<P> There are 20 public universities in Malaysia, which are funded by the government but governed as self - managed institutions . </P> <P> Tribhuvan University is the first public university of Nepal . The university is highly reputed both in Nepal as well as abroad, and runs various programs in a wide number of academic disciplines . It operates through six different schools, and also provides affiliation to various colleges across the country . Kathmandu University is also the public university of Nepal founded by government act in 1991 . Due to high fee and single person's administration, many people think that this university is a private university, but it is not (see kathmandu University type). The university offers new and demanding subjects especially in the field of science and technology through different schools . </P> <P> In Pakistan, universities receive guidance and are partially regulated by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) (formerly the University Grants Commission (Pakistan). There are around 107 public and 76 private universities in Pakistan . The University of Punjab is the biggest public university followed by the University of Karachi . </P> <P> Universities and colleges in the Philippines are controlled and managed by the Commission on Higher Education, especially the University of the Philippines . There are more than 500 government - run higher education institutions, of which 436 are state colleges and universities, including satellite campuses, 31 local colleges and universities, and a handful of community colleges . In 2008, through Republic Act 9500, the University of the Philippines was bestowed as the National University to distinguish it from all other state universities and colleges . </P>

Every state in the united states has a public state-run employment service agency