What are the oldest universities in the world?
Here is a list of the oldest universities in the world.
| University | Founded | Location | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | University of Al-Qarawiyyin | 859 | Fez, Morocco | State University |
| 2. | Al-Azhar University | 972 | Cairo, Egypt | Public |
| 3. | University of Bologna | 1088 | Bologna, Italy | Public |
| 4. | University of Oxford | 1096 | Oxford, England | Public |
| 5. | University of Salamanca | 1130 | Salamanca, Spain | Public |
| 6. | University of Paris | 1150 | Paris, France | |
| 7. | University of Cambridge | 1209 | Cambridge, England } Public | |
| 8. | University of Padua | 1222 | Padua, Italy | Public |
| 9. | University of Naples Federico II | 1224 | Naples, Italy | Public |
| 10. | University of Coimbra | 1290 | Coimbra, Portugal | Public |