My Visit to the World’s First University SINCE I began writing this Daily Diary of my coverage of the 2025 Africa Cup of ...

Universities around the world have extensive histories. Fez, Morocco, is where you can find the school recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest higher learning institution in the world. The ...

Home to stacks of ancient Islamic manuscripts and intricately decorated reading rooms, the world’s oldest continuously operating library will soon reopen — and, for the first time since its founding ...

When people think of universities, they often picture famous institutions like Oxford, Harvard, or the Sorbonne in Paris. But what if we told you that the world’s first university wasn’t in Europe, ...

The University of al-Qarawiyyin is Morrocco’s oldest university. It was initially set up as a mosque, and its status as one of the oldest universities in the world is often disputed. Critics claim ...

What constitutes a “university” in the course of human history is debatable. But the University of Bologna in Italy (founded in 1088) is widely regarded as the oldest institution of higher learning to ...

Which country was the first to establish a university system? Discover how early higher education traditions were shaped by ...

The University of Ez-Zitouna, like the University of al-Qarawiyyin, was also initially set up as a mosque. It is however one of the smallest universities on our list, with less than two thousand ...