2006-12-17 15:14:56 · 5 answers · asked by Tunde O 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Shangyang in 258 CE of Nanjing University.
Nalanda University had been established by the 5th century BCE in India.
Al-Azhar University founded in 988 in Egypt.
In the U.S, Harvard, opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1636.
2006-12-17 15:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by ihavenolife 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lots of controversy around this, so read the following link:
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20030501.html
Generally Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt is considered the oldest. Founded in 975 AD, but the following also have claim to be the oldest:
- al Qarawiyyin Mosque, Fez, Morocco, 859 AD
- Takshashila University, India, 700 AD
- Nalanda University, Bihar, India, 5th Century
Oldest in the US is Harvard, Mass, 1636
2006-12-18 03:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by economiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, is generally considered to be the oldest university in the world.* It was founded roughly the same time as the city of Cairo, in 969 AD. The first lecture was delivered in 975 AD.
2006-12-17 23:17:43 · answer #3 · answered by tamara_cyan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oldest university maybe found in Athens, Greece where formal education first flourished as evidenced in Hebre writings to have existed 500 BC
2006-12-17 23:30:19 · answer #4 · answered by wilma m 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS.
That was in memory of my mother, it was her alma mater.
2006-12-17 23:16:46 · answer #5 · answered by NoPoaching 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋