The Moldova State University (Romanian: Universitatea de Stat din Moldova) is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946.

The Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (Romanian: Academia de Studii Economice a Moldovei) is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova.

The State Agrarian University of Moldova (Romanian: Universitatea Agrară de Stat din Moldova) is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1933.

Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University (Romanian: Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat "I. Creangă") is an educational institute in Chişinău, Moldova. It was formed in August 1940 as the Pedagogical Institute Moldovan State, being renamed the State Pedagogical Institute Ion Creanga in Chişinău in 1952, and receiving its current name on 21 May 1992. It is named after the Romanian writer and story-teller Ion Creangă. The university offers Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level degrees.

Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romanian: Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie "Nicolae Testemițanu") is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. The institution began its activity in 1945. It is named after Nicolae Testemițanu.

The Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu State University (Romanian: Universitatea de Stat "Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu") is a public university in Cahul, Moldova, founded in 1999. It was named in honor of the Romanian writer and philologist Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu.

The Comrat State University in Moldavia is the successor of Gagauz National University, which has been founded by the decision of the Russian National Education Foundation and the Executive Committee of Comrat Regional Council of Deputies from February 11, 1991. By its Resolution the Government of Republic of Moldova gave it the status of State University in 2002.

The university has 4 faculties: National Culture Faculty, Economic Faculty, Law Faculty, Agricultural-Technological Faculty.

In total there are 17 departments in the University providing training on 38 specialties, which meet the demands of region. There are as well two scientific centers, an Agro-ecological center, and a center of informational technology

The university’s distinctive objectives is meeting the needs of the Republic of Moldova and Gagauzia especially in highly skilled professionals - university graduates

All the students learn the Gagauz language, the official language of Gagauzia, in the Republic of Moldova, although almost all classes are taught in Russian language. The classes of the “Gagauz language and literature” specialty are taught in Gagauz; additionally, the course papers and final thesis papers are written in this language. Classes are also held in Romanian, Bulgarian, English.

The CSU organizes scientific conferences; the annual scientific conferences devoted to anniversaries of the university take place in January–February of each year. The Moldovan-Russian symposium is of a special significance.

Doctorate studies are available in the fields of Gagauz Philology, Economics and Management at the University. The university contains 6 language and culture centers of a number of foreign countries. These have been created with the assistance of the German, UK, US, Turkish, Azerbaijan and Greek Embassies in Moldova.

The university maintains wide international relations with the Balkan Universities Network and other Higher Education Institutions from Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Germany and China that provide the possibility of student and teaching staff exchange for the improvement of educational and scientific work.

The Technical University of Moldova (Romanian: Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei) is a higher technical educational institution located in Chişinău, Moldova, and is the only such institute in the country to be accredited by the state.

Being one of the major state universities in Indonesia, the first Sriwijaya University’s initial campus is located in Palembang, the Capital of South Sumatera Province, the second campus is located in Indralaya, approximately 32 km away from Palembang. Sriwijaya University is one of the fast-growing research, teaching and learning centers which has contributed significantly in the development and advancement of sciences, technologies, arts and cultures.

Taras Shevchenko Transnistria State University (Russian: Приднестровский государственный университет имени Т. Г. Шевченко) is the main university located in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. It was founded in 1930 as the Institute of public education in the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, then being a constituent part of the Ukrainian SSR.

Honouring the Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko it was renamed during his 125th anniversary celebration in 1939.

The TSTSU consists of 12 buildings. It offers internationally accredited courses in partnerships with universities in Russia. Students can study both internally and in absentia. Not only citizens of Transnistria can study there but also people from abroad. Education can be both free and paid.

The university has 14 faculties and 84 chairs, offering 54 different majors. Attendance is given at between 10,000 and 15,000 students per year and classes are taught in three languages: Russian, Moldovan and Ukrainian.

The university employs over 1,000 teaching staff including 36 Doctors and 220 Masters of Science. Among its publications, the Atlas of Pridnestrovie is often used as a source for data, specialized maps and statistics on Transnistria.

The Alecu Russo Balti State University (Romanian: Universitatea de Stat "Alecu Russo" din Bălţi) is the second biggest university in Moldova. It is named after the 19th century Romanian illuminist and ethnologist Alecu Russo.

Taraclia State University or Universitatea de Stat din Taraclia is a public university located in Taraclia, Moldova. The University was opened on 1 October 2004.