co-operative education News Archive

July 26, 2024 — 
Jacinda Flores was a co-op student with a plan: pursue co-op, make a connection and do her best to show an organization like Wawanesa why she would make an incredible permanent employee, all while striving to make a positive impact in the workplace and the world. Co-op was always part of Flores’ plan, and one thing she has learned on this journey is that the benefits of co-operative education and experiential learning at the Asper School of Business reach students and employers alike.

July 22, 2024 — 
Co-operative education programs at the University of Manitoba, like the one in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, play a pivotal role in setting up students for success after graduation.

March 5, 2024 — 
Co-op is one of the ways students can directly expand their understanding of the field. It opens many doors, leads to different horizons and illuminates different trajectories that students may not have been aware of. It also allows students to see the emerging trends in the field and get a glimpse of the direction that the industry may be heading towards.

February 5, 2024 — 
Our Asper students are eager to get out into their fields and contribute to the business community. Each fall we have more than 100 students join our co-op program, making us one of the University of Manitoba’s largest co-operative education programs.

April 17, 2023 — 
The Asper School of Business has received recognition as a business school of tomorrow from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance.

February 3, 2023 — 
On February 2, the 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards welcomed over 300 co-op students and employers to mark another successful year of co-op education. This annual event is sponsored by The Associates and highlights the business community’s dedication to educating Manitoba’s future workforce.

February 9, 2022 — 
You can help current arts students and new graduates by volunteering as a mentor, becoming a co-op employer or sharing your experience in various other ways.

May 26, 2020 — 
For the past two-plus years, Science Co-op has expanded the breadth of Science undergraduate degree programs which offer co-op, the geographical scope of co-op employers, the number of co-op placements and the number of participating students. Science Co-op is growing again with the addition of Psychology Co-op!

February 20, 2020 — 
More than 230 guests attended the 12th annual Celebrating Co-op event sponsored by North West Company at the RBC Convention Centre. Held Thursday, January 30th, Celebrating Co-op, is the Asper School of Business’ premiere event for connecting Asper co-op students and employers and also celebrates the recipients of the 2019 outstanding co-op student and employer awards.

January 24, 2020 — 
'I enjoyed my courses so much more after my first placement because I understood that classroom knowledge could be put to real use'