Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Public Administration:
Governance and Public Administration
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Desertification and Drought
Education
Energy
Forests
Freshwater
Health
Industrial development
Land management
Marine Resources
Oceans and seas
Poverty
Rural Development
Sanitation
Science
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable development for Africa
Technology
Trade and environment
Transport
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
United States of America
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1851 |
| Organizational structure: |
The government of the university is vested in the board of regents. The regents shall have power to enact ordinances, by-laws and regulations for the government of the university; to elect a president, to fix, increase and reduce the regular number of professors and to determine the amount of their salaries. The university shall consist of at least 3 departments: a department of literature, science and the arts; a department of law; a department of medicine. The University has a President, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Vice President for Government Relations, Vice President for Research, Vice President for Development, Vice President for Student Life, Vice President and Secretary of the University, Vice President and General Counsel, Vice President for Global Communications and Strategic Initiatives, all of which make up the Executive Officers. The University of Michigan has three campuses: Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn Michigan. The university has 18 schools: Architecture & Urban Planning, Art & Design, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Information, Kinesiology, Law, Literature Science & the Arts, Medicine, Music Theatre and Dance, Natural Resources & Environment, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Public Policy, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Social work. |
| Number and type of members: |
The University of Michigan employees 45,397 people. (http://orsp.umich.edu/develop-proposal/frequently-required-proposal-data). Of this, 7,606 individuals in 2013 were listed as instructional faculty including tenure track professors, clinical professors, and lecturers. There are over 30,000 support staff in areas such as Academic & Student Services (947), Administration (4108), Finance (1309), Healthcare Admin & Support (2781), Nurses (4578) and Research (2641). Students are also employed to assist with research (2020) and assist with teaching (1844). In addition to the faculty and support staff, in 2014, the University of Michigan included 43,625 students. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fees for education and training services
Fundraising campaigns
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Grants from Governments
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