A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state. In the United States, the term "national university" connotes the highest institutional level in education, differing in meaning from a "federally-chartered university." Globally, some national universities are associated with national cultural or political aspirations.
For example, the National University of Ireland during the early days of Irish independence collected a large amount of information about the Irish language and Irish culture. In Argentina, the national universities are the result of the 1918 Argentine university reform and subsequent reforms, which were intended to provide a secular university system without direct clerical or government influence by bestowing self-government on the institutions.
List of national universities
Albania
Argentina
National Technological University
National University of Córdoba
National University of the Arts
National University Arturo Jauretche
National University Guillermo Brown
National University of Austral Patagonia
National University of Avellaneda
National University of Catamarca
National University of Central Buenos Aires
National University of Chilecito
National University of Comahue
National University of Cuyo
National University of Delta
National University of Entre Ríos
National University of Formosa
National University of General San Martín
National University of General Sarmiento
National University of Hurlingham
National University of José C. Paz
National University of Jujuy
National University of La Matanza
National University of La Pampa
National University of La Plata
National University of La Rioja
National University of Lanús
National University of Lomas de Zamora
National University of Luján
National University of Mar del Plata
National University of Misiones
National University of Moreno
National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires
National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco
National University of Pilar (Argentina)
National University of Quilmes
National University of Rafaela
National University of Río Cuarto
National University of Río Negro
National University of Río Tercero
National University of Rosario
National University of Salta
National University of San Antonio de Areco
National University of San Juan
National University of San Luis
National University of Santiago del Estero
National University of the Chaco Austral
National University of the Comechingones
National University of the Littoral
National University of the Northeast
National University of the South
National University of the West
National University of Tierra del Fuego
National University of Tres de Febrero
National University of Tucumán
National University of Villa María
National University of Villa Mercedes