University of Winnipeg

The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs.

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University-of-Winnipeg

Address: 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
Phone: +1 204-786-7811

Background


The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 130 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba

College (1871), and Wesley College (1888), which merged to form United College in 1938. The University of Winnipeg is one of Canada’s leading post-secondary institutions, consistently recognized on an annual basis by both Maclean’s magazine and The Globe and Mail newspaper. UWinnipeg is noted for academic excellence, Indigenous scholarship, environmental commitment, small class sizes and campus diversity. UWinnipeg is committed to improving access to post-secondary education for all individuals, especially those from non-traditional communities, and has created an innovative Opportunity Fund to assist students who are under-represented attend UWinnipeg. In the past decade, UWinnipeg has expanded its campus by 35% and student enrollment has increased by 55%.