As of March,2013, there were 83 public universities public universities (公立大学 , kouritsu daigaku ) .
In 2004, the public university system underwent partial privatization.
 Since 2004, most of public university has been incorporated as a "public university corporation" (公立大学法人 , kouritsu daigaku hōjin ) .
 University names which shifted are "graduate university" (大学院大学 , daigakuin daigaku ) ().
The University of California, Irvine (UCI, UC Irvine, or Irvine), is a public research university located in Irvine, California, United States, and one of the 10 campuses in the University of California (UC) system.
 UC Irvine offers 80 undergraduate degrees and 98 graduate and professional degrees.
 The university is designated as having very high research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and in fiscal year 2013 had $348 million in research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation.
 UC Irvine became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996, and is the youngest university to hold membership.
The International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU) is a consortium of twenty-three public universities.
 The forum's permanent secretariat currently resides at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 Bringing together a limited number of universities from diverse countries, the forum was founded on October 11, 2007, with the mission of "promoting the expression of values that underlie the mission of public universities in an era of internationalization".
 In 2008, the consortium included 13 of the world's 200 top universities according to "Times Higher Education" rankings.
 Each year, a specialized summer school is hosted by one of its member universities.
Professors are usually categorized as "ordinario" or "concursado" (tenured, selected by a jury composed of tenured professors or other reputed authorities on the subject, after a selection process involving academic background evaluation and a public dissertation), "interino" (non-tenure, but stable position, the professor is proposed by the director of the corresponding department – sometimes after different selection processes – and accepted by the Consejo Directivo of the corresponding school), or "suplente" (substitute, hired through the same process as interinos).
 In most cases, classes are taught by a professorial team (a "cátedra", chair), formed by one or two professors and auxiliars, which generally also functions as a research team.
 Regardless of the rank, professors in public universities (and in many private ones) must perform research.
 This ranking system is the one used at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (the largest Argentine university) and by most of the public universities, but not all of them; being autonomous, they can choose their own scale.
 Private universities have their own rank in each case, sometimes based on the public university system, although as a general rule they have less ranks or hold a higher ranking as the starting point for a teaching career (devoting auxiliar ranks to undergraduates).
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as The University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.
 The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 mi apart, and the Saint Paul campus is actually in neighboring Falcon Heights.
 It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,147 students in 2013–14.
 The university is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota system, and is organized into 19 colleges and schools, with sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.
The Oregon Office of University Coordination is the agency designated by the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC), established in 2013 under ORS § 352.002, to provide academic and fiscal coordination for seven public universities in Oregon.
 Beginning 2015–2016, the Office of University Coordination was authorized to process academic program approval through the HECC, make budget recommendations for public universities in Oregon, and allocate funds using a model for student success and completion.
 Effective July 1, 2014, three universities (University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and Portland State University) broke away from the Oregon University System.
 Effective July 1, 2015, the remaining four universities (Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Institute of Technology, Southern Oregon University and Western Oregon University) also became independent.
The higher education system in India include both private and public universities.
 Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies.
 Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956".
 In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.
 Private universities in India are regulated under the UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003.
 Per the UGC act and these regulations, private universities are established by an act of a local legislative assembly and listed by the UGC in the Gazette upon receiving the act.
 As confirmed by ruling of the Supreme Court of India, recognition by the UGC is required for the university to operate.
 Also per the 2003 regulations, the UGC sends committees to inspect the private universities and publishes their inspection report.
Higher education in Sri Lanka is an optional final stage of formal learning following secondary education.
 Higher education, also referred to as tertiary education occurs most commonly universities or degree-granting institutions.
 These may be public universities, public and private degree-granting institutions which award their own degrees or degrees from foreign universities.
 High visibility issues include limited capacity of public universities to cater for the demand and opposition to private universities from certain segments.
Irvine Valley College (also known as IVC or Irvine Valley) is a community college in Irvine, California, and is a part of the California Community Colleges System.
 The college inherited its name from the Irvine family and the Irvine Company that were key in the development of the city of Irvine.
 Opened in 1979 as Saddleback College North Campus, Irvine Valley College received its current name and independent status in July 1985.
 In July 1988, the college received its first accreditation as a separate institution by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
 The school provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division transferable courses to other colleges and universities.
 It is a mid-size college campus having over 14,000 students.
 It is situated northeast of the University of California, Irvine and adjacent to the Irvine Spectrum Business Sector.
 It is less than 2 miles away from the 5 Freeway, the 405 Freeway, and the Irvine Spectrum Center.
 The school is also about 10 miles from Corona del Mar State Beach, Balboa Island, and Laguna Beach.
The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities.
 Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies.
 Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956".
 In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.

Question: Are University of Minnesota and University of California, Irvine both public universities?
Answer: yes