The Al-Azhar University is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Associated with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university and is known as one of the most prestigious universities for Islamic learning. In addition to higher education, Al-Azhar oversees a national network of schools with approximately two million students. As of 1996, over 4,000 teaching institutes in Egypt were affiliated with the university.
The courtyard of the Al-Azhar Mosque, which largely dates to the Fatimid period
Prayer hall of Al-Azhar Mosque
The Gate of the Barbers, one of the entrances to the mosque embellished during the Ottoman period
An Azhari institute in Tanta
A public university or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. In contrast a private university is usually owned and operated by a private corporation. Both types are often regulated, but to varying degrees, by the government.
With 79,232 students as of the 2022-23 academic year, Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona is the largest public university in the United States.
Cairo University in Giza, Egypt
University of Johannesburg in Johannesburg, South Africa
Barishal University in Barishal, Bangladesh
