The University of Benghazi (Arabic: جامعة بنغازي), formerly known as Garyounis University, is a public university in Benghazi, Libya, the country's second-largest city as well as one of the most prestigious institutes of higher education in the country.

The University of Libya was divided into two institutions in 1976: the University of Tripoli, situated in the region's capital in the northwest, and the University of Benghazi, located in the country's second metropolitan area in the northeast.

In addition, the university's campuses and scientific institutes occupy a total area of approximately 500 hectares (1,200 acres),[citation needed] with over 85,000 undergraduate students and 3,000 postgraduate students enrolled.

On April 17, 2016, the Libyan National Army overpowered the militants who had seized the University and the surrounding territory in order to train their troops while launching missiles towards the city.

[2] During the civil war the students of the University of Benghazi students had been dispersed to many primary, secondary and high schools in order to complete their educations.