Universities in Packilvania

Packilvania has over 900 Universities and 3,000 colleges Universities are described as institutions that may grant postgraduate degrees and colleges may only grant undergraduate degrees and diplomas. Most major cities have a University. Universities are created and administered under the authority of the national, provincial and metropolitan city governments. Public universities tend to be created in terms of an Act of Parliament by the government of the country, province or metropolitan city. All universities must receive the accreditation of the Council of Universities (Packilvanian: luMijhalis aleMadrasgur), an agency of the Department of Education (Packilvanian: luBawaab luShahitishme aluMadrasifiya).

There are however ancient universities which precede the current Sultanate under the Bedonite dynasty by centuries. Many of these were brought under government control during the reign of the Packilvanian Communist Party. The current regime has extended that system by putting the national, provincial and metropolitan city governments in charge of universities. Private universities must be registered with and accredited by the Council of Universities. In reality the national government has delegated almost all university creation and oversight powers except for accreditation to the provincial and metropolitan city governments. There are various associations within and between provinces for universities to coordinate activities and facilitate cooperation.

The Imperial Qualifications Framework enables a like for like comparison of university programs and courses. The government recognises five programs: Diploma (three year qualification at level 1), Bachelor's degree (three year qualification at level 2), Honour's degree (1 year qualification at level three, some four year Bachelor's degrees can be awarded at level three level), Master's degree (one to two year qualification at level four) and Doctoral degree (2 to 5 year degree at level 5).

Women in Packilvania are allowed to study at all universities in the country from 2010. Gender segregated classes exist in some disciplines and gender integration remains on-going. The country maintains women-only universities. Women are heavily under-represented in the non women-only universities comprising 17% of their populations. Women make up 30% of students, 21% of lecturers, 8% of tenured professors and 5% of Imperial Academy of Science members in the country. For the sake of this list, the list of universities will be by province and metropolitan city.

Rankings

The most prestigious ranking in the country is the Crescent University Rankings which ranks universities according to quantity of research output in the top 12 science and humanities journals, number of national research chairs, amount of research funding, student to teacher ratio, proportion of Imperial Academy of Science members and number of Fidal Prize winners. Universities are ranked as follows:

University of Bingol
University of Kemer
Bingol Capital University
University of Halaler
University of Meker
University of Zukaril
University of Akas Akil
University of Everyet
Bingol University of Technology
Bingol Metropolitan University
Kemer University of Technology
University of Medayin

The highest ranked women-only university is the Sultana Zulayka Women's University in Bingol at position 17. The government has a program known as the World Class Universities Policy which focuses on making 144 universities highly internationally recognised. An unofficial club known as the Bingol-Kemer Clique is regarded as an informal grouping of the most prestigious universities in country which are disproportionately concentrated in the Bingol and Kemer.

National

Imperial University of Packilvania: Broadcasts courses via satellite and cable television to viewers who pay for the Channels on which the University provides courses. Assignments can be submitted by post to the Imperial University and students can register to write tests either online or at designated testing venues. The University has over 18 million students in 2023.
Imperial School of Justice and Law: This University specialises in providing professional development to the judiciary and Procuratorate. It has offices in major cities throughout the country and teaches 300,000 students annually.
Imperial Military Academy: This university trains commissioned military officers in various courses. Over 130,000 students are taught annually.
Imperial University of Public Administration is responsible for training civil servants in public administration. It trains 450,000 students annually.