Founded in 1999, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is an innovative Christian university which is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) has 917 students including 107 international students. The student population of the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) comprises 70% of the learners from Manitoba and 30% from other parts of Canada including 35 countries. Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) provides four bachelor's degrees and graduate degrees with majors in 19 different subjects along with pre-professional studies in 26 subjects. The university offers MA degrees in Theological Studies, Divinity, Christian Ministry, Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development, MBA, and doctorate across the subject areas at both the doctoral and master's levels respectively.
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) courses include Biblical & Theological Studies, Biology, Business & Organizational Administration, Chemistry, Communications & Media, Counselling Studies, Economics, and English. The Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) provides a variety of academic programs along with a choice of educational settings including the Menno Simons College, Shaftesbury Campus, service, and travel program called the Outtatown Discipleship.
The university feels that the students from different countries add vital balance to the community, and also an academic perspective approach. The university is a Christian, liberal arts university which is open to all genders, faiths, and backgrounds. The university welcomes international students and also values the perspectives, experiences, and gifts that they bring.
- The university is committed to providing support to international students emotionally, culturally, and spiritually when they transition to a Canadian university setting. The self-understanding of the university as a church-related university is grounded in the relationships of trust along with the commitment to open dialogue and inquiry.
- The mission statement of the university takes shape through an array of programs, projects, conversations, and commitments. The statement of the university names the story of God's transforming work through Jesus Christ as the heartbeat of the service and reconciliation through which the faculty, students, graduates, and the surrounding community participate in the church and society.
- Canadian Mennonite University scholarships include the Otto Klassen Media Scholarship, J.B. Toews Historical Commission Scholarship, and Anne & Al Loewen Creative Prize.