2006-09-19 02:30:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There are some disputes about what a "university" really was and there could have been older places of higher learning, but the generally accepted oldest university is Al-Azhar University in Cairo Egypt. It is connected with the Al-Azhar Mosque and started offering theological studies in a formal school in 988, even though related studies were offered from shortly after the mosque opened in 969.
The oldest university is Europe is the University of Bologna, founded in 1088 and oldest US university is open to debate depending upon how you define it. Harvard for oldest institution of higher learning, since 1650, and Univ of Pennsylvania as the oldest chartered university, since the 1790s.
2006-09-20 06:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by ssoeteber 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think 'antique' is the word you are looking for. According to this link, the oldest university in the world is in Cairo.
Europe's oldest university opened in Bologna a hundred years later.
2006-09-19 11:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The University of Bologna (Italy) is the oldest university in the world. Its prestigious Faculty of Law, modern classroom facilities, and multimillion-volume library coalesce into a fitting laboratory for studying contemporary issues in international law.
2006-09-19 09:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was the University of Salamanca in Spain. There Columbus defended his ideas to find a new way to the Indias.
2006-09-19 11:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by Lora 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume it is Oxford in England
2006-09-19 09:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by aarcue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋