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Discover the 10 Oldest Universities Around the World

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Located in Italy, it was established in 1088 - well, that’s vintage!

#1 University of Bologna

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Located in the UK, it was established in 1096-1167 - Old, but it is pure gold!

#2 University of Oxford

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Located in Spain, it was established in 1134

#3 University of Salamanca

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Located in France, the university was established in 1160-1250

#4 University of Paris (la Sorbonne)

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Located in the UK, it was established in 1209 - & has aged to perfection!

#5 University of Cambridge

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Located in Italy, it was established in 1222

#6 University of Padua

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Located in Italy, the university was established in 1224

#7 University of Naples Federico II

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Ciao again! Located in Italy, it was established in 1240

#8 University of Siena

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Located in Portugal, it was established in 1290

#9 University of Coimbra

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Located in Cairo, Egypt, it was established in 970 AD

# 10 Al-Azhar University