national university
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- For the university of the same name, see National University.
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.
List of Notable National Universities
The following list is not exhaustive.
- Australian National University
- National Chi Nan University
- National Taiwan University
- National University of Colombia
- National University of Ireland
- National University of Mexico
- National Technological University (Argentina)
- National University of Lesotho
- National University of Singapore
- National University of San Marcos (Peru)
- Royal Military College of Canada
- University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- University of Chile
- University of Malaya
- University of the Philippines
- Vietnam National University, Hanoi
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Japan
As of 2007, there are 89 national yniversities in Japan. Among the most prestigious of those are:
- University of Tokyo (Japan)
- Kyoto University (Japan)
- Osaka University (Japan)
- Tohoku University (Japan)
- Kyushu University (Japan)
- Nagoya University (Japan)
- Hokkaido University (Japan)
South Korea
- National universities in South Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)
- Pusan National University (South Korea)
- Seoul National University (South Korea)
See also
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