In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is … See more

There are forty public universities in Bangladesh. They are overseen by the University Grants Commission which was created by the government in 1973.
Most universities in Brunei are public.
In the … See more

In Austria, most universities are public. The state regulates tuition fees, making costs the same for all public universities. Except for some fields of study, notably medicine, all Austrians who pass the Matura exam have the ri… See more

In Canada, education is a constitutional responsibility of the individual provinces. Provincial governments established the University of Toronto on the Oxbridge model and the University of Alberta and University of Manitoba in … See more

Australia has 43 universities, with 37 being public universities. The Group of Eight includes some of the oldest public universities in Australia, including the University of Queensland, University of Sydney… See more

In Argentina, the national universities, also called public or state-run universities, were created by a National Congress Act. The exception is universities that predate the state, such as the National University of Córdoba and … See more

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