The phrase "a first university" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initial or primary university that someone attended or the first university established in a particular context.
Example: "Harvard University is often considered a first university in the United States due to its long history and prestigious reputation."
Alternatives: "the primary university" or "the inaugural university".
Heading for a first: university admissions tutors It's probably been a busy week, but it's also been a record week for university admissions tutors.
The home-schooling network buzzes with good news: a family with three home-schooled children at Harvard; a home-schooler with a bestselling novel; first, second and third place in the 2000 National Spelling Bee; a first university for home-schooled children (see article).
Examiners all have at least a first university degree in science or engineering and work in the three official languages of the EPO: English, French, and German.
m Subjects with an education of 12 years differ significantly from subjects with an with a first university degree or higher (p < 0.05).
k Subjects with an education of 10 years differ significantly from subjects with a first university degree or higher (p < 0.05).
A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
In 1853, William Greenleaf Eliot founded a second university in the city Washington University in St . Louis
In London, where there are no fewer than 40 universities and colleges, Guildhall University and the University of North London are in merger talks, possibly with a third university as well.
The president and Mr Fuentes accuse each other of failing to implement government measures to help Puno, such as laws to create a second university there and a free-trade zone.
He and the classicist John Morrison were the only Cambridge supporters of my proposal to found a second university on the same site, which would be in session when members of the existent university were on vacation.
