<P> The University of al - Qarawiyyin , also written Al Quaraouiyine or Al - Karaouine ( Arabic : جامعة القرويين ‎ ‎ ; Berber : ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵇⴰⵕⴰⵡⵉⵢⵢⵉⵏ ; French : Université Al Quaraouiyine ) , is a university located in Fez , Morocco . It is the oldest existing , continually operating and the first degree - awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records and is sometimes referred to as the oldest university . It was founded by Fatima al - Fihri in 859 with an associated madrasa , which subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world . It was incorporated into Morocco 's modern state university system in 1963 . </P>
<P> The University of al - Qarawiyyin , also written Al Quaraouiyine or Al - Karaouine ( Arabic : جامعة القرويين ‎ ‎ ; Berber : ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵇⴰⵕⴰⵡⵉⵢⵢⵉⵏ ; French : Université Al Quaraouiyine ) , is a university located in Fez , Morocco . It is the oldest existing , continually operating and the first degree - awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records and is sometimes referred to as the oldest university . It was founded by Fatima al - Fihri in 859 with an associated madrasa , which subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world . It was incorporated into Morocco 's modern state university system in 1963 . </P>
where was the first university in the world founded
where was the first university in the world founded
Fez , Morocco
Fez , Morocco