The University of al-Qarawiyyin holds the Guinness World Record for oldest higher-learning institution in the world; University of Bologna oldest in Europe

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 […]