Bison. Join the Herd and step into a world of possibility. Choose from more than 250 undergraduate and graduate programs to find your path and make your move. Here, you’ll gain hands-on experience, build a career you’re passionate about and shape a future full of potential. We are the largest and only research-intensive post-secondary school in Manitoba. Working together we can create positive change in our province and around the world.

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Why UM?

  • Because of the opportunities we offer. We are the only post-secondary institution in Manitoba that educates our lawyers, engineers, architects, actuaries and the majority of our health care professionals. We are a world-class university and the largest source of skilled professionals in Manitoba.

  • Because here you have the chance to study Arctic sea-ice at the Churchill Marine Observatory, or to create the hardy crops that nourish and feed our communities, or to help develop life-saving health care technologies.

    Because we are Bisons—and we are ready to lead.

  • More than

    30,500

    students trust their education to UM

  • UM awards

    $40M

    to students each year

  • We are a member of the

    U15

    and we provide access to more research opportunities here than anywhere else in Manitoba

  • More than

    40+

    UM programs provide access to industry experts

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Be a part of research at UM

Help us make the world a better place.

As one of Canada’s top research universities and a proud member of the U15, the University of Manitoba leads the way in research excellence. We attract the most research funding in Manitoba, fuelling discoveries that drive real change—both locally and globally.

From groundbreaking health innovations to safeguarding water and food security to studying the impacts of climate change, our researchers push boundaries and solve some of the world’s most urgent, and complex, challenges. Be a part of the change.

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