SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Education · Computer Science & IT · Pharmacy · Dentistry · Nursing
Accreditation
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA), under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Libya. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Public multi-faculty university based in Misurata in northwest Libya, comprising 19 faculties offering more than 100 areas of study. Faculty footprint spans the cities of Misurata, Bani Walid, Zliten, Al Khums, Tarhuna, Al Qarabulli, Msallata, and Qasr Khiar. Faculties include sciences, arts, economics and political science, law, medicine, engineering, pharmacology, education, information technology, nursing, dentistry, and Islamic studies, plus a research and consulting centre and a language centre. Member of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the International Association of Universities (IAU); affiliated with the TETHYS and UNIMED university networks. Active NCQAA accreditation participant. Active 2025 national context — Aug 2021 the Ministry of Higher Education closed 20 unaccredited private institutions; Sep 2025 NCQAA convened the first Libyan Quality Forum for Universities. Prospective students from outside Libya should confirm specific programme recognition through their destination country's accreditation authority.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Education · Computer Science & IT
Accreditation
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA), under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Libya. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1976 as a branch of the University of Tripoli; chartered as an independent university in 1983 by Resolution 187/1983 of the General People's Committee. Largest university in southern Libya (Fezzan region), with 22 faculties and 7 specialised research centres serving the southern municipalities. Granted NCQAA institutional accreditation in 2020 and ranked first place among Libyan universities for 2020. Located near Sebha International Airport. Active 2025 national context — Aug 2021 the Ministry of Higher Education closed 20 unaccredited private institutions; Sep 2025 NCQAA convened the first Libyan Quality Forum for Universities. Prospective students from outside Libya should confirm specific programme recognition through their destination country's accreditation authority.
SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Education · Computer Science & IT · Dentistry · Nursing
Accreditation
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA), under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Libya. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1991 as Sirte University, having operated as a branch of Benghazi University from 1989 before independent chartering. Public university based in Sirte in central Libya, with an additional campus at Hun. Thirteen faculties span agriculture, arts and literature, dentistry, economics, education, engineering (including mechanical, petroleum, and electrical engineering reflecting the regional oil-and-gas industry), information technology, law, medicine, nursing, and science. Severely conflict-affected during the 2011 civil war and the 2016-2017 Battle of Sirte (anti-ISIL operations) — university operations were disrupted and infrastructure damaged during both periods. Recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Libya. Active 2025 national context — Aug 2021 the Ministry of Higher Education closed 20 unaccredited private institutions; Sep 2025 NCQAA convened the first Libyan Quality Forum for Universities. Prospective students from outside Libya should confirm specific programme recognition through their destination country's accreditation authority. Current online presence is limited compared to UoT/UoB/Misurata; direct contact with the university is recommended for application specifics.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Education · Agriculture & Environmental Studies
Accreditation
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA), under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Libya. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 15 December 1955 as the University of Libya — the oldest founding-faculty date in Libyan higher education, established immediately after Libyan independence with one faculty (Arts and Education), 31 students, 6 professors. Became Garyounis University 1976-2011 after the University of Libya split; reverted to University of Benghazi during the 2011 civil war. Severely affected by the 2014-2017 Battle of Benghazi — several faculties destroyed, relocated, or operationally disrupted. Operates under HoR (east) administrative authority since the 2014 governance split. Appears in THE World University Rankings. Active 2025 national context — post-2014 political fragmentation between the GNU (Tripoli, west) and HoR (east) governments affects institutional operations and degree recognition pathways; Aug 2021 the Ministry of Higher Education closed 20 unaccredited private institutions; Sep 2025 NCQAA convened the first Libyan Quality Forum for Universities. Prospective students from outside Libya should confirm specific programme recognition through their destination country's accreditation authority.
SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy · Architecture & Design · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Business & Management · Law · Education
Accreditation
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA), under the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Libya. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1957 (as Faculty of Sciences of the University of Libya); standalone University of Tripoli since the 1973 split of the University of Libya; renamed Al-Fateh University 1976-2012 after the 1976 student unrest; reverted to original name in 2012 following the 2011 revolution. Largest university in Libya with 23 faculties spanning engineering, medicine, agriculture, veterinary medicine, sciences, pharmacy, architecture, humanities, social sciences, business, law, and education. QS Arab Region ranked #136 (2026); appears in THE World University Rankings 2026. Active 2025 national context — post-2014 political fragmentation between the GNU (Tripoli, west) and HoR (east) governments affects institutional operations and degree recognition pathways; Aug 2021 the Ministry of Higher Education closed 20 unaccredited private institutions; Sep 2025 NCQAA convened the first Libyan Quality Forum for Universities. Prospective students from outside Libya should confirm specific programme recognition through their destination country's accreditation authority.
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