High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint, U of M-Flint or simply Michigan Flint) is a public university located in Flint, Michigan in the United States. It is one of three campuses in the University of Michigan system. The history of the University of Michigan-Flint began in 1944, when the Flint Board of Education requested University of Michigan to open their satellite campus in Flint. Then the key area citizens already planning the cultural center, were interested in the idea of higher education in the community. Three years later, the Regents of the University funded a study exploring the possibilities for higher education in Flint.