Universities around the world have a long history. Fez, Morocco, is home to the world's oldest institution of higher education, as recognized by the Guinness World Records.
Al-Qarawiyyin University is widely known as the oldest university in the world.
It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 and was added to the Moroccan university system in 1963.
Al-Qarawiyyin University is widely considered to be the world's oldest university, including being recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest institution of higher education. (Altera/Marika van der Meer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images I UNESCO World Heritage List, 1981)
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According to the BBC, the female founder and her sister Mariam used the fortune they inherited after their father's death to build the Al-Qarawiyyin mosque and university complex.
According to sources, the complex in which the school is located comprises a mosque, a college and a library.
The school places emphasis on teaching Arabic language and Islamic literature. The school curriculum also includes the teaching of science, mathematics and foreign languages.
Another well-known and long-standing university is the University of Bologna in Italy, which is listed by some sources as the oldest university in continuous operation.
The University of Bologna is the oldest continuously operating university in Europe. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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The university was founded in 1088 and is still in operation to this day.
According to the Guinness World Records, this public university is the oldest in Europe.
The university was the home of many notable alumni, including the astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus, who enrolled in 1497.
For the 2022-23 academic year, the University of Bologna has 96,984 students enrolled, of which 8,526 are international students.
The oldest university in the English-speaking world is the University of Oxford in England. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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The school comprises 31 faculties including architecture, engineering, economics, law, mathematics, pharmacy and veterinary medicine.
The University of Oxford is also known for its long history, having been founded a few years after the University of Bologna.
Education at Oxford University is thought to date back in some form to 1096, although the university's website acknowledges that the exact date of its origins is unknown.
The University of Oxford in the UK is considered the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is the oldest university in the United States. (Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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According to the Oxford University website, the university was founded around 1096, but the institution's popularity began to grow after 1167, when King Henry II banned English students from studying at the University of Paris.
The oldest university in the United States is Harvard University, founded on October 28, 1636. This Ivy League university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The university has an acceptance rate of 3%.
