A national university is a university created or run by a national government and might or might not be autonomous from government interference. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations. For instance the National University of Ireland in the early days of Irish independence collected a large amount of information on the Irish language and Irish culture. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... This article is about the prior state. ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... A page from the Book of Kells. ...

List of Notable National Universities

The following list is not exhaustive.

• Australian National University
• National Chi Nan University
• National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
• National University of Colombia
• National University of Ireland
• National University of Mexico
• National Technological University (Argentina)
• National University of Lesotho
• National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• National University of San Marcos (Saint Mark)
• Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario Canada
• University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
• University of Chile
• University of Malaya
• University of the Philippines (Philippines)
• Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnam)
• Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... National Chi Nan University (Traditional: 國立暨南國際大學; Simplified: 国立暨南国际大学; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuoli Chinan Kuochi Tahsuëh; NCNU) is located in the town of Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan, Republic of China. ... National Taiwan University (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuo2-li4 tai2-wan1 ta4-hsüeh2; POJ: Kok-li̍p Tâi-ôan Tāi-ha̍k; abbreviation NTU)[2] is a national university in Taipei City, Taiwan. ... Beaux Arts Building, Bogotá, D.C.. Art Museum, Bogotá, D.C.. The Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia) is a public educational institution. ... The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ... The library of National Autonomous University of Mexico. ... The Universidad Tecnológica National (National Technological University, UTN) is a national university of Argentina, which specializes in the teaching of engineering sciences. ... The National University of Lesotho is situated at Roma (pop. ... University Cultural Centre The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Abbreviated 国大; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பல்கலைக்கழகம்; Indonesian: Universitas Nasional Singapura) is Singapores oldest university. ... National University of San Marcos or University of Saint Mark [1] (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM), or simply San Marcos) is a public university in Lima, Peru. ... The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), is the military academy of the Canadian Forces and is a full degree-granting university. ... Murney Tower, Kingston The Fort Henry Guard performing an historical demonstration The Prince George Hotel. ... The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the largest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ... Universidad de Chile may refer to: Universidad de Chile (university) Universidad de Chile (football club) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The University of Malaya (or Universiti Malaya in Malay; commonly abbreviated as UM) is the oldest university in Malaysia, and is situated on a 750 acre (3. ... The Oblation UP Diliman, the flagship campus of the U.P. System UP Baguio UP Extension Program in Pampanga Temporary Campus UP Los Baños UP Manila This article is about the University of the Philippines System. ... Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Abbreviation: VNU; Vietnamese: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội) is located in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh City National University (Vietnamese language: Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh is one of two largest national unversities in Vietnam (the other is Hanoi National University, founded on 27th January 1995 and reorganized on 12th February 2001 under the Decision no. ...

Japan

• National universities in Japan
• Kyoto National University (Japan)
• Tokyo National University (Japan)
• Yokohama National University (Japan)

There are 89 National Universities (kokuritsu daigaku 国立大学) in Japan. ... Kyoto University ), abbreviated to Kyodai ) is a national coeducational research university in Kyoto, Japan. ... Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music ) or Geidai ) is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. ... Yokohama National University (横浜国立大学) is a university in Yokohama, Japan. ...

South Korea

• National universities in South Korea
• Pusan National University (South Korea)
• Seoul National University (South Korea)

National universities (국립대학교) in South Korea were establised by the South Korean government to provide higher education for aiding the development of the country. ... Pusan National University (PNU) (also called Busan National University) is one of the leading national universities in South Korea. ... Seoul National University (SNU), is a national university, located in Seoul, South Korea. ...

See also

• public university