Founded in 1854 as Catholic University of Ireland on St Stephen's Green. Renamed University College in 1883 under Jesuits' control. Became independent university in 1908, renamed UCD in 1998
Established in 1956 as Royal Technical College of East Africa. Became Royal College of Nairobi in 1961 under Professor James Morton Hyslop. Renamed University College Nairobi in 1964. Became first national university in Kenya in 1970
Founded in 1887 as Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese. Established as University of Hong Kong in 1911 by Governor Sir Frederick Lugard. First all-male institution, later opened to women ten years later. Initially focused on Arts, Engineering, and Medicine faculties
Public university located on Mediterranean Sea shore in Almería, Spain. Offered 38 degree programmes with 871 lecturers and 11,825 students in 2008. Current rector is José Céspedes (55.6% of votes) since October 2023
Founded in 1096, making it the oldest English-speaking university. Grew rapidly after 1167 when English students returned from Paris. Some academics fled to Cambridge in 1209, forming Oxbridge with it. Students divided into North (northerners) and South (southerners) nations
Founded in 1956 as Middle East Technology Institute by Adnan Menderes. First campus established in 1963 on 11,100-acre campus in Ankara. Initially focused on architecture and planning education. First rector was Turhan Feyzioğlu, emphasizing "entirely Turkish university"