The University of Manitoba (U of M, UMN, or UMB) is a public university in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

Located in Winnipeg and founded in 1877, it was Western Canada’s first university.

The university maintains a reputation as a top research-intensive post-secondary educational institution and conducts more research annually than any other university in the region.

It is the largest university both by total student enrollment and campus area in the province of Manitoba, and the 17th largest in all of Canada.

The university's raised admissions standards, wide array of professional disciplines, and global outreach have resulted in one of the most diverse student bodies in Western Canada.

The campus includes both Faculties of Law and Medicine, and boasts hundreds of degree programs.

Undergrads is a Canadian animated television series centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen.

Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only thirteen episodes were created.

It has since been shown on Comedy Central in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, and Trouble in the United Kingdom.

The show was conceived by Pete Williams, when he dropped out of college at the age of 19.

Willams does most of the voices on the show.

The series was produced by David McGrath.

Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice.

It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage.

There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective supervision and technical assistance.

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research.

Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, but learners may also educate themselves.

Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational.

The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy.

The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as "Michigan," is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university.

In 1821, the university was officially renamed the University of Michigan.

It moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto of what is now known as Central Campus.

Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two satellite campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit.

The University was a founding member of the Association of American Universities.