위니펙대학교는 10,000여명의 학생이 공부하고 있으며 위니펙의 중심에 위치하고 있습니다. 지역의 교육을 책임지고 있으며 학사 및 일부 대학원 과정뿐만 아니라 평생교육과정까지 다양한 프로그램을 제공하고 있습니다. 위니펙대학교의 혁신적인 글로벌컬리지는 학생들에게 글로벌 이슈에 대한 해결책 뿐만 아니라 지역적, 국가적, 국제적 커뮤니티를 제공하는 복수학위를 제공한다. 매니토바 대학교와 연계하여 역사와 지역연구, 공공 행정에 대한 석사학위과정을 제공하기도 한다.

The University of Winnipeg is an urban campus located in the heart of Winnipeg. UWinnipeg is committed to academic excellence. From its unique high school collegiate on campus (grades 9-12) right through its 55+ program in the Division of Continuing Education, The University of Winnipeg promotes lifelong learning and making postsecondary education accessible to non-traditional and underrepresented populations such as rural, Aboriginal, inner-city and new Canadian students. It offers interdisciplinary undergraduate degree programs in arts – including a bachelor of arts in human rights and global studies – sciences, education and theology. UWinnipeg’s Faculty of Business and Economics offers a unique program that reflects the current trends of some of the most prestigious business schools in North America. The University of Winnipeg is establishing a Faculty of Kinesiology that will formally come into being on July 1, 2012. At the graduate level, there are several innovative master’s degree programs including including a unique Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) in Indigenous Studies, thanks to a prestigious MacArthur Foundation grant and which is one of only 22 universities worldwide to offer this internationally recognized designation. UWinnipeg also offers a BA and MA in Indigenous Governance.

The university offers joint master’s programs (with the University of Manitoba) in public administration, history and religious studies; several applied programs are also offered jointly with Red River College, international development and conflict resolution studies are offered through Menno Simons College, an affiliate of UWinnipeg.

UWinnipeg’s innovative GlobalCollege offers a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing pressing global issues for students as well as local, national and international communities.

The university expanded its campus with the new Richardson College for the Environment and the Science Complex, a leading-edge science facility that is a model of green building technology. UWinnipeg has created a new student centre that includes a bookstore, a Starbucks and a student pub in the AnX. These capital projects were preceded by the opening of the the Buhler Centre (home to the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Division of and Continuing Education), the McFeetors Hall: Great-West Life Student Residence, The University of Winnipeg Student Association Day Care, the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film and a new fitness centre. The UWinnipeg renaissance is helping to revitalize and strengthen Winnipeg’s downtown community .

Student fees

Canadian student fees 2011-12 *

Undergraduate tuition fees: $3,088

Graduate tuition fees: $5,568

International student fees 2011-12 *

Undergraduate tuition fees: $11,117

Graduate tuition fees: $11,135

* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities.

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.

Student enrolment

2011 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *

Full-time (undergraduates): 6,400

Full-time (graduates): 150

Part-time (undergraduates): 3,220

Part-time (graduates): 330

* Source: The University of Winnipeg