The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM)
is a public
research university in Winnipeg City, Manitoba
Province, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada.
Both by total
student enrolment and campus area, the University of Manitoba is the largest
university in the province of Manitoba and the 17th-largest in all of Canada.
Its main campus is located in the Fort Garry neighbourhood
of southern Winnipeg, with other
campuses throughout the city. Along with the Fort Garry campus as its central
hub, the University of Manitoba operates three other major locations: the
Bannatyne Campus, the James W. Burns Executive Education Centre, and the
William Norrie Centre. In addition, the university also administers its
French-language affiliate, Université de
Saint-Boniface in the Saint
Boniface ward of Winnipeg.